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=Maths: Numeracy information and ideas to help your child with their maths.= The stages of the Numeracy Project for the Junior School are listed and explained below. There are many real-life experiences that you can have with your child at all of these stages. There are also a number of activities listed (from the NZMaths site) to help you work with your child on the key knowledge and strategies your child needs. It is important that your child is confident at the stage they're at before they move on. Your child's teacher will be able to discuss which strategy you child is working at. __Emergent (Stage 0) __ · They are learning to rote count __One-to-one counting (Stage 1) __ · They can count up to ten objects. __Counting from One on Materials (Stage 2) __ · They can add and subtract using their fingers or objects (up to ten) · When they add 4 + 3 they will start counting from one. · Children can count numbers from 0 –20 (backwards and forwards) __Counting from One by using Images (Stage 3) __ · They can see objects in their mind rather than using real objects · When they add 4 + 3 they will still start counting from one. · Children can count numbers from 0-20 (backwards and forwards) __Counting on—Advanced Counting (Stage 4) __ · When adding 4 + 3 they will count on from four (4,5,6,7) · Children can work with numbers from 0—100 <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 18.6667px;">· At this stage children may use materials or may image and in some cases might 'just know it' <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 18.6667px;">· Children use skip-counting as an early means of multiplying e.g. 5 x 2 as 2,4,6,8,10
 * __<span style="color: #0070c0; font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 24px;">THE NUMERACY STAGES __**

<span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 24px;">Here are some activities you can use to help your child at each of the stages. Some of these may be familiar to you already, others may spark something new for you to try. __<span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 18.6667px;"> Emergent (Stage 0) __ <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 18.6667px;">· Singing counting/nursery rhymes. <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 18.6667px;">· Using picture books for example 'The hungry caterpillar' <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 18.6667px;">· Play 'snap' with playing cards <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 18.6667px;">· Counting backwards and forwards to 10. __<span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 18.6667px;">One-to-one counting (Stage 1) __ <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 18.6667px;">· Counting in everyday contexts e.g. getting the right number of pegs for the washing, setting the table (five people for tea—how many knives/forks etc.) <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 18.6667px;">· Playing 'Dominoes' __<span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 18.6667px;">Counting for One on Materials (Stage 2) __ <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 18.6667px;">· Use contexts to practice maths equations <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 18.6667px;">* 5 apples in the fruit bowl and we're going to eat 2—how many are left? Have the materials available to look at <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 18.6667px;">* How many legs on 2 chairs? <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 18.6667px;">* Four of us are having pizza for tea. How will we cut it fairly? <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 18.6667px;">* Playing card games such as 'fish' __<span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 18.6667px;">Counting from One by using Images (Stage 3) __ <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 18.6667px;">· Use contexts to practice maths equations <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 18.6667px;">* There are three people in our family, we have two people coming for tea—How many more chairs will we need? (No material in front of the child—they need to picture what it will look like) <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 18.6667px;">* Playing card games such as 'Memories' __<span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 18.6667px;">Counting On—advanced Counting (Stage 4) __ <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 18.6667px;">· Use contexts to practice maths equations especially with money <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 18.6667px;">* I've got 50 cents. I get 20 more cents—how much have I got? <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 18.6667px;">* I've got $27, my sister has $32—How much more has she got? (27, 28 ,29, 30, 31, 32 or 32, 31, 30, 29, 28, 27) <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 18.6667px;">* I have 21 lollies that I will share between three of us—how many do we get each? (may need materials) <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 18.6667px;">* Playing board fames such as 'Monopoly', 'Snakes and Ladders'

Activities to help your child learn the sequence of numbers, forward and backward to at least 20. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">The purpose of this activity is to help your child learn to read and write the numbers from one to ten. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Number sequence, Stages 0-3. > //That’s right, that’s a number. What’s the name of that one? Can we find any more sevens?"// <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">The purpose of this activity is to help your child to learn to count on and back from any number up to 31. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Number Sequence, Stages 0-3 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">If your child is having difficulty, reduce the numbers you use. For example have the numbers 1- 10 in one pile, and 11 - 20 in the other. If needed your child could use another uncut calendar page as a prompt for their counting until they are more familiar with the counting sequence. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">It is important to practice counting forwards and backwards. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">The purpose of this activity is to help your child learn to read numbers to 20. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Number Identification, Stages 0-3 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Start with the numbers to 10. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> To extend the idea: help your child to make another set of pipe cleaners numbers and use these to practise reading two digit numbers such as 34, 42, and 58. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Read and write numbers to 10, then to 20 then to 100. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">The purpose of this activity is to order numbers to 31 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Number Sequence, Stage 3 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Know how to sequence numbers to 10, to 20 and to 31. How to skip count in twos and fives to 20. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">The purpose of this activity is to help your child learn to count in twos and fives from 0 – 20. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Number Sequence, Stage 0 - 3. > //2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12…// > //5, 10, 15, 20// > //20, 18, 16, ..// > //8, 10, 12…// > //10, 15, 20..// > //14, 12, 10,…// <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">There are lots of opportunities to practice counting in twos and fives. These include: > //What number will be on the next letter box you pass?// > //What about the one after that?// <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">The purpose of this online activity is to help your child to count forwards and backwards to at least 100. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Number Sequence, Stage 4 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Follow the link below to an online activity. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Work with your child to play snakes and ladders. If you have an actual game of snakes and ladders play that instead. Encourage your child to think about the numbers they are counting by asking questions such as: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Encourage your child to count out loud as they move their counter. <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">@http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/numbertime/games/snakes.shtml Help your child learn groupings to 10 and the decade facts. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">The purpose of this activity is to help your child learn number combinations within 5 and 10. For example 2 and 3 is 5, 6 and 4 is 10. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Number Facts, Stages 0-3 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Work with five fingers at first, developing knowledge of number combinations of 5. > //How many fingers have you got?// > //Show me 2 fingers. How many fingers to make 5?// > //Show me 4 fingers. How many fingers to make 5?// > //Show me 5 fingers. If you tuck 3 away how many would be left standing?// > //Show me 5 fingers. If you tuck 1 away how many would be left standing?// <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Once your child knows the combinations of 5 confidently, use 10 fingers to develop their knowledge of the combinations of 10. Make sure children "use up" the fingers on one hand before using the second. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">The purpose of this online activity is to help your child to practice addition and subtraction facts. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Number Facts, //Stage 4// <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Follow the link below to an online activity. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Work with your child to click on the answers to the problems and watch the toad as he jumps. Ask your child questions as you work. For example: <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">@http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/numbertime/games/test.shtml
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 32px;">Counting Book **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18px;">Purpose: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18px;">Link to the Number Framework: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18px;">What you need: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Newspaper, junk mail or old magazines
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Scissors
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Glue
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Paper
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Pens
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18px;">What to do: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Work with your child to cut out pictures from the newspaper and use them to make a counting book. Put one thing on page one, two things on page two and so on. Make all the things on each page the same, for example "2 cars, 3 people, 4 trees."
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">As you look through the newspaper together encourage your child to find and read numbers.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Write the number of items on each page into the book. Help your child to practice writing the number on the page as well. Write the number in lots of different colours for lots of practice.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18px;">What to expect your child to do: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Begin to recognise the numbers from one to ten that they find.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Practice writing the numbers from one to ten.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 32px;">Calendar Counting **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18px;">Purpose: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18px;">Link to Number Framework: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18px;">What you need: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">A calendar page with large numbers, a great way to use old calendars. The page could be stuck onto card (from an opened cereal box or similar) to make the numbers easier to handle.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18px;">What to do: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Cut out the numbers.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Put the numbers 1 - 15 in one set and the numbers 16 - 31 in another set.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Shuffle each set and put the numbers face down in two piles.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">The child turns up one number from each pile and starts counting forwards from the smallest number to the largest number, or backwards for the largest number to the smallest number. For example if the numbers 15 and 21 are drawn, the child can either count "15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 21" or "21, 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15."
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18px;">What to expect your child to do: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Be able to count forwards or backwards between any two numbers from 0 - 31, without starting from 1 as a prompt.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Be able to count forwards or backwards across the decades. For example "9, **10**, 11, 12, 13" or "22, 21, **20**, 19, 18."
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 32px;">Pipe Cleaner Numbers **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18px;">Purpose: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18px;">Link to Number Framework: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18px;">What you need: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">A packet of pipe cleaners
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Cards or pieces of paper with the numbers from 1 to 20 written on them
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Buttons, stones, pegs, small toys or other small objects to count with
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18px;">What to do: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Show your child a number, for example, 2.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Ask: //What is this number?// Tell your child the number if they are not sure. Help your child to count out 2 small objects to put beside the card.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Get your child to make the number with a pipe cleaner.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Repeat over a few days until all digits to 9 are made. Keep each number as you make it.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Once you have all the numbers from 1 – 9 ask your child to put the pipe cleaner numbers in order. Read them together "1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9."
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Ask your child to count out buttons, toys or other small objects to match each number. Put the corresponding number card beside the pipe cleaner number and the collection of objects.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18px;">What to expect your child to do: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 32px;">Ordering Numbers **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18px;">Purpose: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18px;">Link to the Number Framework: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18px;">What you need: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">An old calendar page – with large numbers
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Scissors
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Cardboard (a cereal box, opened up)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18px;">What to do: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Stick the calendar sheet onto the cardboard.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Cut out the numbers: numbers to 10, numbers to 20, or all the numbers (depending on the child’s ability)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">The child counts the numbers in order. Ask the child to count to check that the numbers are in the correct order.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">The child could put the numbers from biggest to smallest (to practice backwards number counting).
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Ask: //What number will come next? What number would come before?// to prompt the child.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18px;">What to expect your child to do: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 32px;">Skip Counting to 20 **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18px;">Purpose: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18px;">Link to the Number Framework: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18px;">What to do: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Skip count in twos and fives with your child. You can do this anytime: as you drive in the car, walk to school or wait for the movie to start. Remember count backwards too.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Skip count from different starting places.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Look at the numbers on letter boxes as you walk.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Count the fingers in your family in fives.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Count the feet or shoes in your family using twos.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18px;">What to expect your child to do: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Start from any number in the skip counting sequence.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Skip count forwards or backwards
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 32px;">Snakes and Ladders **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18px;">Purpose: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18px;">Link to the Number Framework: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18px;">What to do: **
 * //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">What number are you on now? //
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">What number will we count from this time? What number will we finish on?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">What number will you be on when you move your counter 5 squares?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">What number would you need to throw to land on the 50 square?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Link: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 32px;">Using Fingers **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18px;">Purpose: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18px;">Link to Number Framework: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18px;">What to do: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Ask your child to hold up the fingers of one hand.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Ask your child questions about making 5, for example:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Ask your child questions about taking away from 5, for example:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Work through all the combinations of 5 in this way.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18px;">What to expect your child to do: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Be able to instantly recognise combinations of numbers that add to 5: 1 and 4, 3 and 2, 5 and 0.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Be able to instantly recognise combinations of numbers that add to 10: 1 and 9, 2 and 8, 3 and 7, 4 and 6, 5 and 5, 10 and 0.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 32px;">Test the Toad **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18px;">Purpose: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18px;">Link to the Number Framework: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18px;">What to do: **
 * //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Which number are you going to start counting from? //
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Can you solve this problem without counting? Show me
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">How did you work that out?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">What happened in your head?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Is there a faster way to solve this problem?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18px;">Link: **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">The purpose of this activity is to help your child to learn the number facts to 5 and to 10. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Number Facts, Stages 0-3 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">10 Haricot Beans or similar. Paint these on one side using spray paint, nail polish or acrylic paint. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Work with 5 objects at first until your child can give the combinations to five very quickly. Then use 10 objects. > //3 and 2 make 5// > //There are 3 coloured beans, how many to make 5?// > //I’ve got the 3 coloured beans, you’ve got the 2 plain beans. How many altogether?//
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 32px;">Bean Addition **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18px;">Purpose: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18px;">Link to Number Framework: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18px;">What you need: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18px;">What to do: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Take 5 beans. Scatter the beans – some will land with the coloured side up.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Talk about the combination. Eg. For 3 coloured beans and 2 plain beans:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Ask your child to show you the number fact using the fingers on one hand. For example, to show 3 coloured beans and 2 plain beans put 3 fingers up and 2 fingers down.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Scatter the beans again, talk about the new combinations and ask your child to show these on their fingers.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Work with 10 beans when your child is confident with 5 beans. When using fingers to show the number facts to 10, fill up one hand first. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">The purpose of this activity is to help your child to instantly recall the addition and subtraction facts of 5 and 10. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Number Facts, Stages 0-3 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Work with five toys at first, developing knowledge of addition and subtraction facts of 5. > //How many toys do we have?// > //How many toys do we have now?// > //How many toys have I put under the box?// > //There are 3 toys in the box and 2 toys here. 3 and 2 is 5.// You may like to write 3 + 2 = 5 to record this fact. > //We had 5 toys and 3 hid under the box, now we have 2 toys.// You may like to write 5 - 3 = 2 to record this fact.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18px;">What to expect your child to do: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Recall the number facts to 5 and 10 instantly.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Make the links between combinations within 5: 1+4, 3+2, 2+3 … and the fingers on one hand.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Make the links between combinations within 10: 6+4, 8+2, 3+7 … and the fingers on both hands.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 32px;">Under the Box **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18px;">Purpose: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18px;">Link to Number Framework: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18px;">What you need: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">5 - 10 toys A box big enough to cover the toys
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18px;">What to do: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Ask your child to count the toys.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Ask your child to look away while you hide some toys under the box then ask them to work out how many you have hidden.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Talk to your child about the number of toys.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Children may need to use the fingers of one hand to help them work out how many toys are hidden. When they can do this well, ask them to put their hand behind their back and imagine the fingers they are using. Encourage them to imagine the toys under the box in their heads.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Repeat, hiding a different number of toys each time. Include the examples of all the toys hiding and no toys hiding.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Once your child knows the facts of 5 confidently, use 10 toys to develop their knowledge of the addition and subtraction facts of 10. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">To help your child to learn the addition number facts to 10. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Number Facts, Stage 0-3 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Be able to instantly recognise combinations of numbers that add to 10. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Once your child is confident with the number facts to 10, choose a different target number. For example make all cards add to 12 or 15.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18px;">What to expect your child to do: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Be able to instantly recognise combinations of numbers that add to 5: 1 and 4, 3 and 2, 5 and 0.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Be able to instantly recognise combinations of numbers that add to 10: 1 and 9, 2 and 8, 3 and 7, 4 and 6, 5 and 5, 10 and 0.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 32px;">Make 10 **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18px;">Purpose: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18px;">Link to the Number Framework: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18px;">What you need: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">A pack of cards with the picture cards, jokers and tens removed. Ace is used as 1.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18px;">What to do: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Deal out 10 cards in a row, face up.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Players take turns to pick up 2 or more cards that add to 10. For example 3+7, 2+3+5, 2+1+4+3, 3+1+6.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">At the end of each player’s turn, the cards they have removed are replaced from the deck.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">The game finishes when no further combinations can be found. The winner is the player with the greatest number of cards.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18px;">What to expect your child to do: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18px;">Variation: **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">The purpose of this activity is to help your child to learn the doubles to 10. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Place Value, Stage 3 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Put out 5 pairs of socks. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Pick up one pair of socks and ask your child: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Repeat with the other pairs asking: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Explain to your child pairs are the same as doubles. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Look for opportunities for children to practice recalling the doubles of numbers 1 – 5. For example, three people have two biscuits each how many biscuits is that, how many shoes are at the door. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">The purpose of this activity is to help your child to develop instant knowledge of basic addition and subtraction facts from 6 to 10. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Number Facts, Stages 0-3 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Use the facts to 10 cards to play memory. The aim of the game is to find as many matching pairs as possible by remembering where the cards are.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 32px;">Doubles to 10 **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18px;">Purpose: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18px;">Link to the Number Framework: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18px;">What you need: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Socks or shoes. (Items that come in pairs)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18px;">What to do: **
 * //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">How many socks are in one pair? //
 * //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">How many socks are in two pairs? three pairs? four pairs? five pairs? //
 * //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Ask your child how many shoes would be in 3 pairs? //
 * //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Ask them what is double one? Two? Three? Four? Five? //
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18px;">What to expect your child to do: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Initially your child may need to count the items. They should progress to instantly recalling the doubles for 1 – 5.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18px;">Variation: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 32px;">Facts to 10 – Memory and Flash Cards **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18px;">Purpose: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18px;">Link to Number Framework: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18px;">What you need: **
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">[|Game cards] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> (PDF,21KB). You can print these or make your own.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18px;">What to do: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Spread out all the cards face down.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Turn over 2 cards. If the 2 number facts have the same answer they match and players get to keep the pair. For example "9 – 1" and "6 + 2" are a matching pair. If the number facts don’t match, players replace the cards face down.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Take turns to try and find a matching pair.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">The winner is the player with the most pairs at the end of the game.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">You can also use the game cards as flash cards.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Put the cards in a pile face down.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Ask your child to turn over the top card and call out the answer to the number fact as fast as possible.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Children might use their fingers to help at first, but with practice they should be able to give the answers to the addition and subtraction facts instantly. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">This activity extends the knowledge developed in <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">[|Facts to 5 – Memory and Flash Cards] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">, Number Facts, Stages 0-3. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">The purpose of this activity is to help your child learn the addition and subtraction facts of 10. For example, 2 + 8 = 10 and 10 - 8 = 2. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Number Facts, Stages 0-3 > //How many skittles are standing? 7// > //How many skittles have fallen? 3// > //We can say 7 and 3 is 10, or 10 take away 3 is 7// > 7 + 3 = 10 > 10 - 3 + 7 > Set up the skittles again and repeat.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18px;">What to expect your child to do: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18px;">Note: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 32px;">Skittles **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18px;">Purpose: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18px;">Link to Number Framework: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18px;">What you need: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">A set of 10 skittles. You can make these using empty plastic bottles with a little sand or water in them to help them balance.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Two balls
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18px;">What to do: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Set up skittles in a 4, 3, 2, 1 triangular array. You can draw circles on the ground (if outside) or place these on a piece of material or sheet of plastic with circles drawn on (if inside), to help children place these correctly.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">The child rolls the ball. Talk about how many skittles have fallen, for example if three skittles are down:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">It is important to focus on both addition and subtraction facts to help your child understand the link between these.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Help your child to write the addition and subtraction facts on a piece of paper:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18px;">What to expect your child to do: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Know the answer to addition facts to 10 without having to calculate:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">0 + 10 = 10

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> 1 + 9 = 10

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> 2 + 8 = 10

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> 3 + 7 = 10

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> 4 + 6 = 10

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> 5 + 5 = 10 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">10 + 0 = 10

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> 9 + 1 = 10

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> 8 + 2 = 10

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> 7 + 3 = 10

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> 6 + 4 = 10 ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Know the answer to subtraction facts of 10 without having to calculate:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">10 - 1 = 9

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> 10 - 2 = 8

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> 10 - 3 = 7

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> 10 - 4 = 6

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> 10 - 5 = 5

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> 10 - 0 = 10 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">10 - 9 = 1

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> 10 - 8 = 2

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> 10 - 7 = 3

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> 10 - 6 = 4

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> 10 - 10 = 0 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">To help your child to learn the addition number facts to 5. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Number Facts, Stage 0-3 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Be able to instantly recognise combinations of numbers that add to 5. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">To help your child to learn the addition number facts to 10. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Number Facts, Stage 0-3 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Be able to instantly recognise combinations of numbers that add to 10. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Once your child is confident with the number facts to 10, choose a different target number. For example make all cards add to 12 or 15.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 32px;">Make 5 **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18px;">Purpose: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18px;">Link to the Number Framework: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18px;">What you need: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">A pack of cards. Use only the ace, 2, 3 and 4 for each suit, 16 cards in total.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18px;">What to do: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Deal out 6 cards in a row, face up.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Players take turns to pick up 2 or more cards that add to 5. For example 1+4, 2+1+1+1 or 3+2.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">At the end of each player’s turn, the cards they have removed are replaced from the deck.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">The game finishes when no further combinations can be found. The winner is the player with the greatest number of cards.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18px;">What to expect your child to do: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 32px;">Make 10 **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18px;">Purpose: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18px;">Link to the Number Framework: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18px;">What you need: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">A pack of cards with the picture cards, jokers and tens removed. Ace is used as 1.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18px;">What to do: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Deal out 10 cards in a row, face up.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Players take turns to pick up 2 or more cards that add to 10. For example 3+7, 2+3+5, 2+1+4+3, 3+1+6.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">At the end of each player’s turn, the cards they have removed are replaced from the deck.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">The game finishes when no further combinations can be found. The winner is the player with the greatest number of cards.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18px;">What to expect your child to do: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18px;">Variation: **