Oh no, the Numberblocks have lost their numbers - can you help them find which number is theirs? These simple peg boards are designed to help children with number recognition, using the Cbeebies favourites Numberblocks. A program which is brilliant and matches the early years curriculum really well. The idea is for the children to use a peg to indicate which number is the correct one for the picture. Using pegs will help develop fine motor skills as an added bonus.

Print these boards out, laminate them and you are ready to go. Give your children pegs (this will help their fine motor skills, that in turn will help their writing) and they can peg the correct number which the fingers show. The shown fingers represent numbers 1-10 in various forms so the children will also be exposed to a vary basic form of addition (by counting both groups of fingers together) Understanding what numbers represent is a basic skill every child needs, and these boards were designed to be used as part of the enhanced provision in class so children can still access their learning independently while I work with a guided group.

These are peg boards. You can print these out, laminate them but you need some pegs with numbers 1-10 to compliment this resource. The children should indicate which number is missing by placing the right numbered peg on top of Big Tum. These were made to go a long side the Powerpoint versions/games I created to place on the interactive whiteboard, so the children have two independent games they can get on with while I was leading a guided group activity.

Numicon is brilliant. It really helps young children understand our number system. This is a display that I initially used at the top of our classroom windows (so I printed off back to back so you can see them both sides of the glass) and children then had a constant reminder of Numicon and numbers whether they were inside or outside during enhanced provision times.

These were used to enhance the outdoor area. We had a bike track which using tyres I made into go-cart arena but still wanted to made it look nicer so I made these road signs that I placed in a patterns of triangle, circles, rectangles and pentagons in various ways. They are on A3 size paper and we made sure that we double laminated them to make sure they lasted. The print was cut off close to the picture and laminated then this was cut back with around an inch border. Then laminated again. They have lasted for 3 years now with a little sun fading going on.

Problem solving is always a good challenge for children. The earlier they start to think about problems the better. A 4 year old can find out if an answer is right or wrong as part of very simple problem solving activities. This resource is exactly that - a few right addition sentences and a few wrong addition sentences. Can they find out which ones? They do love to tell me that I am silly and got the wrong answer! I have left my Bitmoji on the resource but of course you can change it to you if you wish. Your children will enjoy it more if it is personalised. I have used the part/part/whole idea to help children work out if they are right or wrong.

Tricky words are hard to learn as they do not use phonic knowledge. So children just need to see them as many times as possible in order to learn them successfully and retain it all. These resources have been made as a classroom display but can be used anyway you want. I used a word art program to write in each tricky word and place them in the numbers. Phase 3 has 12 tricky words so they fill numbers 1-12.

Tricky words are hard to learn as they do not use phonic knowledge. So children just need to see them as many times as possible in order to learn them successfully and retain it all. These resources have been made as a classroom display but can be used anyway you want. I used a word art program to write in each tricky word and place them in the numbers. Phase 4 has 14 tricky words so they fill numbers 1-14.

Tricky words are hard to learn as they do not use phonic knowledge. So children just need to see them as many times as possible in order to learn them successfully and retain it all. These resources have been made as a classroom display but can be used anyway you want. I used a word art program to write in each tricky word and place them in the numbers. Phase 2 has 6 tricky words so they fill numbers 1-6.

This is a great resource that children enjoy. They have to problem solve to find the odd one out. I laminated the sheets, cut out the crosses and stuck velcro on the squares and cross. This enables the children to work independently by placing the cross on the ‘odd one out’ before explaining to me what they found. I also placed the number sentences with Numicon representations on the back of these sheets for a reference to the children. Why is this activity important? When children subitise it means they can work out how many in a collection without having to count everything they see. They can describe how many by looking and thinking which helps your child build their mathematical imaginations. Spatial structures are critical mathematical representations that children need to be able to make meaning from. It later enables children to work flexibly with numbers and operations.

This is a great resource that children enjoy. They have to problem solve to find the odd one out. I laminated the sheets, cut out the crosses and stuck velcro on the squares and cross. This enables the children to work independently by placing the cross on the ‘odd one out’ before explaining to me what they found. I also placed the number sentences with Numicon representations on the back of these sheets for a reference to the children. Why is this activity important? When children subitise it means they can work out how many in a collection without having to count everything they see. They can describe how many by looking and thinking which helps your child build their mathematical imaginations. Spatial structures are critical mathematical representations that children need to be able to make meaning from. It later enables children to work flexibly with numbers and operations.

This is a great resource that children enjoy. They have to problem solve to find the odd one out. I laminated the sheets, cut out the crosses and stuck velcro on the squares and cross. This enables the children to work independently by placing the cross on the ‘odd one out’ before explaining to me what they found. I also placed the number sentences with Numicon representations on the back of these sheets for a reference to the children. Why is this activity important? When children subitise it means they can work out how many in a collection without having to count everything they see. They can describe how many by looking and thinking which helps your child build their mathematical imaginations. Spatial structures are critical mathematical representations that children need to be able to make meaning from. It later enables children to work flexibly with numbers and operations.

This is a great resource that children enjoy. They have to problem solve to find the odd one out. I laminated the sheets, cut out the crosses and stuck velcro on the squares and cross. This enables the children to work independently by placing the cross on the ‘odd one out’ before explaining to me what they found. I also placed the number sentences with Numicon representations on the back of these sheets for a reference to the children. Why is this activity important? When children subitise it means they can work out how many in a collection without having to count everything they see. They can describe how many by looking and thinking which helps your child build their mathematical imaginations. Spatial structures are critical mathematical representations that children need to be able to make meaning from. It later enables children to work flexibly with numbers and operations.

This is a great resource that children enjoy. They have to problem solve to find the odd one out. I laminated the sheets, cut out the crosses and stuck velcro on the squares and cross. This enables the children to work independently by placing the cross on the ‘odd one out’ before explaining to me what they found. I also placed the number sentences with Numicon representations on the back of these sheets for a reference to the children. Why is this activity important? When children subitise it means they can work out how many in a collection without having to count everything they see. They can describe how many by looking and thinking which helps your child build their mathematical imaginations. Spatial structures are critical mathematical representations that children need to be able to make meaning from. It later enables children to work flexibly with numbers and operations.

This is a great resource that children enjoy. They have to problem solve to find the odd one out. I laminated the sheets, cut out the crosses and stuck velcro on the squares and cross. This enables the children to work independently by placing the cross on the ‘odd one out’ before explaining to me what they found. I also placed the number sentences with Numicon representations on the back of these sheets for a reference to the children. Why is this activity important? When children subitise it means they can work out how many in a collection without having to count everything they see. They can describe how many by looking and thinking which helps your child build their mathematical imaginations. Spatial structures are critical mathematical representations that children need to be able to make meaning from. It later enables children to work flexibly with numbers and operations.

This is a great resource that children enjoy. They have to problem solve to find the odd one out. I laminated the sheets, cut out the crosses and stuck velcro on the squares and cross. This enables the children to work independently by placing the cross on the ‘odd one out’ before explaining to me what they found. I also placed the number sentences with Numicon representations on the back of these sheets for a reference to the children. Why is this activity important? When children subitise it means they can work out how many in a collection without having to count everything they see. They can describe how many by looking and thinking which helps your child build their mathematical imaginations. Spatial structures are critical mathematical representations that children need to be able to make meaning from. It later enables children to work flexibly with numbers and operations.

This is a great resource that children enjoy. They have to problem solve to find the odd one out. I laminated the sheets, cut out the crosses and stuck velcro on the squares and cross. This enables the children to work independently by placing the cross on the ‘odd one out’ before explaining to me what they found. I also placed the number sentences with Numicon representations on the back of these sheets for a reference to the children. Why is this activity important? When children subitise it means they can work out how many in a collection without having to count everything they see. They can describe how many by looking and thinking which helps your child build their mathematical imaginations. Spatial structures are critical mathematical representations that children need to be able to make meaning from. It later enables children to work flexibly with numbers and operations.

This independent game has been made to use alongside the Numberblocks episode ‘The Legend of Big Tum’, where the Numberblocks meet a mysterious big hairy monster with a big hairy tummy who loves puzzles. They work together to work out who is in Big Tum’s tum! It teaches children how to find missing numbers with the Numberblocks . This is a powerpoint based game that I created to put on the interactive whiteboard for them to play independently. It is for numbers 1-5 and the children can click which number they think is in Big Tum’s tum. It will then take them to a screen to tell them if they are correct or not. If they are incorrect they then go back to try again but if they are correct they go onto the next missing number. The game will cycle back to the beginning once all the numbers are done. At the start I have included the first part of the Numberblocks episode too to give the children an idea of what they must do.

The best way for young children to understand numbers is for them to ‘play with maths’. This means using lots of concrete resources until they have a true understanding of our number system. Without this vital step, children will not be able to visualise maths and therefore will struggle later on when dealing with abstract maths. The next step is for children to use what they have learnt with picturial representations. This still enables them to visualise the maths without being able to ‘play with it’. This powerpoint will fit within the pictorial element of the process. Saying that, it is also a lot of fun for children to play the games and experience Numicon in a different way. Children are expected to click on the number (out of three options) that matches the Numicon shown. It them shows them if they are right or wrong. The powerpoint is fitted with a cBeebies Numberblocks theme as my daughter and current class love them but as it is powerpoint you can change this to fit any theme your children love.

The best way for young children to understand numbers is for them to ‘play with maths’. This means using lots of concrete resources until they have a true understanding of our number system. Without this vital step, children will not be able to visualise maths and therefore will struggle later on when dealing with abstract maths. The next step is for children to use what they have learnt with picturial representations. This still enables them to visualise the maths without being able to ‘play with it’. This powerpoint will fit within the pictorial element of the process. Saying that, it is also a lot of fun for children to play the games and experience Numicon in a different way. Children are expected to click on the number (out of three options) that matches the Numicon shown. It them shows them if they are right or wrong. The powerpoint is fitted with a Paw Patrol theme as my daughter and current class love them but as it is powerpoint you can change this to fit any theme your children love.