Numicon
Lay the shapes out in order 1-10.
Any patterns?
Numicon is a multi-sensory resource
which helps children gain a deeper
understanding of mathematical ideas and
concepts
Resources
Numicon pieces
Giant pieces
Baseboards
balances
Subtraction covers
Spinners
Number lines
Number rods
Pegs
Investigating odd and even
numbers
If you add 2 odd numbers would you get an odd
or even number?
What do you get if you add an odd and an even
number?
What do you get if you add 2 even numbers?
A logic problem
I have 3 shapes in my bag that total 15
They are all different
The smallest is 1
What could my numbers be?
How many combinations are there?
The need for a number rich classroom
A big part of embedding the Numicon
approach is creating an interactive
maths environment in the classroomdisplays that pose questions and
challenges that children can go
back to and work from.
Feel free to visit
your child’s
classroom and
see how Numicon
is being used.