1. how to support and enhance your child’s numeracy in the junior school
balerno numeracy
how to support and enhance your child’s numeracy in the junior school

2. What is numeracy?
Numeracy is maths that is all around us. It is the maths that we use day to day.
Research from Pro Bono Economics estimates that poor numeracy skills cost the economy £20.2 billion every year.

3. Key Aspects

4. How is numeracy covered in the curriculum?
Numeracy outcomes are cross curricular and appear in most if not all subjects.
We also teach all the numeracy outcomes in maths classes.

5. How can you help with numeracy?
Be positive!

6. How can you help with numeracy?
Ask your child to teach you!

7. How can you help with numeracy?
Use the Numeracy Booklet to help your child with homework so they are seeing and using consistent approaches.

8. How can you help with numeracy?
Times tables.
Time and time management.
Cooking, baking & building.
Interpreting data and graphs.
Sharing and portioning.
Budgeting and buying.
Thinking about likelihood and probability.
Estimating the grocery shop.
Playing games.

9. More information
We have a dedicated account on Twitter @BalernoNumeracy where we share updates, lessons and all ideas Numeracy.
Have a look at the Mathematics Department page on the school website. Here you will find our Numeracy Booklet and other useful links.

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