Numicon: Bag of Numicon Shapes 1-10

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In the kit there’s an easy-to-use activity book, with full guidance and step-by-step illustrations to show you what to do.

This means that if children aren't confident with doubling, they can simply count the holes in the Numicon shapes to help them. It will also be available for download within 48 hours, and you can find it either as a new resource, or under 'Alternative versions' above. It would be good if there was more of the Unicon (number shapes number bonds) type activities without any numbers.Most children can begin playing with Numicon Shapes from the age of around 18 months old, when supervised. This would be great to have an additional sheet with the numicon shapes to cut and stick on top for children to show what numbers they have chosen. Plus, the bright colours and brick-like shapes are more like toys than teaching aids, which can help children to stay engaged.

A recent study has indicated that Numicon shapes make highly effective teaching tools relied upon by many experienced teachers. They also encourage children to think creatively and engage socially with other children, developing their social and communication skills.This can help children to spot patterns when counting and is especially useful for developing a sense of place value within the context of tens. Not only does each cut-out come with a clear and simple number shape, there are also some lovely eye-catching illustrations too! Later on, your child will be able to see more complex mathematical ideas, like how two fours make eight, three twos make six, and so on. This method of teaching and learning is known as the Concrete – Pictorial – Abstract approach, or CPA. Once children have worked out the doubled number using Numicon Shapes, try getting them to translate the Numicon Shapes to standard numerals.

If you, like me, use the twinkl number designations in your planning this can waste you a LOT of time. In turn, this can lead to children feeling more confident and able to master and build on their maths skills. Any animations, links or other special features will work best when the PowerPoint is viewed as a Slideshow. This number bonds to 10 resource pack also contains a combination of independent and class-wide activities.A Twinkl membership saves you time by giving you access to our ever-growing collection of over 600,000 teaching materials and learning resources – so you can focus more on what matters most. The resource combines two highly effective techniques for aiding the development of children's early numeracy skills: Numicon Shapes and number bonds. Our lovely design team have checked the resource and it appears to be functioning correctly so the issue may be that the font is causing formatting problems.