Number Builders course guide - Collins Primary Maths

Number Builders The ultimate building blocks to boost pupils’ understanding of number Includes digital resources, number lines and frames, activity cards n-bars, an innovative maths manipulative!

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What is Number Builders?

Number Builders is a comprehensive and engaging number support programme for Foundation and Key Stage 1 that brings together flexible lesson resources and an innovative classroom manipulative, n-bars.

Developed by former head teacher Ian Connors, this multi-sensory, highly accessible programme can be implemented in full or to complement your existing maths provision.

Multi-functional, classroom-tested manipulative, n-bars, encourages children to build numbers and explore maths concepts in 3D Fully editable, downloadable lesson plans, slideshows and activities save time and support confident teaching of number Short, easy-to-follow training videos demonstrate how to teach a mastery mindset and how to use the resources to their maximum potential Additional physical classroom resources enable children to perform independent number work Number Builders comprises a digital subscription, number lines and frames, activity cards and n-bars.

Definitely a resource to consolidate and secure children’s number knowledge… the lessons were sequenced well and accessible for all children.

Number Builders pilot school

A pupil at St Frideswide CoE Primary School uses the n-bars with modelling clay Pupils at South Ossett Infants Academy experiment with the n-bars

Provide a concrete representation of number with n-bars Colour-coded and multi-functional, n-bars can be joined in multiple ways to build various maths models. n-bars can also be used alongside other classroom resources like pencils or modelling clay to boost understanding and improve fine motor skills.

We always aim to teach maths in a practical, concrete way before moving on to the abstract and this manipulative helped us to do that.

South Ossett Infants Academy

Each n-bars pack contains 90 n-bars in complementary colours for number bonds up to 10 and neutral colours for base numbers 1, 5 and 10.

Teach confidently with flexible, downloadable resources Number Builders lesson plans, teaching resources and training videos are accessible on the Collins Hub, providing unlimited access for both pupils and teachers on whiteboards, computers, tablets and smartphones, inside or outside the classroom.

The teaching resources are fully editable to ensure that your school has complete freedom over how the lessons are taught.

All additional resources required for each lesson are listed clearly in the plan

Lesson plans are broken down into easy-to-follow steps to keep progress on track

Year 2 • Place value – Part 1

Place value within 100 (1) Lesson 3 Partition and build numbers using tens and ones within 100 (1) Resources Slideshow: LessonSlides_Y2_PV_1.3

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REFRESH • Slide 1: Revisit the idea of putting large numbers into groups of ten to make counting them easier. Count the tens and the remaining ones.

• Slide 2: Remind the children to count the tens and then the ones. Use number frames and number lines to look at more numbers together.

STEPS • Slide 3: Vocab: Count in tens to consolidate the vocabulary.

• Slide 4: Look carefully at how the number 73 is made up. Say: We can say that it is seven tens and three ones or that it is 70 and 3. Ask: Is seven tens always 70?

• Slides 5–9: Practise partitioning numbers to complete part-whole models. On Slide 9, ask: Why do we put a zero into the part-whole model for 90?

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• Slides 11–13: Introduce the activity sheets.

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• In the plenary, give two children a large single-digit number card each to hold so that they make a two-digit number. Ask: What number have you made? How is it made up?

Ask them to swap places and say what the new number is. Ask further questions about this number, for example, is it bigger or smaller than the first number? Is it odd or even?

• Slide 14: Ask the children to close their eyes and ‘see’ the 1–100 frame in their head. Ask: Where do you think the number 50 is?

They open their eyes and check if they were right. Ask those children who knew where it was how they knew. Repeat with other numbers and share their strategies. This will consolidate number structure and enhance their understanding of place value.

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Sample lesson plan taken from Year 2, Unit 1, Lesson 3

Sample slides taken from Reception, Unit 4, Lesson 1

Colourful, animated slides keep lessons interactive and collaborative

A range of characters appear throughout the lessons to encourage mathematical talk and secure number knowledge

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Year 1 • Addition and subtraction – Part 2

Activities combine learning with the n-bars and additional physical classroom resources to consolidate learning

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Year 1 • Addition and subtraction – Part 2

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Sample activities taken from Year 1, Unit 4, Lesson 5 Join Number Builders series editor and former head teacher Ian Connors as he guides you through the programme and demonstrates how to use the resources and tools to their fullest potential in a range of training videos

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Meet the Numberinis!

Find out how schools have implemented Number Builders into their maths lessons with in-depth case studies

Throughout the Number Builders programme, your pupils will meet the Numberinis, seven characters with specific roles to support children’s security of number concepts and encourage mathematical talk.

Mop mirrors how children learn, sometimes making mistakes and having another go to get things right

Digit likes to fetch items and take them away, perfect for addition and subtraction activities

Min and Moon often work together to compare amounts, jumping in small steps with Min to count steps of 1, and jumping in big leaps with Moon to count in multiples

Snap can be found in multiplication and division lessons, snapping her fingers to make things appear and disappear

Teacher Cat explains concepts and rules

Spotty represents mathematical thinking and problem-solving, finding clues, patterns and missing numbers

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1-year Number Builders digital subscription (available on the Collins Hub)

978-0-00-852235-3

£210.00

3-year Number Builders digital subscription (available on the Collins Hub)

978-0-00-852236-0

£525.00

n-bars (Pack of 90)

978-0-00-852199-8

£79.99

n-bars Activity Cards Pack 1 (Pack of 75)

978-0-00-852247-6

£29.99

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978-0-00-852248-3

£29.99

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978-0-00-852249-0

£29.99

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978-0-00-852250-6

£6.99

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978-0-00-852251-3

£11.99

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978-0-00-852252-0

£14.99

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978-0-00-852253-7

£6.99

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978-0-00-852254-4

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978-0-00-852255-1

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