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- Italic text signifies objectives which do not appear in the single-age version of this unit but have been added to create a
coherent mixed-age unit
- Smaller font indicates objectives which do appear in the single-age version of this unit, but which are addressed
elsewhere within the mixed-age units
- Bold font indicates ‘End-of-year’ objectives and Early Learning Goals
I can… statements: red are MA1 Using and Applying, green are MA2, MA3 or MA4
Block C: Handling data and measures
Unit 1 – 10 days
Foundation Stage (Suggested
objectives tracked back from Year 1)
Year 1
Year 2
Sort objects, making choices and
justifying decisions
Answer a question by selecting and
using suitable equipment, and
sorting information, shapes or
objects; display results using tables
and pictures
I can answer a question using the
equipment my teacher uses
Follow a line of enquiry; answer
questions by choosing and using
suitable equipment and selecting,
organising and presenting
information in lists, tables and simple
diagrams
I can decide what information I need
to answer a question
I can put information in lists or tables
Describe ways of solving puzzles and
problems, explaining choices and decisions
orally or using pictures
(see A1)
Use language such as 'greater',
'smaller', 'heavier' or 'lighter' to
compare quantities
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Estimate, measure, weigh and
compare objects, choosing and
using suitable uniform nonstandard or standard units and
Estimate, compare and measure
lengths, weights and capacities,
choosing and using standard units
(m, cm, kg, litre) and suitable
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measuring instruments (e.g. a
lever balance, metre stick or
measuring jug)
I can compare the lengths/ weights/
capacities of more than two objects
and put them in order
measuring instruments
I can find out if something is longer
or shorter than a metre
I can find out if something will hold a
litre of water
I can use a balance to compare two
things to see which is lighter
I can use a balance to find out if
something is lighter or heavier than a
kilogram or half kilogram
Read the numbered divisions on a
scale and interpret the divisions
between them (e.g. on a scale from
0 to 25 with intervals of 1 shown but
only the divisions 0, 5, 10, 15 and 20
numbered); use a ruler to draw and
measure lines to the nearest
centimetre
I can read numbers on a scale
Count how many objects share a
particular property, presenting
results using pictures, drawings or
numerals
Sort familiar objects to identify their
similarities and differences
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Answer a question by recording
information in lists and tables;
present outcomes using practical
resources, pictures, block graphs
or pictograms
I can help to answer a question and
to show what we found out
Answer a question by collecting and
recording data in lists and tables;
represent the data as block graphs
or pictograms to show results; use
ICT to organise and present data
I know how to collect information
I can use lists and tables to show
what I have found out
Use diagrams to sort objects into
groups according to a given criterion;
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suggest a different criterion for
grouping the same objects
I can sort objects by placing them
onto a big diagram
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Use lists, tables and diagrams to
sort objects; explain choices
using appropriate language,
including 'not'
I can sort objects and talk about how
I sorted them
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Block C: Handling data and measures
Unit 2 – 10 days
Foundation Stage (Suggested
objectives tracked back from Year 1)
Year 1
Year 2
Sort objects, making choices and
justifying decisions
Answer a question by selecting and
using suitable equipment, and
sorting information, shapes or
objects; display results using tables
and pictures
I can show what I found out so that
other people will understand
Follow a line of enquiry; answer
questions by choosing and using
suitable equipment and selecting,
organising and presenting
information in lists, tables and simple
diagrams
I can organise information and make
lists and tables
Describe ways of solving puzzles and
problems, explaining choices and decisions
orally or using pictures
(see A2)
Use language such as 'greater',
'smaller', 'heavier' or 'lighter' to
compare quantities
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Estimate, measure, weigh and
compare objects, choosing and
using suitable uniform nonstandard or standard units and
measuring instruments (e.g. a
lever balance, metre stick or
measuring jug)
I can use equipment to measure
objects
Estimate, compare and measure
lengths, weights and capacities,
choosing and using standard units
(m, cm, kg, litre) and suitable
measuring instruments
I can estimate whether a container
holds more or less than a litre
I can estimate whether an object is
heavier or lighter than a half
kilogram in one hand and the object
in the other
I know how long a metre is and I
know how long a centimetre is
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Read the numbered divisions on a
scale and interpret the divisions
between them (e.g. on a scale from
0 to 25 with intervals of 1 shown but
only the divisions 0, 5, 10, 15 and 20
numbered); use a ruler to draw and
measure lines to the nearest
centimetre
I can use a ruler or metre stick to
measure how long something is
I can read numbers on a scale and
work out the numbers between them
Count how many objects share a
particular property, presenting
results using pictures, drawings or
numerals
Sort familiar objects to identify their
similarities and differences
Answer a question by recording
information in lists and tables;
present outcomes using practical
resources, pictures, block graphs
or pictograms
I can draw pictures/ diagrams to
show what I have found out
Use diagrams to sort objects into
groups according to a given criterion;
suggest a different criterion for
grouping the same objects
I can sort objects using my own
diagram to help me
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Answer a question by collecting and
recording data in lists and tables;
represent the data as block graphs
or pictograms to show results; use
ICT to organise and present data
I can make block graphs and get
information from other peoples
graphs
Use lists, tables and diagrams to
sort objects; explain choices
using appropriate language,
including 'not'
I can sort objects and use diagrams
to show how I sorted them
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Block C: Handling data and measures
Unit 3 – 10 days
Foundation Stage (Suggested
objectives tracked back from Year 1)
Year 1
Year 2
Sort objects, making choices and
justifying decisions
Answer a question by selecting and
using suitable equipment, and
sorting information, shapes or
objects; display results using tables
and pictures
I can make choices about how to
organise what I find out to help me to
explain my answer
Follow a line of enquiry; answer
questions by choosing and using
suitable equipment and selecting,
organising and presenting
information in lists, tables and simple
diagrams
I can test out an idea by collecting
and organising information
Describe ways of solving puzzles and
problems, explaining choices and decisions
orally or using pictures
(see E3)
Use language such as 'greater',
'smaller', 'heavier' or 'lighter' to
compare quantities
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Estimate, measure, weigh and
compare objects, choosing and
using suitable uniform nonstandard or standard units and
measuring instruments (e.g. a
lever balance, metre stick or
measuring jug)
I can estimate by looking and feeling
I know how to measure objects
giving the measurements correctly
Estimate, compare and measure
lengths, weights and capacities,
choosing and using standard units
(m, cm, kg, litre) and suitable
measuring instruments
I can measure length, using a metre
tape or a ruler
I can measure in centimetres/
metres
I can use a measuring jug to
measure a litre of water and find out
how much water other containers
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hold
I can measure weight in kilograms
and half-kilograms
Read the numbered divisions on a
scale and interpret the divisions
between them (e.g. on a scale from
0 to 25 with intervals of 1 shown but
only the divisions 0, 5, 10, 15 and 20
numbered); use a ruler to draw and
measure lines to the nearest
centimetre
I can read scales marked in 5s and
10s
I can measure and draw lines to the
nearest centimetre
Count how many objects share a
particular property, presenting
results using pictures, drawings or
numerals
Sort familiar objects to identify their
similarities and differences
Answer a question by recording
information in lists and tables;
present outcomes using practical
resources, pictures, block graphs
or pictograms
I can show what I found out by using
a block graph
Answer a question by collecting and
recording data in lists and tables;
represent the data as block graphs
or pictograms to show results; use
ICT to organise and present data
I can use ICT to show results
Use lists, tables and diagrams to
Use diagrams to sort objects into
sort objects; explain choices
groups according to a given criterion; using appropriate language,
suggest a different criterion for
including 'not'
grouping the same objects
I can sort objects in different ways
I can sort objects in different ways
and explain how I sorted them
I can use what I know from
comparing their lengths or balancing
them
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