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Number sense

Number sense

Number sense

Recommendations on how to support students who struggle with number sense.

Ideas for home

Building an independent sense-check habit

Comparing everyday written numbers

Comparing groups before counting

Comparing real amounts before measuring

Estimating everyday quantities

Estimating real amounts before measuring

Recognising small quantities at home

Sense-checking calculator answers

Using estimates for everyday decisions

Using school number guides to check homework

Using school number supports at home

Using written numbers independently

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