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Exploring Number Sense with Fifth and Sixth Class Learning Path

By PDST

Activities, References and Games which might be useful when exploring Number Sense with Fifth and Sixth Class
4 resources in this Learning Path

1

What is Number Sense?

https://nrich.maths.org/10737 Added: 27 Mar 2020 Contributor: PDST Resource type: Article

This article explores the basic foundations of number sense and outlines relevant research in this area.

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How it maps to the curriculum

1-2
Mathematics

Strand: Number

Asset type: Document
Language: English
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2

How it maps to the curriculum

1-2
Mathematics

Strand: Number

Strand unit: Counting & Numeration

Asset type: Video
Language: English
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3

Number Sense and Place Value Activities

https://nrich.maths.org/10712 Added: 30 Mar 2020 Contributor: PDST Resource type: Lesson Plan

This 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.

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How 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
Asset type: Online Resource
Language: English
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4

Number Sense Activities - Upper Primary

https://nrich.maths.org/10718 Added: 30 Mar 2020 Contributor: PDST Resource type: Game / Lesson Plan / Other

Have a go at these activities which will help you get to grips with some of the main ideas about place value - being able to order numbers and knowing how important the position of a digit is in a number.

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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
  • identify place value in whole numbers and decimals
  • read, write and order whole numbers and decimals
  • read, write and order whole numbers and decimals
  • round decimals
  • round whole numbers and round decimals
Asset type: Online Resource
Language: English
Rights: All rights reserved
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