Learning Path
Exploring Number Sense with Third and Fourth Class Learning Path
By PDST
Activities, References and Games which might be useful when exploring Number Sense with Third and Fourth Class
7 resources in this Learning Path
1
What is Number Sense?
https://nrich.maths.org/10737 Added: 27 Mar 2020 Contributor: PDST Resource type: ArticleThis article explores the basic foundations of number sense and outlines relevant research in this area.
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- 1-2
- Mathematics
Strand: Number
2
Coded Hundred Square
https://nrich.maths.org/6554 Added: 27 Mar 2020 Contributor: PDST Resource type: ActivityThis hundred square is written in code.
It starts with one and ends with a hundred.
Can you build it up? How did you do it?
Can you build it up in a different way?
Talk to a friend who has also tried building up the hundred square. How did s/he do it? What do you like about her/his method?
How it maps to the curriculum
- 5-6
- Mathematics
Strand: Number
Strand unit: Place Value
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
- identify place value in whole numbers and decimals
3
Bead String Activities
https://pdst.ie/sites/default/files/bead%20string%20task%20card.pdf Added: 27 Mar 2020 Contributor: PDST Resource type: ActivityExplore, Identify and Record Place Value 0-99
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- 3-4
- Mathematics
Strand: Number
Strand unit: Place Value
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
- explore and identify place value in whole numbers, 0-999
4
100 Hunt +10 Challenge
http://www.ictgames.com/100huntplus10.html Added: 15 Aug 2016 Contributor: Marie Dineen Resource type: GameFind the "target number" on the Hundred Square and click the number which is 10 more than the target number.
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- 1-2
- Mathematics
Strand: Number
Strand unit: Counting & Numeration
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
- read, write and order numerals, 0-99
Suggestions for use: An excellent game to use with your class on counting in 10's. Use an assessment tool by projecting onto the whiteboard or allowing pupils to play the game individually on the tablets.
5
100 Square Activities
https://www.scoilnet.ieuploads/resources/31496/31232.pdf Added: 09 Dec 2019 Contributor: PDST Resource type: WorksheetDescriptions of 7 different activities involving the 100 square. Includes Guess My Number, 100 Square Jigsaw, Beat the Number, Missing Numbers amongst others.
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- 1-2
- Mathematics
Strand: Number
Strand unit: Counting & Numeration
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
- read, write and order numerals 0-199
- read, write and order numerals, 0-99
Suggestions for use: Print the corresponding 100 square and display this resource on the whiteboard with the intention of acting as instructions or a guide on how to do each activity.
6
Number Sense Number Talk
https://vimeo.com/211533436 Added: 27 Mar 2020 Contributor: PDST Resource type: Audio / Video View full descriptionHow it maps to the curriculum
- 1-2
- Mathematics
Strand: Number
Strand unit: Counting & Numeration
7
Number Sense and Place Value Activities
https://nrich.maths.org/10712 Added: 30 Mar 2020 Contributor: PDST Resource type: Lesson PlanThis feature aims to support you in developing children's number sense and their understanding of place value. The first three articles unpick the ideas associated with these important areas of mathematics and outline relevant research. The fourth article links to a range of tasks and our rationale for choosing them. You can see the tasks themselves, which we have grouped into five categories, by scrolling down further.
View full descriptionHow it maps to the curriculum
- 3-4
- Mathematics
Strand: Number
Strand unit: Place Value
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
- explore and identify place value in decimal numbers to one place of decimals.
- explore and identify place value in decimal numbers to two places of decimals.
- explore and identify place value in whole numbers, 0-999
- explore and identify place value in whole numbers, 0-9999
- read, write and order four-digit numbers and solve simple problems
- read, write and order three-digit numbers
- round whole numbers to the nearest ten or hundred
- round whole numbers to the nearest thousand
