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Non-parental involvement
= 5% on average
Parental involvement
= Up to 30%
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69% of parents do not help children
with their homework because
Everything has changed since they were at school and they are not confident in the new methods.
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Young children’s key strengths
Learning from doing
Learning from seeing
Strong sense of pattern
See connections between numbers through manipulating and making connections between shapes
How?
Numicon homework bags:
• 2 x Numicon shapes 1-10
• Large table top number line
• 10 x Numicon 10 shape
• Number cards 0-21
• 60 x counters
• Set 4 dice
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Addition
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Number bonds to 10
How many different combinations of shapes can you find to make 10?
These are called number bonds to 10.
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Subtraction
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Doubles
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Odd numbers/Patterns
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The Numicon packs will not be sent home every week. Your child will still get paper based homework.
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