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Here are some of the key words that can be used to reinforce numeracy skills.

+                                    -                                          ×                                              ÷
plus                                    subtraction                                       multiply                                                  divide
total                                    minus                                                times                                                       halve
sum                                    half                                                    product                                                   share
more than                         less than                                          lots of                                                     division
increase                           fewer than                                       group of                                                  factor
altogether                         take away                                       multiplied by                                          equal group of
score                                 decrease                                         multiple of                                             divide by
double                               difference between                                                                                       divide into
                                                                                                                                                                       share equally

Some Helpful Definitions:

Multiples – A number that is in a times table. eg. The multiples of 3 are 3,6,9,12...

Factors – Whole numbers that divide exactly into another number without a remainder. eg. The factors of 24 are 2,3,4,6...

2D – A flat shape having dimensions in two directions - length and width or height. eg. Circle, triangle, square, rectangle...

3D – A shape having dimensions in three directions - length, width, height or depth.eg. sphere, pyramid, cube, cuboid...

Symmetry - Two halves fit over each other exactly when folded along a straight line.

Vertical - A line that points straight up at 90⁰ from a horizontal line.

Horizontal
- level or flat.
Fraction - A part of something split into equal parts. eg. ½, ¼, ¾,⅓

Numerator - A top number in a fraction and shows us how many parts of something we have. eg. ½ -One is the numerator in this fraction.
Denominator - A bottom number in a fraction that shows how many equal parts the whole number has been divided into. eg. ½ -Two is the denominator in this fraction.
Whole number – A number with no fractional or decimal parts. eg. 1,2,3,4... are whole numbers but 1.2, 2.6, 1½, 2½... are not.

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