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Our MathLink® Cubes Numberblocks Classroom Set is the ultimate Numberblocks maths resources set developed to help teachers bring the maths concepts seen in the award-winning CBeebies TV series to life in the classroom.
Our MathLink® Cubes Numberblocks Classroom Set is the ultimate Numberblocks maths resources set developed to help teachers bring the maths concepts seen in the award-winning CBeebies TV series to life in the classroom.
Product rating: 5/5
About the Tester: This review was submitted by a complex needs teacher who used it in her class of eight children in Years 4-6.
The Original Three Bear Family® also popularly known as the Compare Bears® are the famous colourful bear place value counters are great for maths teaching to help young children act out and understand abstract maths concepts including counting, sorting, size-grading, and mass comparison.
In this review, a complex needs teacher describes the benefits of this versatile maths teaching resource in her classroom.
This simple set of coloured bears is a must have for any classroom. I used them for fractions and sharing however I use them regularly for different activities with our pre-formal learners. These activities including counting, colour matching and at present we are using them to show sharing and data collection. I love this product as it is versatile and hard wearing, I can use it in the classroom and in our outdoor area.
This week we have been looking at fractions and sharing this is a tricky concept for our pre-formal learners therefore having these colourful bears to split it to groups is ideal.
How has it helped your teaching?
This product gave the children a very clear visual for learning about sharing. They are suitable for the children to use themselves when they are set independent learning tasks and can help me produce quick and clear assessments for evidence of learning. I found the bears a good size and shape for our learners who require help with motor skills.
The tub of bears is an easy go-to for most maths lessons from counting, ordering in size, colour matching and positional language activity we have also used them for data analysis. The learners engage well the colourful bears which are easy to handle and are unbreakable.
The versatility of this product is what sets it apart for me, I can use this easy grab tub almost every day. I can use it in adult-led activities and in independent learning activities. The learners are able to handle the bears which are a good size for learners with reduced motor skills. They engage well with them and seem to like their bright colours.
The children engage in this product due to the bright colours and design of the bears which makes them much more inviting than plain counters. We have one learner who is very keen on using the bears. They like to name the bears and make them into families, and this gives us opportunity to use them for PHSE as well and Maths and English.
Female learner aged 9 was able to meet her learning goal by counting 20 bears in a line. She enjoyed lining them up and counting them. Her engagement was longer than we had seen for some other counting activities.
Working in complex needs we continually have to think outside the box to engage our learners, the bears can be used in many activities which gives the learners a chance to become familiar with them and we can extend activities as the learner meets their individual learning goals. This means the tub of bears is great value for money as they can be used in a wide range of activities with learners.
I personally think this is great value for money, it is super multifunctional and hardwearing, easy to clean, and the learners have engaged very well with the bright coloured bears.
This will be a regularly used item in my classroom, it is very good value for money and for me is a real must have. It is simple in design but has many uses. They are suitable for our learners who are working below pre Key Stage 1, for activities such as investigation and colour naming/ matching. They are easy to wash if we have them hidden in sand etc. They can be used for during the concreate stage of counting and then we can move them on to use them for number bonds, estimating and an endless range of maths activities.
Working with complex needs learners does mean we have to think outside the box to help engage learners. I have found the colour and easy to hold bears have engaged our learners for longer than tradition counters.
Learners become familiar with them, and we can extend activities to meet their individual learning goals.
Explore more of our Original Three Bear Family (Compare Bears) maths teaching resources.
Product rating: 5/5
About the Tester: This review was submitted by a complex needs teacher who used it in her class of eight children in Years 4-6.
The Original Three Bear Family® also popularly known as the Compare Bears® are the famous colourful bear place value counters are great for maths teaching to help young children act out and understand abstract maths concepts including counting, sorting, size-grading, and mass comparison.
In this review, a complex needs teacher describes the benefits of this versatile maths teaching resource in her classroom.
This simple set of coloured bears is a must have for any classroom. I used them for fractions and sharing however I use them regularly for different activities with our pre-formal learners. These activities including counting, colour matching and at present we are using them to show sharing and data collection. I love this product as it is versatile and hard wearing, I can use it in the classroom and in our outdoor area.
This week we have been looking at fractions and sharing this is a tricky concept for our pre-formal learners therefore having these colourful bears to split it to groups is ideal.
How has it helped your teaching?
This product gave the children a very clear visual for learning about sharing. They are suitable for the children to use themselves when they are set independent learning tasks and can help me produce quick and clear assessments for evidence of learning. I found the bears a good size and shape for our learners who require help with motor skills.
The tub of bears is an easy go-to for most maths lessons from counting, ordering in size, colour matching and positional language activity we have also used them for data analysis. The learners engage well the colourful bears which are easy to handle and are unbreakable.
The versatility of this product is what sets it apart for me, I can use this easy grab tub almost every day. I can use it in adult-led activities and in independent learning activities. The learners are able to handle the bears which are a good size for learners with reduced motor skills. They engage well with them and seem to like their bright colours.
The children engage in this product due to the bright colours and design of the bears which makes them much more inviting than plain counters. We have one learner who is very keen on using the bears. They like to name the bears and make them into families, and this gives us opportunity to use them for PHSE as well and Maths and English.
Female learner aged 9 was able to meet her learning goal by counting 20 bears in a line. She enjoyed lining them up and counting them. Her engagement was longer than we had seen for some other counting activities.
Working in complex needs we continually have to think outside the box to engage our learners, the bears can be used in many activities which gives the learners a chance to become familiar with them and we can extend activities as the learner meets their individual learning goals. This means the tub of bears is great value for money as they can be used in a wide range of activities with learners.
I personally think this is great value for money, it is super multifunctional and hardwearing, easy to clean, and the learners have engaged very well with the bright coloured bears.
This will be a regularly used item in my classroom, it is very good value for money and for me is a real must have. It is simple in design but has many uses. They are suitable for our learners who are working below pre Key Stage 1, for activities such as investigation and colour naming/ matching. They are easy to wash if we have them hidden in sand etc. They can be used for during the concreate stage of counting and then we can move them on to use them for number bonds, estimating and an endless range of maths activities.
Working with complex needs learners does mean we have to think outside the box to help engage learners. I have found the colour and easy to hold bears have engaged our learners for longer than tradition counters.
Learners become familiar with them, and we can extend activities to meet their individual learning goals.
Explore more of our Original Three Bear Family (Compare Bears) maths teaching resources.
Robust and sturdy, the 5-in-1 Outdoor Measure-Mate can cope with rough terrain and measures in both meters and cm.
Robust and sturdy, the 5-in-1 Outdoor Measure-Mate can cope with rough terrain and measures in both meters and cm.
Product rating: 5/5
About the Tester: Key Stage One teacher of a class of 23
The Penguins on Ice Maths Activity Set helps to reinforce counting, patterning, sorting, operations, and base ten. The set features ten ice bars which can be connected in 2 ways: horizontally (to form a number line up to 100) and vertically (to for a hundred grid). There are also 100 plastic penguins in 10 colours that are perfect to teach children basic concepts like colour identification, matching, and identifying similarities and differences.
In addition to reinforcing early maths skills, these cool penguins also help children to develop their fine motor skills including: pincer grasp, eye-hand coordination, and finger and hand strength.
A Key Stage One teacher tested the Penguin on Ice Activity Set, read what she thought below.
Penguins-on-ice is a great product to help support the learning of early mathematical skills.
I used this product during group work to support the children’s understanding of addition and subtraction within 10. The penguins are also on our maths shelves for children to access at any time.
I used the penguins to support the learning of addition and subtraction within 10. However, I feel it can be used to support many KS1 maths objectives, including multiplication, division, arrays, number bonds to 10, multiples of 10, pattern work and I am sure there are many more.
It’s great value for money. It can be used to support the teaching and learning of many different maths objectives and so can be used many times throughout the year.
I think this is a fabulous resource that can be used in many different ways. The resource is open ended so it will appeal to children long term.
It is a practical, hands-on resource that SEND will enjoy using as part of small group work.
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Product rating: 5/5
About the Tester: Key Stage One teacher of a class of 23
The Penguins on Ice Maths Activity Set helps to reinforce counting, patterning, sorting, operations, and base ten. The set features ten ice bars which can be connected in 2 ways: horizontally (to form a number line up to 100) and vertically (to for a hundred grid). There are also 100 plastic penguins in 10 colours that are perfect to teach children basic concepts like colour identification, matching, and identifying similarities and differences.
In addition to reinforcing early maths skills, these cool penguins also help children to develop their fine motor skills including: pincer grasp, eye-hand coordination, and finger and hand strength.
A Key Stage One teacher tested the Penguin on Ice Activity Set, read what she thought below.
Penguins-on-ice is a great product to help support the learning of early mathematical skills.
I used this product during group work to support the children’s understanding of addition and subtraction within 10. The penguins are also on our maths shelves for children to access at any time.
I used the penguins to support the learning of addition and subtraction within 10. However, I feel it can be used to support many KS1 maths objectives, including multiplication, division, arrays, number bonds to 10, multiples of 10, pattern work and I am sure there are many more.
It’s great value for money. It can be used to support the teaching and learning of many different maths objectives and so can be used many times throughout the year.
I think this is a fabulous resource that can be used in many different ways. The resource is open ended so it will appeal to children long term.
It is a practical, hands-on resource that SEND will enjoy using as part of small group work.
Explore more of our maths rescources today!
Bring Early Years and KS1 maths learning to life with the versatile Three Bear Family Sort, Pattern & Play Set.
Bring Early Years and KS1 maths learning to life with the versatile Three Bear Family Sort, Pattern & Play Set.
Botley® 2.0 The Coding Robot introduces children as young as 5 to coding. It can be programmed to travel in 6 directions, play games and even dance!
Botley® 2.0 The Coding Robot introduces children as young as 5 to coding. It can be programmed to travel in 6 directions, play games and even dance!
