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Teaching Number Sense Through Movement: A Classroom Activity Guide

Number sense is about more than recognising numbers. Children need opportunities to connect numbers with quantities, compare groups and explore different ways to make a total. Simple movement activities—such as showing a number with fingers, splitting counters into groups or finding a hidden quantity—can make these ideas more interactive. With Eduzo, teachers can extend these activities through games and visual tasks, then use recorded responses to guide the next stage of practice.

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7 October 20262 min read

Teaching Number Sense Through Movement: A Classroom Activity Guide

Knowing the name of a number is one part of number sense. Children also need opportunities to connect numbers with quantities, compare groups and explore how a total can be made in different ways.

The following classroom activities combine movement with simple materials. Choose small quantities at first and adjust the response to what each child can comfortably do.

Show the number

Ask, “Can you show me four?” Children might hold up four fingers, tap four times or place four counters on a mat.

Ask for another representation of the same number. Connecting a spoken number with actions and objects gives children several ways to explore the quantity.

Help them count each action or object once. The aim is a clear connection between the number and the total, rather than performing quickly.

Make two groups

Give children five counters and ask them to divide the counters between two spaces. Invite them to describe their groups and check the combined total.

Then ask, “Can you keep five altogether but change the groups?” One and four, two and three, and five and zero create useful opportunities for discussion.

Children can also show a combination with actions, such as two taps followed by three claps.

Find the hidden part

Show five counters, cover two and leave three visible. Ask how many are hidden.

Let children use their fingers, a drawing or another set of counters to work it out. Uncover the hidden group to check. Invite them to make a challenge for a partner.

Make the groups equal

Put three objects in one group and five in another. Ask what could change to make the groups equal.

Children might add objects, remove objects or move one between the groups. Discuss what changed and how they checked their solution.

Connect the activity with Eduzo

Choose an available Eduzo activity that practises the number skill you have explored. A recognition question can check a number choice; a visual activity can connect a number sentence with quantities.

Use classroom materials when children need to build and rearrange freely. Eduzo's recorded responses and reports can then help guide the next practice activity.

Keep learning. Keep moving.

Looking for a new way to practise number sense? Share your grade and learning goal with Eduzo to explore suitable activities.

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