1 - Getting Started ~3 mins
A class voted on their favourite pet: dogs, cats or fish. The votes are shown as a pictogram of little pictures in rows.
Hands up: which pet do you think won? And how could the pictures tell us how many more chose dogs than fish?
2 - Watch and Notice ~7 mins
Two pet pictograms on the board. For each one, read every row by counting the pictures, then say which pet had the most and which had the fewest. Last of all, count the extra pictures to say how many more.
3 - Try It Together ~7 mins
Today we explore this pet pictogram together: dogs, cats and fish. Read the dog row first, then name the pet with the most, then the pet with the fewest, then say how many more chose dogs than fish.
Our favourite pets
4 - Write the Winner in Your Copy ~2 mins
Look at Our favourite pets still on the board (dogs 8, cats 5, fish 3). In your maths copy, write which pet had the most and how many chose it.
5 - Class Challenge ~8 mins
Build each pet pictogram on the board. Before we check if it is right, say which row is longest and how many more that is than the shortest.
Build and compare the pet rows
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