Page 30 - Numeracy Skills

Groovy GRID

• Children place 4 bricks on their desk as shown in the
picture on the right. (colour is irrelevant)
• Using an X and Y axis, the children can visualise their
times tables.
• Allow the children to work with a piece of wool
to circle the number they are working out.
• Assist learners in noticing the patterns
in the bricks and the visual
constancy of the number form.
• When working with bigger numbers, pair up with a
partner or work in threes.

FEED THE

HUNGRY

CROCODILE

• All the children place their bricks in a pile in front of the
classroom
• Teacher decorates a shoebox to look like a crocodile.
There should be an opening at either end.
• Teacher puts her arm through the opening at the back -
her hand being the “mouth” of the croc, peeping out at
the other end.
• She asks the children to feed her bricks (fish). E.g.
Tommy, please give me 2 red fish … / Give me 3+2
yellow fish / Give me 3 green + 4 blue fish … Etc.
• The children must listen for their name, how many and
what colour bricks to give the hungry crocodile.

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