Find the difference

The term, ‘find the difference’ is introduced in Year 1 as a form of subtraction. This is all about comparing two amounts and children can use their skills of adding or subtracting to find the difference between two numbers. Our tutorial explains what ‘find the difference’ means and shows simple...

Subtraction on a number line

Number lines are now used extensively in primary schools as they are a great visual way to show what is happening when we add or subtract. Here we show how a number line can be really useful when beginning to subtract small numbers. Play Now

Capacity and volume

This tutorial looks at the terms capacity and volume and the difference in their meaning. Tricky, but well worth a look! Play Now

Arrays

Another term that children come across in Year 1 is ‘array’. Arrays are used extensively in primary schools, especially when introducing multiplication. This tutorial describes what an array is and is an excellent complement to our written resources on multiplication. Play Now

Months of the year

Knowing all the months of the year in order is quite tricky and children will need plenty of opportunities to look at calendars and see where celebrations such as birthdays and Christmas occur. Our tutorial can really help with this as it can be played time and time again so...

Days of the week

It is expected that children will learn the sequence of the days of the week in Year 1. This tutorial looks at the days of the week, including using ‘before’ and ‘after’ and ‘weekend’. It supports our great collection of written resources on days of the week. Play Now