Reading, writing and representing numbers

There are 35 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Reading, writing and representing numbers
Three neighbours
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Three neighbours

Age
7 to 14
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Take three consecutive numbers and add them together. What do you notice?
Standard Index Form Matching
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Standard Index Form Matching

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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Can you match these calculations in Standard Index Form with their answers?
Neighbourly Addition
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Neighbourly Addition

Age
7 to 14
Challenge level
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I added together some of my neighbours' house numbers. Can you explain the patterns I noticed?
Amount
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Amount

Age
5 to 11
These tasks will help learners develop their understanding of place value, particularly giving them opportunities to express numbers as amounts.
Early number sense
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Early number sense

Age
5 to 7
These activities will help children develop a strong sense of number.
Activities on the Gattegno Chart
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Activities on the Gattegno Chart

In this article, Alf outlines six activities using the Gattegno chart, which help to develop understanding of place value, multiplication and division.
Dot Card Games
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Dot Card Games

These games devised by Jenni Way use dot cards which will help children see the structure of numbers 1-6 and give them confidence as they begin to add and subtract these numbers.
Matching numbers
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Matching numbers

Age
5 to 7
Challenge level
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Can you find different ways of showing the same number? Try this matching game and see!
That number square
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That number square

Age
5 to 11
Challenge level
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Exploring the structure of a number square: how quickly can you put the number tiles in the right place on the grid?