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Early Numeracy Tips for Parents

This document provides strategies for developing early level numeracy skills at home. It includes activities to practice place value, addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Suggested activities involve counting and comparing numbers, using objects to represent quantities, recognizing number patterns, telling time, estimating lengths and amounts, and playing math games. The document also lists several educational websites for additional math activities.

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Early Numeracy Tips for Parents

This document provides strategies for developing early level numeracy skills at home. It includes activities to practice place value, addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Suggested activities involve counting and comparing numbers, using objects to represent quantities, recognizing number patterns, telling time, estimating lengths and amounts, and playing math games. The document also lists several educational websites for additional math activities.

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Numeracy: Early Level

Activities to help at home


Early level is usually completed between nursery and P1 but
this may be earlier or later for some pupils. As in all
curricular areas, pupils will be supported or challenged as
appropriate.

There are many strategies that can be used to help develop maths skills. Here are
some ways you can help at home.

Place Value and Number Structures

Find numbers to 20 and put them in order from smallest to largest. Try to place
these on an empty number line.
Challenge: Use numbers to 50.
Practise the number before/ after. What is the number before 19? What
number comes after 14?
Practise counting as you climb up and down stairs, set the table, pass cars whilst
driving.
Count forwards and backwards to 10 and then to 20 and beyond.
Practise counting from different points; e.g. start at 7...9....11.
Split a number into its place value parts, e.g. 16 = 10 + 6
Addition and Subtraction

Practise adding and subtracting 2 numbers. Use fingers or objects around the
house, e.g. tins in cupboard. Start with small numbers first within 10.
Challenge: try to do this mentally.
Partition (split) numbers up to 10 into number bonds, e.g. 3 + 7 = 10, 3 + 4 = 7
Use doubles in addition sums, e.g. 5 + 5 = 10.
Add and subtract numbers to 10 using number bond facts and word problems,
e.g. I want 10 apples, I have 6, how many more do I need?
Begin to look at family facts, e.g. 4 + 1 = 5, 1 + 4 = 5, 5 1 = 4, 5 4 = 1

Multiplication and Division

Count on and back in 2s, 5s and 10s.


Practise sharing out objects, e.g. how many forks will we need for 4 people at the
table?
Dividing up a pizza/food, sharing it into equal pieces.
Out and About

Add and count money- use coins. How can I make 10p in different ways? What
change will I get?
Practise oclock times. Point out times, particularly mealtimes, clubs and routines.
Practise saying the days of the week. Talk about what happens on different days,
e.g. weekend, clubs, PE days.
Look for numbers in comics, shops, car registration numbers, phone numbers.
Estimate how much wrapping paper will I need to wrap a present? What length of
cling film will I need to wrap my sandwiches?
Look for patterns. Tiling patterns in the house? Paving stones in the street?
Sort tins and boxes into shapes and sizes.
Bake with your child. Discuss how many teaspoons and grams are needed.
Play card games.

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