Numeracy Skills
What are they?
The ability to reason and apply simple numerical concepts in everyday life. Comprehending fundamental arithmetic like addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
Numeracy is important for children to develop logical thinking which in turn is used to solve problems. Numeracy allows children to make sense of numbers, patterns and shapes, allows the ability to read time and use mathematical concepts in the real world.
Being numerate gives a child the confidence and disposition to use Mathematics in everyday life.
How CogniBlocks Develops Numeracy Skills
Lessons are designed to create an understanding of numbers. What do numbers mean in terms of amounts, what do they look like? Children explore different Mathematical concepts such as graphing and measurement, laying the foundation for future Mathematical ability.
Children are asked to categorise and often have structures that need to be memorised. Memorised sequences and patterns have to be manipulated mentally, for example building something in an opposite sequence as compared to that what was shown. Exercises like these help improve working memory, which is important in performing calculations mentally.
Geometric shapes and spaces are explored, developing spatial awareness. This helps children develop engineering-type problem solving skills.
Children are given exercises that ask them to redraw what they see or have memorised. Being able to reproduce a tangible object into a 2-dimensional space helps children ease into the abstract thinking entailed in Mathematics.