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We will update this page with ideas to helps support and inspire development of numeracy in your setting

We have updated the numeracy and mathematics poster and lanyard cards in line with the updated ELC Numeracy Frameworks

ELCNumeracy-Mathslangposter.pdf

Numeracy Language prompt cards.pdf

Numeracy Academy

Congratulations to all the practitioners that have completed the Numeracy Academy. They have been putting the training into practice. Here are the slide shows to show you some of the ways children have benefitted from their training.

Session 2023/2024

NumeracyPresentation1.pdf

Session 2022/2023

NumeracyRich2223(2).pdf

NumeracyRich2223(1).pdf

Session 2021/2022

NumeracyRich2122(2).pdf

NumeracyRich2122.pdf

Session 2020/2021

NumeracyRich21.pptx

Numeracy Rich Environment

Windygoul's Owl Room have wonderful resources for numeracy. They kindly let us share them here.

A Numeracy Rich Environment

The Woodland Room, Dunbar are ensuring they have a numeracy rich experiences, interaction and spaces. Can you identify the potential learning in their spaces?

Pencaitland Nursery have been celebrating Maths Week Scotland

Look at all the learning opportunities through provocations and invitations

Creating Number Lines Outdoors

Thank you to West Barns Nursery for this great idea to support numeracy skills with this motivating and fun number line. The game is so adaptable, with children using items already in the area, such as natural resources such as leaves, stones, cones - or anything else that comes to hand. Allowing the children to make these decisions adds to their feeling of responsibility and achievement.

Giving children the opportunity to problem solve - what number comes next? Are you sure that's the right amount of cars for that numeral? How do you know? ' Do we have enough cones for the number 8? helps develop mathematical thinking - making new connections with existing knowledge.

Windygoul Primary are sharing videos to support numeracy learning. In this video, we see recognising and ordering numbers.

I can say forward number word sequences
I can say backward number word sequences
I can read numeral sequences
I can sequence numerals
I can identify and recognise numerals

Number Pancake Stacking - YouTube

Creating a numeracy box

You could use a basket, case, bag or box

The Harbour Room at Dunbar created this lovely numeracy basket

Understanding numbers and numerals - On track in nursery

DEVELOPING NUMBER WORD SEQUENCE

Learning Outcomes

● I can say forward number word sequences to at least 20

● I can say backward number word sequences from at least 20

● I am beginning to work out the number word after and number word before

● I can read numeral sequences to at least 10

● I can sequence numerals to at least 10

● I can identify and recognise numerals to at least 10.

● I can work out the missing number or numeral in a sequence to at least 10

Number line 0-20 with string and pegs

Ask children:

To read numeral sequences
To sequence numerals
To identify and recognise numerals
To identify the missing numeral
To say what number comes before, after, in-between, first, second

Home Learning Tip: You could use your washing line and the children can make clothes to hang up

Numeral track 0-5, 0-10 and 0-20

Ask children:

To sequence the numerals
To identify and recognise numerals
To say which number is missing when you remove a numeral
To say what number comes before, after, in-between, first, second

Home Learning Tip: You can make a chalk line outside, 0-5 first and add to to make the line 0-10 and then 0-20 - ask your child to find the space for each number

Numeral cards 0-5 first then 0-10 then 0-20 in a bag

Ask children:

To pick a card – ask a child to pick a card, then to do actions for that number, e.g. 10 star jumps, 5 taps on the head, 8 claps
To hand out numerals – ask children to do jobs if they have a certain numeral, e.g. pick the story if you have 5, add the day on the calendar if you have 3
To hold numerals up as you call them out

Home Learning Tip: This is a great way to make tidying up or getting ready for bed a game - can you pick up 5 toys and put in the box?

Pictures and props for numeracy songs

Ask children:

To make the props for the song with you
To sing songs that count up and down
To answer questions about the song as you sing
To count 'how many now'
To count 'how many left'
To say what the next number will be

Suggested songs: Five little ducks, Five little monkeys, Five little men, Five little speckled frogs, There were ten in the bed

Home Learning Tip: You can find songs online to sing along

Number Structuring for Addition and Subtraction - On track in Nursery

DEVELOPING PERCEPTUAL COUNTING

Learning Outcomes

● I can count perceived items presented in different ways

● I can count items in one collection

● I can count out a requested number of items

● I can count items in a row forwards and backwards

● I can count items in two collections

● I can estimate within my number range

Dots in a straight line

Ask children :

To estimate how many dots are in the one collection
To count the dots forwards and backwards
To put two dot cards together – how many dots do they think there are on each card? How many on both cards? Ask them to count the two collections
To ask them to check their answers

Home Learning Tip: Make the cards together - can they put them in the right order?

Dots in domino pattern e.g. cards or dice

Ask the children:

To match two cards the same.
To count the dots
If they can recognise the symbol without counting the dots
Ask them to roll two dice and count the two collections

Home Learning Tip: When playing board games ask the children what the number is. Give them time to count the dots themselves.

Dots in random arrays

Ask the children:

To estimate how many dots are in the one collection
To count the dots forwards and backwards
To put two dot cards together – how many dots are there
To count the two collections - can they check their answer?

Home Learning Tip: Paint dots with water and paint and try to count them before they dry

Grouping and Sharing for Multiplication and Division

UNDERSTANDING FAIRNESS IN EQUAL GROUPS AND SHARES

Learning Outcomes

● I can describe, organise and make equal groups

● I can describe, organise and partition equal shares

● I understand that for shares to be equal, a quantity may remain

● I can break a whole into parts (amounts and items)

● I can estimate within my number range

Items to count, group and share – e.g. counters, teddies, sorting set, play dough, pebbles, shells or pine cones, a cake, an apple. Trays, card circles, baskets or bowls to share them into.

Ask the children:

To put the items in groups and explain their reasons for the groupings
To share the items between the children in the group - ask them to guess how many each will receive before being divided up
If they can make the groups equal - observe if they use words such as share, equal and same - talk about any items left over