Numicon: One to One Starter Apparatus Pack A

TL;DR

The video introduces the contents of the new Numicon 1-2-1 starter apparatus pack, which includes manipulatives and resources for teaching math concepts to children aged 5 to 7.

Transcript

hello I'm Louise Paddington and I work in the primary masters team here at UNK University Press we're going to talk you through what's included in the new me come one two on starter apparatus pack Abe if you're not familiar with it NUMA con is a maths program that's based on the concrete pictorial and abstract approach encouraging children to use s... Read More

Key Insights

• 📦 The Numicon 1-2-1 starter apparatus pack is designed to support teaching math concepts to children aged 5 to 7.
• 👶 The pack includes manipulatives such as Numicon shapes, number oats, rock trays, and spinners, which help children understand and visualize mathematical concepts.
• 🫥 The pack also includes resources such as number lines, dice, and numeral cards that can be used in various activities.
• 🧑‍🏫 The manipulatives and resources in the pack support the concrete, pictorial, and abstract approach to teaching math.
• 🧑‍🏫 The pack is especially useful for teaching number patterns, calculating, geometry, measurement, and statistics.
• #️⃣ The Numicon shapes offer a tactile and visual representation of number ideas, allowing children to explore and understand relationships between number concepts.
• 🧑‍🏭 The rock trays and number lines help children with pattern building, number fact work, counting, and generalization.

Questions & Answers

Q: What is included in the Numicon 1-2-1 starter apparatus pack?

The pack includes Numicon shapes, number oats, rock trays, number lines, spinners, dice, and numeral cards.

Q: How do the Numicon shapes support teaching math concepts?

Numicon shapes provide tactile and visual illustrations of number ideas, helping children understand and visualize relationships between number concepts.

Q: Can the number lines be used for measurement work?

Yes, the number lines in the pack support measurement work, as well as place value partitioning and calculation.

Q: How can the spinners be used in activities?

The spinners can be used as an alternative to dice in various activities, and they come with different overlays such as numerals, shapes, movement instructions, and amounts.

Summary & Key Takeaways

• The Numicon 1-2-1 starter apparatus pack offers manipulatives and resources for teaching math concepts to children aged 5 to 7.

• The pack includes Numicon shapes, number oats, rock trays, number lines, spinners, dice, and numeral cards.

• These manipulatives and resources support the concrete, pictorial, and abstract approach to teaching math and help children develop understanding and visualizations of mathematical concepts.