THE NUMBER BOX

The Number Box is a multi sensory teaching programme and maths resource. It was designed for those children who struggle with maths for one of several reasons.

• Dyslexic children find sequential skills, organisation and spatial operations in maths more challenging, and require resources and patient teaching.
• Children who have receptive and expressive language difficulties may take longer to understand and use the complex maths vocabulary.
• Dyscalculic children have great difficulty understanding the concept of number at all and may stay working with the resources and programme of The Number Box through the Infant school and on into Junior school.

The Kit contents are:

• Fully illustrated, 26 page Instruction Guide
• 16 page Additional Activities Booklet
• Box containing magnetic numbers 0-10
• Box containing 50 counting cubes
• Box containing 50 coins
• Box containing 8 Solid Geometrical Shapes
• Clock Face
• ‘Magic’ Tape Measure and Instructions
• Number Base Board
• Geometrical Shapes Base Board
• Hundred Squares Board
• Set Number Cards 0-10
• Set Number Cards 0-20
• Set Symbols Cards × – + = ÷.
• Set Geometrical Shapes Cards
• Numbers Formation Strip
• Tables Lines 1-10
• Counting Sleeve
• Dice
• Penny Board for tens and units
• Record of Achievement Covers
• Record of Work Sheets
• Treasury Tags
• Wipe-clean Whiteboard & Drywipe Pen

Main Benefits

The main benefits of the Number Box are:

• Good self esteem is maintained as children are supported from very early stages – before they have time to fail.
• Children have an opportunity each session to share knowledge and progress.
• Children manage the resources, encouraging them to become independent.
• No need for lesson plans as the system is a continuous process through the skills in all areas.
• Once a target has been met, the child automatically moves on to the next target.
• No photocopiable worksheets – it is a paper free resource!
• No time spent in photocopying.
• No set up time required – just open The Number Box and go.
• Targets for IEPs are on every recording booklet.
• It provides a full record of a child’s progress over time showing areas of strength and weakness.
• Children who are dyscalculic, or who need longer to attain the ability to work with abstract concepts, receive continued support on a regular basis.
• The programme allows for progress at different rates in different areas of maths.
• Children who may later be diagnosed as dyslexic or dyscalculic will have had multi-sensory teaching for their difficulties from starting school.
• Any items lost or damaged will be replaced free of charge to ensure that The Box remains intact and useable.