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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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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Know a numeral is a symbol or name that stands for a number.
  2. 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.


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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.
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6 Questions

Q1.
How many dots on the dice?
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2
Correct answer: 3
4
Q2.
Say the count. What is the missing number?
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Correct answer: 2
3
4
Q3.
Say the count. What is the missing number?
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Correct Answer: 5, five
Q4.
How many oranges are there?
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Correct Answer: 5, five
Q5.
how many pens can you count?
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8
9
Correct answer: 10
Q6.
Say the count. What number comes next? 4, 5, 6, 7 ...
Correct Answer: 8, eight

6 Questions

Q1.
How many pencils can you count?
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five
Correct answer: six
seven
Q2.
What is the missing numeral?
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3
Correct answer: 4
5
Q3.
What is the missing numeral?
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Correct answer: 6
8
9
Q4.
Which numeral is represented by the fingers in this picture?
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3
Correct answer: 4
5
Q5.
Which numeral is being represented by the fingers?
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Correct Answer: 8, eight
Q6.
The three pictures represent the same numeral. What numeral do they represent?
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Correct Answer: 5, five

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