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KCS Number Line

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NUMBER & PLACE VALUE

Practice counting using one to one correspondence.

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NUMBER & PLACE VALUE

Hide numbers on the number line and ask the children which numbers are missing.

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NUMBER & PLACE VALUE

Circle all of the odd numbers and ask the children if they can identify a pattern. Can they predict which number would be next after 30?

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NUMBER & PLACE VALUE

Ask the children to count the numbers omitting the even ones.

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NUMBER NUMBER & PLACE VALUE

Highlight all of the palindromes on the 100 number line.

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NUMBER NUMBER & PLACE VALUE

Choose a number on the number line and ask the children to investigate how many different ways they can make that number.

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NUMBER & PLACE VALUE

Put the children in pairs and ask one child to use a counter to cover a number on their number line. Then their partner can ask questions and work out which number the counter is hiding. For example: Is it an odd number? If the child guesses correctly they win the counter and then the other child chooses a number to cover.

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NUMBER & PLACE VALUE

Place counters on the number line to represent a number sequence and then ask the children to work out which numbers would come next.

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NUMBER NUMBER & PLACE VALUE

Get the children to highlight a number on the number line and create an investigation for a partner involving that number.

NUMBER NUMBER & PLACE VALUE

Choose four number and work out what the largest and smallest numbers are that can be made using these. 10

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Ask the children to choose a number and write five facts about that number.

It is an even number. It is made of 7 tens and 3 ones. It is larger than 50. It is a prime number. The sum of the digits

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Count on the number line to model addition.

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ADDITION & SUBTRACTION

Jump back on the number line to model subtraction.

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ADDITION & SUBTRACTION

Show repeated addition by jumping on in jumps of the same size.

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ADDITION & SUBTRACTION

In pairs take turns to roll a dice and count on the number line the corresponding number shown on the dice. The first child to reach 100 wins.

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ADDITION & SUBTRACTION

Find any two digit number and add together both of its digits.

1 + 3 = 4

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ADDITION & SUBTRACTION

Choose a number and continue adding ten to it, which numbers do you land on? Do the children notice a pattern?

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ADDITION & SUBTRACTION

Start on 100 and count back a set number, continue repeating the same number of jumps backwards. Which numbers do you land on?

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ADDITION & SUBTRACTION

Investigate which numbers on the number line have digits that add up to 6.

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ADDITION & SUBTRACTION

Find two consecutive numbers on the number line that add up to a square number.

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Find different pairs of numbers that add up to 100.

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ADDITION & SUBTRACTION

Find numbers on the number line that digits add up to 10. Do children notice a pattern emerging?

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ADDITION & SUBTRACTION

Find three consecutive numbers on the number line and add them together to find their total.

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ADDITION & SUBTRACTION

Choose two numbers on the number line and find the difference between them.

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MULTIPLICATION & DIVISION

Start on a number and jump back in jumps of the same size to model division.

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MULTIPLICATION & DIVISION

Demonstrate multiplication by jumping on in groups.

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MULTIPLICATION & DIVISION

Find multiples of a set number.

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MULTIPLICATION & DIVISION

Locate on the number line the square root of a given number.

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MULTIPLICATION & DIVISION

Identify the cubed root of a given number.

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MULTIPLICATION & DIVISION

Investigate which numbers on the number line are prime numbers.

NUMBER

MULTIPLICATION & DIVISION

Divide five different numbers by ten. Can the children identify anything about what happens.

Find a number on the number line and double it.

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