You can also use these activities as revision activities, or to bring lessons to their close, as they can be used to help students revise and consolidate what they've learnt in a visual and interactive way. Furthermore, by introducing the competitive element of a game into an activity, you can motivate children to work harder as they will want to get more answers correct! It guides children whilst they learn early maths skills whilst they’re in nursery, reception, and up.

By giving children something physical – rather than just paper and a pencil – they develop confidence and a greater understanding of the concepts that they are being introduced to. Numicon helps to raise achievement across all ability levels.Extra activities and resources have been provided for the First Steps Kit, the Next Steps Kit and for anyone with both kits, which you can go straight to here: Thanks for getting in touch. I've taken a look and I think this resource might be what you had in mind! Please do let me know if it's not what you were looking for.

We have some lovely challenge cards here: https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/t-t-2545695-number-shapes-number-bonds-to-10-activity-challenge-cards Numicon is effective, fun and used in schools everywhere. Numicon at Home is available to help you support your child with the maths they learn in school, succeed and enjoy it. You can find out more about it here.This helps them to connect the dots between the symbol of the number, the spelling of the number, and the meaning of the number. Having each number written down and represented as a tangible shape helps children to build a stronger understanding of the relationship between written numbers and the quantity the number represents. Later on, your child will be able to see more complex mathematical ideas, like how two fours make eight, three twos make six, and so on. This lays the foundation for their understanding of number all the way through school. If you're wanting to challenge your children and test their number bond knowledge, take a look at this Number Bond Ultimate Challenge Worksheet, great for assessing your children's understanding whilst also providing a fun activity.