Main Benefits • Use By Teaching Assistants

The Number Box provides a complete package for Teaching Assistants to use in two ways:

  • with individuals for 1:1 teaching on a regular basis in order to establish the basic concepts of number. It uses multi-sensory methods throughout, and provides a progression of skills and a full record of work, showing successes and areas of difficulty. It can be used from Reception age onwards, and is equally useful as a second start programme for Junior age children who have poor understanding of number and place value.

  • for in-class support of small groups in the daily maths lessons. It provides readily accessible tangible resources for children who are unable to work with abstract concepts. It eliminates the need to gather resources together for each lesson.