Maths approach 4 from the EEF evidence Store Teaching And Modelling How to Make Comparisons

Key language to use with children to promote making connections:

Let’s compare……

Which is the odd one out?

Let’s order……

Size, height, distance

This approach helps children understand mathematical relationships. Arranging, identifying and ordering objects and sets of objects is a good way to draw attention to the attributes of things and their relationship to each other. Here the children are encouraged to notice the differences in height of each tower built.