LTS Video

Numeracy

Circular pairs

Circular pairs

This activity shows pupils playing the circular pairs game with their teacher. This game aims to improve children's numeracy skills by creating a fun activity where they are asked to work out the change from money spent.

Simultaneous Rotate and Check activity

Simultaneous Rotate and Check activity

Pupils in this video are improving their numeracy skills by checking affordability and calculating amounts of money.

Percy's shop

Percy's shop

In this activity, pupils are seen role-playing to improve their numeracy skills. They take on the roles of customer, friend, shop keeper, shop assistant and act of a typical situation that would take place in a shop environment.

Rotating roles

Rotating roles

This activity sees pupils sourcing gifts for their classmates with a budget of £120 via the internet. This activity allows children to improve their numeracy and technology and information skills by using IT equipmet and budgeting their money.

Loop Game activity

Loop Game activity

Pupils in this video are improving their numeracy skills by doing banking calculations. They use collaborative learning methods to reach solutions to problems set out by the teacher. During the game they are instructed to use engaing phrases to support each other in reaching their set task goals.

Involved in early education practices: Inveralmond Early Years Centre

Involved in early education practices: Inveralmond Early Years Centre

Learn about PEEP (Peers Early Education Programme) from staff and parents at an early years centre. See how it supports the development of literacy and numeracy and engages parents. Discover how Inveralmond early years centre is using new programmes to include parents and families in their child's early education. Staff and parents talk about the PEEP (Peers Early Education Programme) and how it is used to facilitate learning at such an early age, the reasons behind it and its success.

Interview with Martin Hunter

Interview with Martin Hunter

Video in which the Chairperson of the North Ayrshire Federation of Small Business explains how the emphasis on literacy and numeracy in Curriculum for Excellence, and the opportunities for children to have planned experiences in partnerships with businesses will improve their understanding of work and enterprise.

Financial education reaches other curriculum areas

Financial education reaches other curriculum areas

A visit to the Musem on the Mound in Edinburgh supported history and art as well as financial education for these P5 pupils at Royal Mile Primary School.

Business challenge boosts core skills

Business challenge boosts core skills

The partnership between Dumbarton Academy and local businesses enables two students to do extended work experience and expand their options for future training and employment.

Southesk Primary School: Number Partners make learning fun

Southesk Primary School: Number Partners make learning fun

Number Partners is an enterprising link with Glaxo Smith Kline that allows pupils in P4 to interact with adults to help strengthen their number skills. Pupils can play maths games in an informal and fun way that develops numeracy skills that can be tranferred to other maths lessons.