Creating a numeracy rich environment
A child’s numeracy experience is enriched by the people and the physical environment around him/her. A numeracy rich environment emphasises the importance of using materials and interactions which facilitate numeracy and mathematical opportunities. This Toolkit has been developed for use within the Early Years however has many different ideas for staff to engage with throughout their establishment:
Numeracy across Learning
Please use this link to download the Argyll and Bute Council guidance on Numeracy Across Learning for the secondary schools. It works across all of the Experiences and Outcomes, exemplifying Level 2, 3 and 4 examples for Numeracy in different subject areas:
GUIDANCE on Numeracy Across Learning vs 3
Have a look at these posters for Numeracy across Learning – a bright, colourful and very useful resource:
Numeracy-Across-the-Curriculum-Posters
This resource supports staff to develop knowledge and understanding about progression and standards in numeracy across the curriculum in the early years. It helps to ensure that numeracy is at an appropriate level for learners, promotes challenge and cross curricular links and illustrates how staff can make connections in their planning through exploring clear and relevant links across the curriculum. In particular this may be a model for further developments in learning and teaching across interdisciplinary areas of the curriculum such as STEM.
This link will take you to an exemplar for a Numeracy audit that can be used across departments when you begin to plan as a school for Numeracy across Learning. Please feel free to download and change to suit your own setting. This audit has been set up for use at Third Level:
Numeracy across learning audit for third level
In addition, we have created an example of a Third Level tracker example for teachers to use, as well as an example of a pupil log which again can be changed to suit your own purposes. There is also an example of a holistic assessment from the Geography Department at Oban High School, which includes numeracy outcomes.
Tracking document for Numeracy across Learning S1 pupil log book exemplar S1 mapping holistic task
Below are links to a variety of websites that can support staff when planning for Numeracy across Learning:
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