Numicon Shapes also help children learn that larger numbers can be made up by adding smaller numbers together. Have fun with your child by playing the games in this kit together and help them to thrive at the maths they’re learning in school. Designed to work both brilliantly on its own and as a natural progression from the First Steps Kit, the activities and apparatus here will build your child’s understanding of numbers to 100 and their ability to use and talk about them with confidence. As children get older Numicon can be used to help explore and explain slightly more advanced topics such as: That's why we teamed up with Oxford University Press to bring you an amazing bundle of official Numicon Shapes and resources. Here are just a few we think would work wonderfully alongside these Numicon resources to print out. Patterns –You can use the different shapes, colours and numbers to create a wide variety of patterns to demonstrate to children, or even challenge them to create their own.

This Numicon Shapes number bonds resource is ideal for helping children get to grips with adding up numbers to make 10.

Useful resources

Learning about numbers for the first time can be challenging for children. Lots of children struggle to understand the concept of numbers to begin with, often because of their abstract quality. Children can struggle to make the connection between, say, the number 8, and the physical quantity that the number represents. We have a selection of wonderful Numicon resources to help you teach your children. Here are just a few we think you might love: Because learning numbers is so important and pivotal to mathematics, you’ll find lots of engaging and handy resources at Twinkl. Here are some more number shape resources;

It is often beneficial to introduce children to Numicon in EYFS, even if they do not fully understand what they are. Children may use the shapes to build with, or they could be incorporated into their play. This will get them used to using them regularly so that they are familiar with how Numicon work and what they look like. As they become more familiar with the pieces, children will naturally start to call them by their number name. You can use these printable Counting Numicon Shapes worksheets to familiarise and build knowledge of different patterns and how numbers fit together. Numicon can be used across EYFS, KS1, KS2, and to help bridge the gap to KS3. Numicon’s approach to teaching maths helps children to see connections between numbers, supporting children as they learn early maths skills in nursery, primary school, and beyond. It's a multi-sensory way of learning, which means children learn by seeing and feeling. This is great for kinaesthetic learners – children who learn by doing. Alternatively, you could laminate the posters and use them as flashcards children can use to answer questions and solve maths problems with. More Numicon resources: Numicon is often taught in primary schools as a whole-school programme, meaning it is their main way of teaching maths. Teachers use worksheets, physical shapes, online activities, and more to teach using Numicon. As well as mainstream maths teaching, Numicon is also sometimes used as an intervention programme to help children struggling with maths.You can find our full range of Numicon Shape resources and activities here. Why use these Numicon Shapes and Numerals Matching Cards? This Numicon Shapes Doubles within 10 Worksheet is perfect for use in a maths or numeracy lesson. It could even make a fun activity for younger children to do at home over a rainy weekend or school holiday. You can use these Numicon posters to support teaching on a variety of topics. They'd be great as part of a classroom display that children could use as a visual reference when learning to count up to 30.