Numeracy Information
What is the Numeracy Project?The Numeracy Project is a New Zealand-wide professional development initiative.The Numeracy Project is focused on developing children's understanding of numbers, and their ability to use numbers to solve problems. Children may solve number problems by counting, adding, subtracting, multiplying, dividing, or combinations of these.As part of the Numeracy Project your child should be learning to:
- enjoy working with numbers
- make sense of numbers - how big they are, how they relate to other numbers, and how they behave
- solve mathematical problems - whether real life or imaginary
- calculate in their heads whenever possible, rather than using a calculator or pen and paper
- show that they understand maths, using equipment, diagrams and pictures
- explain and record the methods they use to work out problems
- accept challenges and work at levels that stretch them
- work with others and by themselves
- discuss how they tackle mathematical problems - with other students, their teacher and you!
Click on the links below to find out more about the project, and how you can help your child succeed in mathematics.
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