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Number sense series: developing early number sense
This article for teachers suggests teaching strategies and
resources that can help to develop children's number sense.
Early years number sense
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articleNumber sense series: a sense of 'ten' and place value
Once a basic number sense has developed for numbers up to ten, a strong 'sense of ten' needs to be developed as a foundation for both place value and mental calculations. -
articleNatural born mathematicians
Helen Joyce interviews the neuropsychologist Brian Butterworth whose research has shown that we are all born with a "built-in" sense of cardinal number. -
articleEarly number sense
This article explores the basic foundations of number sense and outlines relevant research in this area. -
articleHow can I support the development of early number sense and place value?
This article for primary teachers expands on the key ideas which underpin early number sense and place value, and suggests activities to support learners as they get to grips with these ideas.
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articleDeveloping number fluency - what, why and how
In this article for primary teachers, Lynne McClure outlines what is meant by fluency in the context of number and explains how our selection of NRICH tasks can help. -
eyfs_activityDice
This dice activity encourages children to relate the number on the dice to the number of teddies they need to choose.
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eyfs_activityNumber rhymes
In this activity, the rhyme 'Ten Green Bottles' is used to encourage children to count backwards to work out how many bottles are left.
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eyfs_activityShopping - pirate poundland
In the pirate pound shop, children can practise their counting skills by choosing ten items to spend their ten pounds on.
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eyfs_activityShow me
In this task, children will learn different ways of representing the same number.