Numicon: Numicon Pupil Book 5 (Numicon Teaching Resources)

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Can be used flexibly alongside your existing resources, as a complete maths programme or to encourage mastery You can then use the Numicon to introduce numbers to children, associating the name of each number with its corresponding shape, as in the image below: This idea later gave birth to the concept of the ‘Numicon Approach’. An invention that went on to become a valuable addition to the classroom. With the incorporation of Numicon, achievements in mathematics were raised and sustained over time as children progressed through the National Curriculum. This new approach to learning has grown through the years into a highly successful teaching resource and is now the market-leading UK primary school maths programme. So what exactly is Numion?

Numicon resources at home provide a perfect way to understand the basic concepts of maths children will be studying in the classroom. Through the mathematical language and multi-sensory activities of Numicon, children will begin to develop the skills and understanding that will increase their knowledge about numbers.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 Here they can see that each side of the shape is 2 squares in length, therefore the perimeter is 2+2+2+2=8 squares. Some children may then be able to theorise that for a square, you only need to measure one side and multiply the answer by 4. This could be an excellent area for investigation. As mentioned previously, each square and hole on a piece of Numicon is of an equal size. This therefore makes Numicon a good resource for making fractions.

These Numicon times tables worksheets help children to spot and understand patterns by representing multiplication problems in the form of Numicon Shapes. To solve each question, children can simply count the total value represented by the Numicon Shapes. This makes it an especially good activity for learning about how addition can be used to solve multiplication problems. By having a physical material that they can hold and manipulate, pupils are more likely to be able to make the connections that allow them to work with numbers in an abstract form. In Third Space Learning’s one to one maths tuition, lessons are designed to support learners through visual teaching strategies. Family Math Time – spend quality time together solving Numicon-based challenges and promoting a positive experience with maths Numicon Shapes are designed to help children to communicate mathematically by being active, illustrating and talking. Numicon maths helps children to reason mathematically, using spoken language alongside concrete and pictorial representations to explain and justify their thinking. This method of teaching and learning is known as the Concrete – Pictorial – Abstract approach, or CPA. Once children have done this, they have made their own number line and can add the numbers underneath with flashcards or, if they are outside, use playground chalk. 3. Numicon for place value

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They have then used two pieces of Numicon to recreate the same shape. A natural progression from this for pupils who find this easy would be to then try to find number bonds with three addends. 7. Numicon for times tables Using Numicon in maths lessons with EYFS and KS1 children can help you teach a variety of topics in an interactive and multisensory way. Here are just a few topics Numicon is often used to teach: Numicon helps to illustrate number bonds, addition and subtraction, place value, doubling and halving, estimation, division and multiplication. Making it a fantastic tool for building core arithmetic skills and encouraging children to solve simple maths problems. For example, children can explore different ways to make 10 with shapes, or use reasoning skills to determine how a Numicon 5 shape minus Numicon 1 equals 4. A great resource for learning place value would be using both place value counters alongside place value arrows. Using Numicon For Beginners