This week we have been getting to grips with using Numicon to help us when learning all about number. Each Numicon represents a number from one to ten and can give us a picture of what a number can look like and can help us begin to see relationships between numbers, each piece has one more hole than the previous. Below are some examples to show you what they look like!
We have been exploring the shape of the Numicon and matching the number of holes in the Numicon to the number it represents. We have found that there are lots of different ways we can use Numicon in our class to help us with our learning. Below are some pictures which explain how this fantastic resource has been helping us this week to make sense of all things number……
Matching the Numicon to the numeral. Mrs Stevenson wrote numbers on our desks and we had to match the Numicon to the numeral.
Numicon shape pictures. We need to manipulate the Numicon to make it fit the picture to complete the shape.
Numicon can help us to develop our fine motor skills too. Whilst we are getting reading to be fantastic writers in primary One we have been working hard on developing our finger muscles so they are ready to write. We had to use the tweezers to place the pom poms into the holes in the Numicon. This was tricky but it also helped us see the number of holes and help us with counting too.
We also made our own Numicon city. We had to match the Numicon to the shape of the sky scraper, we were able to count up to some pretty big numbers!
Our school value this week has been centred around RESPECT. On Monday we had a discussion about what respect means to us, what it looks like and what it sounds like. We have been earning raffle tickets and pegs all week for always showing respect to others. This means, being a good listener, following instructions, taking turns and of course always using kind actions.
Being and feeling Safe and happy.
In our health and well being focus this week we have discussed where we feel safe, happy and belong. Here are some of our thoughts.
Reuben – “I feel safe and happy when I am in school with all my friends and at home with my family.”
Kaleb – “I feel safe and happy when I am with my dad watching the rugby.”
Mikah -” I feel safe and happy when I am at home watching the television.”
Saatvik -” I feel safe and happy when I am in my garden with my flowers. ”
We drew some pictures to illustrate our ideas and shared what our pictures meant with Mrs Stevenson. We are becoming very confident at discussing our learning and adding lots of important details into our pictures. Here are some pictures of our work.
We hope you enjoyed just a little snapshot of some of our learning from this week.
Mrs Stevenson and Primary1B
