One of the key things I've learnt this year is the importance of having a number line that is clear and visible up in your classroom. Number lines can be used for almost all maths activities and are a handy tool to help students visualise the task.
They are easy to make and apparently you can purchase ones too. I've placed mine up along the wall in my classroom, however, a modification for younger age levels is to have them run along the floor. Students in Prep at our school enjoy being able to actually "jump and hop" along the number line.
*Make sure you start at zero too!
For more information on maths and number lines, check out the following website. Frank Schoonderbeek ran a PD session at our school that was very informative. Here is his website:
http://www.aiz.vic.edu.au/Resources/?cid=52
Good morning,
ReplyDeleteMy name is Abby and I help to run a website offering hundreds of free early years and KS1 teaching resources called Early Learning HQ (www.earlylearninghq.org.uk).
I can see that you are talking about number lines and I was wondering if you would have a little look at ours and see what you think. We have lots of different themes and they are all designed by me and a small team in Swansea, so it would be nice to share them with some more people! You can have a look at them here: http://www.earlylearninghq.org.uk /numeracy/ numberlines/.
If you like our stuff then perhaps you would consider linking to our page so other people can find it as well? If you would like me to make any other resources then please let me know and I’ll see what I can do :).
Many thanks,
Abby