Counting Up, using written words and Numicon Shapes

Count up from one to five, ten, twenty or thirty using matching Numicon Shapes with corresponding written words. These resources are English only but you can edit the text to be in any language you choose.

The resources available to download are:

• Counting Up, one to five
• Counting Up, one to ten
• Counting Up, one to twenty
• Counting Up, one to thirty

Counting Down, using digits and Numicon Shapes 

When children are confident with counting up, move onto counting down. Match the digits with the corresponding Numicon Shape.

There are four number ranges available to download:

• Counting Down, 5 to 1 
• Counting Down, 10 to 1 
• Counting Down, 20 to 1 
• Counting Down, 30 to 1 

Counting in Multiples, using one Numicon Shape

Support counting in multiples to 5, 10, 20 or 30 using one Numicon Shape only. The resources available use a 1-shape, 2-shape, 5-shape or 10-shape. 

Counting in 1s using 1-shapes:

• Counting in Multiples, 1-shapes up to 5
• Counting in Multiples, 1-shapes up to 10
• Counting in Multiples, 1-shapes up to 20
• Counting in Multiples, 1-shapes up to 30

Counting in 2s using 2-shapes:

• Counting in Multiples, 2-shapes up to 10
• Counting in Multiples, 2-shapes up to 20
• Counting in Multiples, 2-shapes up to 30

Counting in 5s using 5-shapes:

• Counting in Multiples, 5-shapes up to 10
• Counting in Multiples, 5-shapes up to 20
• Counting in Multiples, 5-shapes up to 30

Counting in 10s using 10-shapes:

• Counting in Multiples, 10-shapes up to 30

Even and Odd Numbers, using Numicon Shapes and digits

There are a number of resources focusing on either even or odd numbers within the ranges 1 to 5, 1 to 10, 1 to 20 or 1 to 30.  

Even Numbers using Numicon Shapes are:

• Even numbers between 1 and 5 
• Even numbers between 1 and 10
• Even numbers between 1 and 20
• Even numbers between 1 and 30

Odd Numbers using Numicon Shapes are:

• Odd numbers between 1 and 5 
• Odd numbers between 1 and 10
• Odd numbers between 1 and 20
• Odd numbers between 1 and 30

Number Bonds from 1 to 10

Once children have mastered all the Number Bonds there is a super add-on which contains every number bond: from 0 + 1, 0 + 2, 1 + 2, …, 9 + 1, 10 + 0 . This can be used in Special Words Plus where settings are set to Loop and Shuffle All for more of an assessment. Challenge by decreasing or increasing the Cards Per Page. 

Adding Facts to 10

Adding Facts help children to learn and improve additions. Adding Facts is an advanced way to use Numicon and there are key numeracy skills children need to be mastered before getting to this stage: 

• Know numbers up to 20, which can be practiced with our Counting Up 1 – 20 resource
• Have a concept of addition, which can be practiced with our resource for Counting In 1s and 2s etc 
• Understanding odd and even numbers is also a good skill to have as these are number patterns children can easily see. Use our Even and Odd resources to practice develop and improve this knowledge

The resources available to download with N + <number> sums are:

• Adding Facts to 10, N + 1 sums
• Adding Facts to 10, N + 2 sums
• Adding Facts to 10, N + 3 sums
• Adding Facts to 10, N + 4 sums
• Adding Facts to 10, N + 5 sums
• Adding Facts to 10, N + 6 sums
• Adding Facts to 10, N + 7 sums
• Adding Facts to 10, N + 8 sums
• Adding Facts to 10, N + 9 sums

Then there are a set with <number> + N sums:

• Adding Facts to 10, 1 + N sums 
• Adding Facts to 10, 2 + N sums
• Adding Facts to 10, 3 + N sums
• Adding Facts to 10, 4 + N sums
• Adding Facts to 10, 5 + N sums
• Adding Facts to 10, 6 + N sums
• Adding Facts to 10, 7 + N sums
• Adding Facts to 10, 8 + N sums
• Adding Facts to 10, 9 + N sums