Numicon - Free resources for activities and maths displays
Creating a number-rich environment and giving number a high profile is important. Children notice and take in what is around them and in this sense much of young children's learning is opportunistic as they bring together what they notice to build their understanding. Children need to be immersed in a visually rich mathematical environment which supports their learning about number.
If you are thinking of making a Numicon wall maths display please see the image above for an example of how you could present it. For ideas of what resources you could put up please see the links below.
Please get in contact or send us your pictures to let us know what maths displays and ideas you have created in your environment.
The Display Resources are categorised in to the following sections:
Numicon Shapes
(updated resources added on 14/1/10)
Pattern and Sequence (resources added on 14/01/10)
Calculating (resources added on 14/01/10)
We also have a number of free downloads to help support you working with the Numicon Resources:
Assessment Signposts and Record of Progress (resource added on 09/09/09)
Resources for Numicon Activities (resources added on 29/04/08)
Telling the Time with Numicon (resources added on 04/02/09)
Learning about Money with Numicon (resources added on 29/04/09)
Focus on place value (resources added on 16/09/09)
Focus on the 'Feely Bag' (resource added on 14/01/10)
Introducing Numicon into Years 1 and 2 with Familiarisation Activities (resource added on 14/01/10)
Important note about printing pdfs
Most printers default to print pdf files within the printable area of the page. This effectively means that pdf files are automatically scaled down to fit the page. In order to print our display resources at the correct size you will need to choose ‘page setup’ and select the appropriate page scaling options (either ‘None’ or ‘100%’ depending on the application and printer you are using).
