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Number and the Number Processes

Well planned activities, incorporating Bloom’s Revised Taxonomy for Learning, are a useful tool for developing learners’ understanding and skills in numeracy and mathematics. Below is a link to a Bloom’s Fan for Number and Number Processes, which can be used to provide plenary questions to promote higher order thinking in the numeracy and mathematics classroom.

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Guide for using a Rekenrek to support numeracy.

Rekenrek

The link below will take you to instructions for creating your own rekenrek for use in the classroom. Children develop their technology skills at the same time making this a great cross-curricular activity.

http://www.k-5mathteachingresources.com/how-to-make-a-rekenrek.html

These superhero posters are good for supporting different mental addition and subtraction strategies for the lower levels in the primary school:

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ADDITION

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SUBTRACTION

Mental-strategies-Subtraction

MULTIPLICATION AND DIVISION

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A link to a powerpoint going over some of the numeracy skills for multiplication, as highlighted by the SSLN results:

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