Mad about Maths

Tuesday 02 December 2025

For the past few weeks, Year 1 have been learning how to compose numbers. Last week, we focussed on making 6 and 7. This week we are focussing on 8 and 9. We have been using Numicon, our fingers and rek n reks to compose our numbers.

Help at home by composing numbers using household objects. Oranges and apples work well!

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