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Here are some specific activities, investigations or visual aids we have picked out. Click anywhere in the grey area to access the resource. The options may go beyong the scope of this level of the Functional Skills requirements.

• Snappy Sorting Sort the numbers in to the correct order as fast as you can.
• Knowing Numbers Read, write, order and compare numbers from one to twenty.
• The Value of Places Test your understanding of place value by comparing the values of digits in different positions within numbers.
• Words in Digits Write the numbers given in words as digits and vice versa.
• Numbers in Words Find the five lettered mathematical words by matching numbers with their equivalent in words.
• Candles on Cakes Drag candles on to the place-value birthday cakes to make the numbers given by clues and puzzles.

Click on a topic below for suggested lesson Starters, resources and activities from Transum.

• Number Spotting patterns is an important skill in many areas of life. The world of numbers contains many fascinating patterns and understanding them enables better problem solving strategies. From seeing patterns in the multiples of numbers shaded in a hundred square to spotting the recurring sequences of digits in decimal numbers there is a great deal for pupils to be introduced to. This topic includes even, odd, prime, triangular, perfect, abundant, square and cube numbers. It uses factors and multiples to find solutions to real life problems and encourages number connections to be investigated for pleasure. There are a lot of puzzles, challenges and games too. See also the Mental Methods topic and our Number Skills Inventory.