Numicon: Bag of Numicon Shapes 1-10

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This kit provides all you need to support and develop your child’s maths learning, through carefully designed activities and games you will enjoy doing together. Welcome to all those who have bought a Numicon at Home First Steps Kit, a Next Steps Kit or want to know more about them. This is a good activity to gently introduce the idea of adding two numbers together to make a bigger number. Have a go at making number towers like this: If you’re looking for a primary maths programme that will work for children of every ability, Numicon offers a wealth of resources that can be used across EYFS, KS1, KS2, and to bridge the gap to KS3. Encourage your child to explain what is happening using mathematical language – the difference between, smaller than, leaves, equals , and so on .

My three year old is not ready for this stage yet, so her big sister (age 6) had a go with me. Here are some of the activities we tried out that were most successful. These activities use resources from the 1st Steps with Numicon at Home Kit, but if you don’t own the kit you can still follow along with these free cut-out Numicon shapes. 1. Number towers The other way to explore subtraction with Numicon is by taking away part of a shape. For example, you could:Develops fluency by using a visual, practical base to develop conceptual understanding and fluent recall.

You can use these printable Counting Numicon Shapes worksheets to familiarise and build knowledge of different patterns and how numbers fit together. Numicon is often taught in primary schools as a whole-school programme, meaning it is their main way of teaching maths. Teachers use worksheets, physical shapes, online activities, and more to teach using Numicon. As well as mainstream maths teaching, Numicon is also sometimes used as an intervention programme to help children struggling with maths. Numicon is effective, fun and used in schools everywhere. Numicon at Home is available to help you support your child with the maths they learn in school, succeed and enjoy it. You can find out more about it here.Simply print off the Counting Numicon Shapes worksheets and cut out the Shapes for children to investigate. What are Numicon Shapes?

All rights reserved. Consortium is a trading name and registered trade mark of RM Educational Resources Ltd. Numicon Shapes are a series of flat shapes which have holes in, each representing a number between 1 and 10. On top of these quite formal activities, you can also teach your child about adding and taking away through conversation, books, play, and songs. My little girl loves singing along to the songs in the Numicon At Home kit and holding up her fingers to count along! We have tried to make these songs part of her bedtime routine to help her get used to counting. If your child’s school uses Numicon, they may hold workshops to tell you how it is used in the classroom, and you can always ask your child’s teacher if you have any questions.

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In the Numicon at Home kits for parents section below there are links to products that you can buy, designed to work with the kits. Has been proven to have a positive impact on children’s enjoyment as well as giving them the confidence to demonstrate how and why they arrived at their answer