A vocabulary-focused cloze activity for Year 1 maths. Pupils use a word bank of twelve words, two of them distractors, to complete a passage about how missing number sentences work, filling eight blanks such as when we add two numbers, the answer gets bigger. The answer key names the distractor words. It supports the England National Curriculum objective on solving missing number problems within 20.
Number — addition and subtraction
“Solve one-step problems that involve addition and subtraction, using concrete objects and pictorial representations, and missing number problems such as 7 = □ -9”
The passage teaches the language pupils need before tackling missing-number equations.
Number — addition and subtraction
“Read, write and interpret mathematical statements involving addition (+), subtraction (-) and equals (=) signs”
Key terms like add and equals are the words pupils place in the blanks.
Twelve words including add, equals, twenty and missing, with two distractors.
A cloze passage with eight blanks about missing number sentences.
Numbered answers, with the distractors shape and letters identified.
Vocabulary check
Use before a missing-number unit to settle the key terms.
Guided group
Read the passage together with pupils who find maths vocabulary hard.
Homework
A reading-based maths task that needs no equipment at home.
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