Primary Numeracy

Numeracy

Key titles

The ONLY interactive resources for the PNS Wave 3 guidelines

Motivate your KS2 children who are still experiencing significant difficulties in grasping key mathematical concepts through a series of age-appropriate interactive activities.

Authors: Paul Merrison and Stephanie Suter

Difference in the Sea Zone

difference picture

Counting in the Space Zone

Activities cover five areas in which children working below level 3 make fundamental errors and have misconceptions: Counting, Ordering, Difference, Grouping and Number Bonds
Activities are based in three different ‘zones’ (Sea, Space and Fantasy) which allows your children to practice and consolidate the same mathematical concept using different situations

Grouping in the Fantasy Zones

Ordering in the Space Zone

Numberbonds Picture

Number bonds in the fantasy zone

Set Up Screen

Key features

Simple game play
A set up screen for each program provides quick and easy differentiation
Each activity involves five rounds with simple feedback
Three zones, the Sea zone, the Space zone and the Fantasy zone, in which to consolidate the five areas of mathematics covered in the programs
Optional on screen number lines or bead strings are available to support children
Sound effects and music can be muted

Differentiated activities

A Set Up screen for each program allows activities to be differentiated enabling children to progress confidently

Teacher Help

Animated videos illustrate how to use and differentiate each program. Printable teacher notes give guidance on each program

What Teachers say:

“Simple to get going, nice level of differentiation which was pitched

appropriately for the children [Year 6, just at/below level 3].”

Teacher from Church Hill Junior School, Thurmaston

“The children were more in control of their learning and they were

not worried about making mistakes because they could correct.”

Teacher from Hose Primary School, Leicester

“I liked the fact that exactly the same questions are shown in different contexts; encouraging children not to ‘box off’ operations to certain situations.”

Learning Support Assistant (LSA) from Church Hill Junior School, Thurmaston

Author details: Paul Merrison and Stephanie Suter have both been consultants in Leicestershire since the beginning of the Numeracy Strategy in 1999. They have been involved in national ICT pilots focused on laptops, computer suites and Interactive Whiteboards.

All games written and developed by the Leicestershire Primary Mathematics Team