Numeracy activities

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Teaching and learning activities from the Numeracy Development Project books, focused on number strategy and knowledge. Each activity is linked to the NZC and the Number Framework.

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Level Two
Number and Algebra
Numeracy activities
The purpose of this activity is to develop useful strategies for mental calculation when estimating possible addition solutions.

estimate the sum or difference between numbers.

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Level Four
Number and Algebra
Numeracy activities
To give students practice in adding numbers from one up to ones of thousands or decimal numbers from thousandths to ones. This is a whole class game but can be played in small group situations where they can take turns to roll the die. Both cards can be played at the same time which caters for...

use their knowledge of the place value structure to add decimals together.

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Level Four
Number and Algebra
Numeracy activities
This activity provides students with a fun, game context in which to practice their factorisation skills. This activity builds the knowledge to help develop multiplicative strategies.

use their knowledge of basic facts to identify common factors of numbers to 100.

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Level Four
Number and Algebra
Numeracy activities
This activity provides students with a fun, game context in which to practice finding common multiples of numbers. This activity builds knowledge to help develop multiplicative strategies.

Identify common multiples of numbers to 10.

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Level Four
Number and Algebra
Numeracy activities
The purpose of this activity is to work out a hidden number on a calculator using knowledge of number sequence.

use their knowledge of decimal number sequence order decimals.

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Level Four
Number and Algebra
Numeracy activities
This activity provides students with a fun, game context in which to practice their decimal number ordering skills.

use their knowledge of the number system to create the biggest decimal number.

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Level Four
Number and Algebra
Numeracy activities
The purpose of this activity is to give students practise in converting decimals into fractions. This can be a quick class starter or be used as part of an independent activity.

convert fractions with denominators of 10 and 100 to decimals

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Level Three
Number and Algebra
Numeracy activities
This is a whole class game but can be played in small group situations where they can take turns to roll the die. To give students practice in adding numbers from one up to ones of thousands or decimal numbers from thousandths to ones. Both cards can be played at the same time which caters for...

add together numbers in ones, tens, hundreds, and thousands.

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Level Three
Number and Algebra
Numeracy activities
In this activity we work with four digit numbers, adding and subtracting 1, 10, 100 and 1000 to these.

add and subtract the numbers 1, 10, 100 and 1000 to four digit numbers

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Level Three
Number and Algebra
Numeracy activities
The purpose of this activity is for students to practice their multiplication basic facts

recall the multiplication basic facts.