Using numerals

I can use numerals to talk about and represent numbers.

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Using numerals

I can use numerals to talk about and represent numbers.

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Key learning points

Know a numeral is a symbol or name that stands for a number.
Match a numeral with many ideas of a number.

Keywords

Numeral - A numeral is a symbol or name that stands for a number.
Number - A count or measurement that is an idea in our minds. The number is an idea, the numeral is how we write it.
Count - Count means to say the number names in order and to count a set to find out how many there are.

Common misconception

Mixing numerals eg. 6 and 9

Draw attention to each digit and explore their similarities and differences.

Find opportunities to integrate the use of numerals throughout the day eg. using numeral dice in games, on 'tidy-up labels', labelling amounts during snack time. Read books containing numerals. See EEF's Improving Mathematics in KS1 Guidance Report.