At the centre of the Numicon maths teaching programme are Numicon shapes, which are a system of plastic shapes with holes in them. Each shape represents a number from 1-10 and each number has its own colour. Each Numicon shape provides children with a visual image of what a written number looks like in a physical, tangible form. Children who are just beginning their maths journey can often get anxious about maths. Numbers are concepts that can be abstract to them and cause them to feel overwhelmed. Using Numicon alongside other concrete maths resources such as tens frames, number lines and counting apparatus, such as dienes, can help pupils to develop a firm understanding of numbers and an array of tools to help them when reasoning and problem solving. Here, the child has found out that this square has a perimeter of 8 squares. When they are comfortable with this, they can then think about working out the length of each side and adding them together:

All of our resources have been made by an experienced team of teachers, so no matter how much you know about a topic, you can trust that our resources will cover it in an accessible and informative way. As children build number foundations, they can progress onto Number line activities. Children can place shapes along the correct area of the line. This helps them to grasp the relationships between numbers on a scale. 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 BeginnersLow threshold, high ceiling' activities allow you to differentiate for every child in your class through the same activity group. An effective learning tool for helping children visualise numbers, Numicon works by using a multi-sensory approach. The nature of Numicon resources means that children can learn by seeing, feeling and understanding mathematical concepts through play.

Numicon is an approach to teaching maths that helps your child to see connections between numbers. From Oxford University Press, it supports your child as they learn early maths skills in nursery and primary school. It is a multi-sensory way of learning, which means your child learns by seeing and feeling. One Numicon activity that can be done to help support number recognition among pupils is to provide them with a range of Numicon pieces along with number flashcards. 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.

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In English, the numbers 13-19 are not ‘ten’ numbers but ‘teen’ numbers. By using a representation such as the one above with Numicon, pupils can understand what that means. 4. Numicon for addition 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

In Early Years, children can use Numicon (or any other manipulative resource) as a non-standard unit of measurement and compare the length or height of items to these. This is an excellent way to encourage children to use language such as bigger, smaller, taller and shorter. Numicon can also be used to review old concepts. Students can use this tool to practice basic math skills, such as adding and subtracting fractions and decimals. They can also use Numicon as a memory aid. For example, they could use Numicon to practice multiplying and dividing fractions. More complex ideas that Numicon can be used to demonstrate include geometric shapes and symmetry. You can use the Numicon shapes to create patterns to show children and see if they can identify whether it is symmetrical or asymmetrical. 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:Here, we have created the number 13 using Numicon shapes. The pupil is likely to be familiar with counting to thirteen and can happily tell you this. They may also be able to write 13 in numerals.