This helps children to develop an understanding of the value of each number and can also be applied to everyday activities. The best way for children to consolidate their learning is by applying their mathematical knowledge in practical situations. One of the reasons it has really worked in our school is that Ten Town isn’t just about learning number formation and early counting, it has also developed the children’s understanding of number value and how to apply their knowledge in practical situations. Here are just a few examples and if you decide to join our ever-growing community, please get in touch and let us know about how you use Ten Town in your own school or nursery. The key feature of Ten Town is that it gives children a reason why each number is formed in a particular way.

The main focus is on children developing a deeper understanding of the numbers to 10, so we have already added new subitising and number bond activities – with more activities to follow. So your child might like to set the table for King One with one knife, one fork and so on, or they could pair up socks, like Tommy Two!Finally, when they have completed all the numbers on the map, their animal avatar is rewarded with a hat of their choice! From small beginnings, when it consisted of just of a few printed materials, packed on my kitchen table, Ten Town is now a multimedia resources that has been used in over 3000 schools and nurseries in the UK and across the world.

When a character’s story is combined with their number rhyme, this can improve number formation and reduce number reversal. Children will love to explore the island of Ten Town, where they will find all their favourite characters alongside their homes.

When a character’s story is combined with their rhyme, this helps improve number formation and reduces number reversal. Not only do the characters help to develop an understanding of the value of each number, there are also hundreds of ideas for practical activities to help the children apply this knowledge in short, playful sessions. For example, Freddie Four, the explorer, faces away from King One when he goes on adventures to new places. However hard I tried to teach my five-year-olds to form their numbers correctly a large majority of them still wrote them back to front and didn’t understand their value.

Ten Town is an award-winning numeracy resource designed by former Reception Class teacher Rebecca Sandy.Ten Town has helped engage the children and capture their imagination and then the maths learning has just flowed. There are also a number of options to access the online activities at home, including stories, songs and games.

The characters also develop an understanding of number value as well as offering many cross curricular learning opportunities. Then take a tour around Ten Town TV studios to find out about numbers to 20 and see how each episode links to a different maths topic. Ten Town is not a prescriptive scheme that requires practitioners to follow a rigid plan but gives you the resources to opportunity to create memory learning experience for your children. Children learn a new concept faster if it appeals to their imagination and creates a picture in their minds.King One is in charge of Ten Town, and all the other characters have a reason why they face or away from him.