OUP Oxford Homework Activities Intervention Resource - 'Maths Bag' of resources per pupil (Numicon Apparatus) Misc. Supplies – 1 April 2001

I bought this bag of Numicon because it gave me, as an experienced teacher, the apparatus I needed to explain number to struggling pupils whom I tutor. It is good value for money, has the potential to deal with understanding number from one to one hundred, and includes a useful numberline and number cards to 21. If you are looking to support children from the age of five and through Key Stage One, then this is a great resource, but it comes with no instructions for use. You have to know what you are doing!Children under the age of five may find the Numicon at home kit more interesting, and that offers suggestions for activities, too.Older children may benefit from using number rods, rather than the Numicon shapes.however, for children at the right point in their learning this apparatus is just the thing and perfect for one child.

Good for teaching kids maths and numbers but too expensive

I have used numicon for many years in school with children with learning difficulties and it was invaluable. Now I have bought some as a foster carer to help the children in my care. Numicon allows children to see and feel numbers/patterns and this really helps when a child cannot visualize a mathematical concept. Perfect for adding, subtraction, multiplication or familiarizing​ the very young with numbers. Numicon builds a childs confidence as it is fun to do and tactile. I5 minutes at a time is enough.Many schools in Wales use this mathematical aid, but it is not often used in English schools yet, unfortunately. I highly recommend this product for all children at whatever level /stage of mathematics they are.

Great little piece of kit for getting your child at home familiar with numbers and how they are made. Adaptable so you can show addition and subtraction using the dice (included). It wouldn't be hard to use the numicon for multiplication and division , certainly at low number facts and to be able to introduce that language. It has a bag of counters to aid with estimation and to cover up and help with other maths problems as well as a great bag to hold everything in. This bag doubles up as a resource itself, to play games such as guess the number in the bag just by touch or you could ask someone "if I have 17 in the bag, what numbers have I used to make it?". My only problem with the set is the number line and number cards. They both go up to 21. However the set only has enough pieces to make 1-20. The only way to make 21 is to put the ten and eleven together but that takes them out of the number line. In my opinion if you are going to have the numbers in there then you should have the pieces to match. This is the only thing that stopped it being five stars.

Fantastic if you have litle ones in or approaching school as they all use Numicon from Nursery.If you're homeschooling then it would be invaluable as there are different ways children associate with numbers.Some children remember the colours, other the shapes and others the size etc... this is a great little tool for home learning.I'm a childminder so I use it to support my own children and others and we make games up which makes it fun and the little after school childrenare vamiliar so they get involved and tell me all about it which is nice way to let them express themselves confidently.

As a secondary school teacher I am being encouraged by the head of department and county maths advisor to use numicon and cusinere rods much more often in day to day teaching. I am being told to a always have it on the desk ready for the pupils to use should they require it, especially for low level but for top sets too. I've recently been on a course where these resources were used to teach complex ideas such as ratio and proportion and algebra as well as basic number skills. I have brought this set so I can use it to help my 10 yo daughter at home and for the ks2 children I privately tutor.

My son uses this system at school and when I see it available to buy for home it was a must have for our homework area. It makes explaining some of the calculations so much easier as he has a visual aid. I gave been so surprised how he can recognise the number by the shape without having to count the holes. Would recommend this to any parent of children, aged from nursery, as my son used them at nursery school and was already doing simple maths without even realising.Fantastic item highly recommend.

All the school kids in my child's class use this in there lessons and one by one the parents were buying this to help there maths whilst at home. Its an expensive product, however the educational knowledge they gain is really positive. My son now loves maths! You can add more and more components to add to any set. Great item, very well made and as I said its great for educational purposes with a hint of fun. Thank you so much