Worked example · Humanities · Year 1
LNF: Numeracy → Geometry and measurement → Measurement
A finished Year 1 activity page, as a secure pupil might complete it, with notes on what to look for. It is also the answer key. Elin is an invented girl from Bangor. The pupil’s marks are shown in blue.
Key answers: Elin’s life in order: baby (age 0), first steps (age 1), balance bike (age 3), starting school in Reception (age 4), Year 1 with a missing front tooth (age 6). Task 1, in the order printed: bike 3, baby 1, now 5, first steps 2, school 4. Task 2: before, after, before. Task 3: 0 to 4 is 4 years; 4 to 6 is 2 years; 4 + 2 = 6, Elin’s age now. Task 4: breakfast 1, school 2, bedtime 3; sleeping all night and a school day are the longer ones.
age 3
3age 0
1age 6
5age 1
2age 4
4Look for: each number used once, with baby Elin as 1 and Elin now as 5. Pupils who use the picture clues (a baby, then walking, then a bike, then school) as well as the ages show a real sense of change over time. A pupil who numbers the pictures left to right (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) has not ordered them yet. Numeracy evidence: sequencing events in time.
Elin walked before / after she started school.
Elin rode her bike before / after she was a baby.
Elin started school before / after she lost her tooth.
Look for: before, after, before. Sentence 2 is the trickiest because the later picture comes first on the line; pupils who check the timeline get it right. Ask: “Which happened first?” Numeracy evidence: using the terms before and after.
Look for: 1 jump for each year, including the years with no picture (2 and 5), and the answers 4 and 2. A pupil who writes 3 for the first answer has probably counted the pictures between baby and school (first steps, bike, school) instead of the jumps. Numeracy evidence: a developing sense of time passing in years.
A. Number them 1, 2, 3.
B. Which takes longer? Ring it.
Look for: breakfast 1, school 2, bedtime 3, and the longer thing ringed each time. Listen for reasons: “Sleeping takes all night but brushing is quick.” Numeracy evidence: anticipating events in a daily routine and a developing sense of how long everyday events take.
Look for: something that belongs in the future, such as riding a big bike, swimming, being taller or going to a new school. A word label is a bonus, not required. Pupils who say “when I am 7” or “after Year 1” are carrying the timeline on into the future.