Introducing Numicon in Years 1 & 2
Before Children are able to embark on the Kit 1 and Kit 2 teaching programme they need to have time to become familiar with the Numicon Shapes. To help ensure that this happens we have devised a sequence of familiarisation activities that all children should work through prior to starting work on the Kit 1 or Kit 2. These activities refer to the printed teaching materials in Firm Foundations Kit, Kit 1 and Kit 2.
Assessing children’s progress and knowing when to move them on is always a concern, but watching what they do and listening to what children say as they work with these activities will help you to assess their understanding. For example when they first meet Numicon, children may not call the Numicon Shapes by number names, or connect them with numerals, so watching out for when children do this will help your assessment of their number understanding.
