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Insects (ie. The ladybird with three spots went on an adventure. She met up with another ladybird with four spots. How many spots did they have?) We’re born with approximately 100 billion brain cells, and before we’re even out of the womb, our brain is connecting the dots between them, forming trillions of neural pathways. Those connections tell the heart how to pump, the mind how to think, and control how we feel and act. There are many benefits of teaching number stories, that I will take a look at now… The Benefits Of Number Stories

There are many books that include the concept of one more. You might not even notice the fact unless you really thought about it.Some classic counting songs like 5 Little Men In A Flying Saucer, 5 Fat Sausages, and all the rest of them, are basically number stories but set to music. For example, ‘a cat gives birth to three cute kittens, and then one more. How many does she have?’ This will get an ‘ahh’ out of many children, because they respond to the cuteness of the kittens. One day, two little polar bears were sitting on three pieces of ice. Four little seals were sleeping on five pieces of ice. Six little penguins were swimming in the ocean. Seven little fish were swimming in the ocean too. Eight birds were flying in the sky. Nine big whales were swimming in the ocean. They all played for ten minutes. Books like this offer an excellent visual example of what one more is practically and with reference to the world. Doubling

Toxic stress also triggers the part of our brain that controls the fight, flight, or freeze response. Animals (Six sparrows went walking through the wood. They each found two worms. How many did they find?)Even though these two examples use quite simple functions of addition and subtraction, the larger numbers involved require children to be clear in their methods of working out. Multiplying Friends of Math Cats have been sending in number stories... scroll on down and read a few! We'd love to see your stories, too! What is your favorite number and why? Pretend you're a number! Can you imagine a conversation between two numbers?

The baker makes four gingerbread men. Each has four buttons on it. How many buttons do they have altogether?’ These are some of the ultimate outdoor math resources. You can take a look at 50 fantastic outdoor math ideas by going here. For example, if five cars are in the car park and three drive away, how can you work out the answer? What maths can you use? What strategies? One day, two big boys were walking. Then came three big dinosaurs running around a house. Four hours later, seven little birds came flying in the sky. Then eight elephants came marching on the roof. An hour later the big dinosaurs fell asleep. Then ten boys went tiptoeing home.

These are good to include in stories about objects that can be split up into quantities. Good things are food, like large cakes, or pizzas. You might want to take a look at some of our other resources on number facts to help your children. We have a variety of resources that will make maths fun! The cognitive psychologist Jerome Bruner states that ‘stories are 22 times more memorable than facts alone.’ (Source) The Enormous Turnip– In this, the man tries to pull the turnip out. Then the man and his wife (one more). Then the man and his wife and the dog. Each time there is one more.

For example, simple stories like ‘Imran and Julie have 8 sweets. They share them. How many will they have each?’ One fine day two friends went to the zoo. They saw three monkeys and four or five giraffes. Then they saw six or seven kangaroos hopping around their cage. They saw eight koalas. Then they saw nine or ten snakes escaping from their cages. The friends ran out of the zoo screaming. You might like this number bonds to 10 game! This resource is a fun activity that will get children engaged. You could put children into pairs and encourage them to have a go at this game.

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Another example might be ‘The four lady bears each had one husband. How many bears were there?’ Higher Level Number Stories One day I went to the zoo. I saw two snakes and three, four or five lions. Then I stopped for six minutes for lunch. My brothers had seven sandwiches and eight or nine drinks. Then I saw ten horses. Then I went home and it was fun at the zoo. One night the power went off in my house. I heard a thumping sound two times. I lit a candle and I saw something with three hands, four legs, five heads and six toes. I screamed seven times before eight or nine neighbours came to my rescue, and ten seconds later the monster disappeared. However, you can progress in difficulty, and cover addition, subtraction, multiplication, and pretty much any other skill in maths. Any simple object you can think of, try to draw it and count at the same time. Next Step Number Stories