School Case Studies: The case studies below show some of the impact that Number Stacks has had in some of the many schools around the UK who are using the resources. Friars Grove Primary – Essex Lakelands Primary – Essex Pleasant Street Primary – Liverpool Please take a moment to read some of our user… Continue reading Reviews
I’m sure there are many out there that may disagree but my personal feeling is that there is one particular area of maths that is massively under-practised, yet it is so important in so many other areas of maths that it can cause real difficulties for those who don’t master it before moving on. What… Continue reading Adding single digit numbers: an under-practised skill!
I always remember the first day back at school in September as a child. Trying to pick up a pencil and write a sentence – it was as if I’d never ever done it before! The muscles in my hand that used to finely (okay not that fine as handwriting never was my strong point!)… Continue reading The Summer Slump
With Numicon being such an established, concrete maths resource that many people have been using for a long time, I have been asked whether switching to Number Stacks would be confusing for a child. The simple answer is that you don’t need to switch – they can be used alongside each other to help develop… Continue reading Number Stacks or Numicon?
