Count fluently from any number to and across 100

The ArithmeKit from Buzzard Publishing is designed to help students enhance their numerical fluency, particularly in counting to and across the 100 mark. The exercises encourage children to identify patterns in numbers and fill in missing digits to complete sequences. For example, they are tasked with finding missing numbers in a series, such as completing the sequence '56, __, 58' with the number 57, or '99, __, 101' with 100. This activity not only helps them recognise numerical order but also reinforces their understanding of the relationship between consecutive numbers.

Another key aspect of the ArithmeKit is the inclusion of activities that require students to count both forwards and backwards, ensuring they gain a comprehensive grasp of number sequences. They are prompted to write the next numbers in a sequence, such as continuing from '53, 54, 55' or counting back from '34, 33, 32'. In addition to counting exercises, the kit offers challenges such as convincing a character named Coco that the number pattern from 20 to 30 is the same as from 50 to 60, using only the digits 0-9 once each. This encourages problem-solving and critical thinking, as students must determine whether certain statements are always true, sometimes true, or never true, further deepening their mathematical reasoning skills.