The Doorbell Rang - Maths Storybook Lesson (KS1)

Want to develop a strong understanding of division and equal sharing activities through a redistribution math read-aloud? This is 1 long or 2 shorter lessons with supporting resources to accompany the Maths picture book ‘The Doorbell Rang’ by Pat Hutchins.

A fun, practical fusion of reading comprehension and Maths, the children will be super engaged with these hands-on and practical equal sharing investigations. A fun way to introduce (or review) division; this lesson also includes the option to extend learning to ‘remainders’ and invites lots of interesting and funny discussion about what you can do with any left over smarties/cookies!

This pack contains:

• Detailed Maths lesson plan
• Key Comprehension Questions for read-aloud
• Teaching Input Powerpoint (13 slides)
• Answer Key included for teaching input
• Recording sheets for main activity
• Chocolate chip cookie templates
• Chocolate chip-less cookie templates

Additional resources needed:

• The book ‘The Doorbell Rang’ by Pat Hutchins (FYI there are YouTube readings if budget is low!)
• A small bowl of chocolate chips per pair OR small pieces of brown lego OR brown paint and brushes
• 6 x paper plates per group of 3/4
• A tube of smarties per group of 3/4

**ALSO AVAILABLE at a less challenging level for EYFS **

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