Parental engagement is increasingly becoming a priority in UK primary schools, and rightly so, including parents with their children\u2019s education\u00a0is very\u00a0beneficial to their learning.<\/p>\n
However confident you yourself feel about Maths and Numeracy skills, there will be things you can do to support their learning in this area and are probably doing so without realising.\u00a0 If your child is struggling, remind them that they can get better with\u00a0practice and\u00a0reinforce with them that they are not able to do it \u201cyet\u201d.\u00a0 Also remind them of the progress they have already made and the things they can do now that they were not able to do a year ago.<\/p>\n
This page is here to support you with numeracy at home. The Whalsay School Numeracy Booklet\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0is a good starting point if you need reminding on anything you were taught at school and below you will see different sections\u00a0with links\u00a0about the Number packs, online games and to\u00a0other websites.<\/p>\n Click\u00a0here\u00a0<\/a> to download a document we made at school with some numeracy at home ideas<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Scotland Learns<\/a><\/p>\n Here you will find a range of activities to support your child\u2019s learning at home in numeracy and mathematics. You won\u2019t need lots of resources and the activities are designed to encourage your child\u2019s creativity and independence. There are some activities that your child can do on their own. You may want to do some of the activities as a family.<\/p>\n Scottish Golf pack<\/a><\/p>\n This pack is suitable for pupils in Upper Primary and Secondary<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Online Maths Games<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Sumdog<\/a><\/p>\n Topmarks<\/a><\/p>\n Primary Games<\/a><\/p>\n Family Learning<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Other websites<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Education Scotland <\/a><\/p>\n Information and ideas to build numeracy skills into everyday activities at home from early years to secondary.<\/p>\n Parent Zone<\/a><\/p>\n The Parentzone website\u00a0provides valuable information and support\u00a0for parents and carers on a range of topics. \u00a0This link takes you directly to the Numeracy at Home page which includes ideas to build numeracy skills into everyday activities from early years to secondary. It also includes a glossary which has been developed for parents and carers of children and young people in the broad general education in Scottish schools.<\/p>\n Read, Write, Count<\/a><\/p>\n Read, Write and Count is\u00a0where you will find literacy and numeracy games suitable for children of all ages.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Number Notion Packs<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n The Parent Council have recently invested in Number Notion packs for the Primary department to support with numeracy homework. Please see the link below to the website for Number Notion and to documents with activities for using these packs and other ideas to help at home.<\/p>\n Website<\/a><\/p>\n Number Notion Activities<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Parental engagement is increasingly becoming a priority in UK primary schools, and rightly so, including parents with their children\u2019s education\u00a0is very\u00a0beneficial to their learning. However confident you yourself feel about Maths and Numeracy skills, there will be things you can … Continue reading