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Resource 3: Numeracy skills

Subject

Numeracy skills

Literacy

Using words associated with numeracy/maths

Using comparisons to bring life to stories

Understanding metre in poem

Physical Education

Measuring time, distance, height

Counting

Relative sizes of numbers (ordering)

Science

Graphs

Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division

Tally charts

Sorting numbers

Very big and very small numbers

Conversion from metres to centimetres, minutes to seconds, kg to g

Simple statistics such as calculating averages, mean, median and range

Sustainability

Geography

Very large numbers, for example, distances, populations

Time zones

Graphs and measuring, for example, weather, rainfall, wind speed

Understanding trends such as weather, population growth, and economic figures

History

Ordering dates

Graphs of social trends

Simple statistics, for example, averages and the comparison of times between dates

Crafts/Technology

Measuring

Shapes

3D shapes construction

Costing materials

Languages

Words associated with numeracy

How much?

How long?

How many?

Life skills

Understanding risk and probability

Understanding statistics reported in the news

Understanding trends in data and making predictions

Shopping

Wages and taxation

Economics

Finance

Interest rates

Travel such as timetables and exchange rates

Music

Understanding different rhythms and beats

Using numbers to understand why different genres sound so different