NumiconWorksheets

Whyaretherenoworksheetsprovidedintheprogramme?

Formanyyearsithasbeenshownbyresearchthatchildrendoworksheets,butnotreallyrelatetheactivitywiththerealuseofmaths-solvingproblemsinreallifesituations.Therelatingisknownas‘generalising’.Ifyouarelookingforaworksheettoreinforcememorisationofnumberfacts,ortocreatebusywork,therearethousandsforfreeontheinternet;Numicondoesn’tneedtocreateanymore!

However,ifyouarerealisingtheyourstudent/childneedsmanyrepetitiveactivitiestomemorisetheshapes,patternsofnumbers,patternsofsolvingproblems,thenbyusingtheactivities,talkingaboutwhattheydoingandrecordingtheresults,thistypeofactivityhasmuchgreaterlongtermbenefit.

Creatingyourowngamesandactivitieswillhaveagreaterimpactonlongtermlearningthatdoingendlessrowsofnumberproblems.Togetanideaofthekindofgamesandtostartyourowncreativejuicesflowing,lookattheactivitiesontheNumiconInterventionCD.It’sgreat!

ButwhatcanonegroupdowhileIamteachinganother?ChoosefromthePracticesectionofeachactivitygroup–WholeClassandindependent.NumiconPupilBooks(publishSeptember2017)haveloadsofactivitieslinkedtoeveryactivitytodevelopdeeperthinking.

Herearesomemoresuggestions.Create5sectionsinyourmathstime:

1. Warm-ups:Game,Classrevieworfollow-upactivity2. Classorgroupintroductiontonewmaterial3. Groupwork,whereyoucanvisiteachgroupwhiletheyareworkingandteachafocusgroup.4. Independentactivity5. Class/groupdiscussionwhereyoudiscusspoint2andanyotherrelevantpointsarisingfrom

points3and4.

Groupactivitiesalwaysfollow-uponthatday’sintroductiontonewmaterial,orreviewconceptspreviouslyintroducedthatrequiremorepractice.Activities,suchasproblem-solvingorinpairsareoftenused.Herearesomeexamplesofgroup/pairedworkactivities:

• FirmFoundations-a)PlaymatchinggameswithapartnerusingtheFEELYBAGandspinner.Recordwhatyoumatchinyourbook.b)Createastoryonyouripad/computerabouttwooftheshapesyoupullfromtheFeelyBag.TellorwritethisstoryusingyouTalkingTinoripad.C)Playamysterygamewithyourpartner-‘WhatshapeamI?’likethe‘GuessWho’game.

• NumiconOne-a)Workinpairstocreateanumberarrayusingthenumbercards0-100.Recordthe10’sinyourbooks.Recordthe5columnnumbersinyourbook.b)WorkinpairstoplacetenshapesalongtheTensnumberline.Recordthenumbersthattheendofeach10makes.Nowputa5atthebeginningofthenumberline.Thiswillmoveallthetensalong.Writedownthenumberwhereeachtenendsinyourbook.Nowchooseashapeforyourselftoputatthebeginningandrecordwhatyoufind.

• NumiconTwo-a)Createanumberproblemforyourpartnertosolvewiththeshapes.Swapproblemsandshareanswersrecordedinyourbooks.b)Usethecardnumbertrackandusingthe

spinnerordice,racetogettozerowithsubtraction.Recordthestepsinyourbooks.c)Discussthequickestwaytogetto100usingthe5or3shapes.Recordwhathappensinyourbooks.d)Thiscanalsobeusefulforsubtractiontoo.

• NumiconThree-a)Racetocreateanumberlinewithonlyoddnumbersandrecordtheanswersinyourbooks.

• SeemanymoresuggestionsintheTeachingResourceHandbook,ExploreMoreandPupilBooks

Well,whathappensinindividualwork?

Provideproblemswrittenonlaminatedcardsthatcanbeusedbymanychildrenrelatingtotherelevantactivities.YoufindtheideasfortheseontheChallengesectionofeachNumiconpage/card.Thisdoesrequirepreparation,buttheresultsaresurelyworthit!

Forexample:(Youwillhavealreadydonetheseactivitiesasaclassandingroups.)

FirmFoundations(ForstudentsusingBreakingBarriers,theycandotheseactivitiestoowithapeer.)

FeelyBagGame1Youwillneed:

Puttheshapesintothebag.Takeout3shapes.Putthebiggestonefirst,thennextsizebesideit,thesmallestlast.Drawwhatyouhavemade.

FeelyBagGame2Youwillneed:

Puttheshapesintothebag.Take1shapefromthebagBuildthatshapewiththeorangepiecesbesideitDrawwhatyouhavemadeortakeaphoto

FeelyBagGame3Youwillneed:

Puttheshapesintothebag.SpintwotimesonthespinnerandtaketwoshapesfromtheFeelyBagJointhemtogetherFind1shapetoputontopDrawwhatyouhavemadeortakeaphoto.

FeelyBagGame4Youwillneed:

Puttheshapesintothebag.Take2shapesfromtheFeelyBagJointhemtogetherPlace1shapeontopthatcoversthemDrawwhatyouhavemadeortakeaphoto

Numicon1-Solving3-digitaddition.Eachgamegetsharder.Askthechildrentodotheminorder.

TenGame11) CollectNumberCards0-10

Turnthemoverfacedown,jumbledup.Choose2

2) Addthemtogether.Dotheymakea‘Ten’?

3) WritedownthenumbersandshowthattheymakeaTeninanumbersentence.

4) Repeatthisgame5times5) Chooseanothergamefrom

thebox

TenGame21) CollectNumbercards0-10

Turnthemoverfacedownjumbledup.Choose3

2) Placetwoofthecardsbesideeachotherthataddto10.Nowputthe3rdcardinline.

3) Readthissetofnumbersandsaythewords-‘plus’and‘equals’.RecordonyourTalkingTin/device.

4) Repeatthisgametentimes5) Chooseanothergamefrom

thebox

TenGame31) CollectNumberCards0-10.

Turnthemoverface-downjumbledup.Choose3.

2) Addthemtogether.Lookfora‘Ten’first,thenaddtheother.

3) Recordeach‘game’andtheanswerinyourbook.

4) Repeatthisgameseveraltimes.

5) Chooseanothergamefromthebox.

Numicon2–Workingwithhighernumbers

BigNumbersGame11) Choosenumbercards10,

20,30,-100.Placethemfacedownandjumbledup

2) Select2ofthecards.Choosethebiggernumber,thenputthesecondonebesideit.Usingthe–cardcreateanumbersentence.

3) Writeitinyourbook4) Dothistentimes5) Chooseanothergamefrom

thebox

BigNumbersGame21. Choosenumbercards

10,20,30,-100.Placethemfacedownandjumbledup.

2. Select2ofthecards.Choosethebiggernumber,thenputthesecondonebesideit.Usingthe–and=cardscreateanumbersentencewiththeanswer.

3. Writeitinyourbook.4. Dothistentimes5. Chooseanothergame

fromthebox

BigNumbersGame31. Choosenumbercards

10,20,30,-100.Placethemfacedownandjumbledup

2. Choose2thatmustaddto100.Nowchooseanothercard.

3. Nowrecordyournumbersentencewith+,+and=signsinyourbook.

4. Dothistentimes5. Chooseanothergame

fromthebox