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For younger learners

  • Early Years Foundation Stage

Manipulatives

We have features on the use of key manipulatives (be sure to take a look at Jenni Back's article on use of manipulatives: Manipulatives in the Primary Classroom):
Age 5 to 11
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Counters

This feature brings together a range of activities which involve the use of counters.

Age 5 to 11

Geoboards

This feature brings together activities which make use of a geoboard or pegboard.

Age 5 to 11
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Cubes

This feature brings together tasks which make use of interlocking cubes.

Age 5 to 11

Playing with Dice

New term, new classes? Playing with dice can tell you a lot about how your new pupils think.

Age 5 to 11

Intriguing Interactivities

This feature for primary teachers brings together tasks with interactivities to stimulate learners' curiosity.

Age 5 to 11

Cuisenaire

The tasks in this feature use Cuisenaire rods to help learners visualise and explore the links to be made between proportionality, equivalence, comparison, difference and pattern.

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The NRICH Project aims to enrich the mathematical experiences of all learners. To support this aim, members of the NRICH team work in a wide range of capacities, including providing professional development for teachers wishing to embed rich mathematical tasks into everyday classroom practice.

NRICH is part of the family of activities in the Millennium Mathematics Project.

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