--- title: "Outdoor Maths: Exploring Teen Numbers and Partitioning!" url: "https://www.st-andrews-cliftoncampville.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-21-11-32-outdoor-maths-exploring-teen-numbers-and-partitioning" school: "St. Andrew's CE Primary School" --- # Outdoor Maths: Exploring Teen Numbers and Partitioning! ![Image of Outdoor Maths: Exploring Teen Numbers and Partitioning!](https://files.schudio.com/st-andrew-s-c-of-e-c-primary-school/images/blog/7D1BF0FA-1B15-4560-ABF5-31539654E43F.jpeg) 21 September 2026 [Emily Leigh](https://www.st-andrews-cliftoncampville.staffs.sch.uk/blog/author/eleigh) [Class One](https://www.st-andrews-cliftoncampville.staffs.sch.uk/blog/category/class-one) What a wonderful, hands-on maths lesson we had today! Years 1 and 2 took their place value learning outdoors to consolidate their understanding of teen numbers using natural materials and physical movement. Using our natural surroundings, the children represented the place value of each teen number: - The Whole Hoop: Held the total teen number card (e.g., 14). - The 'Tens' Hoop: Held sticks to represent the group of 10. - The 'Ones' Hoop: Held individual leaves to represent the remaining ones. By physically moving items from the main 'whole' hoop into the two 'part' hoops, the children could clearly see that a number like 14 is made up of 1 ten (1 stick) and 4 ones (4 leaves). **Try it at home!** - Ask your child to tell you how many **tens** and **ones** are in numbers like **13**, **16**, or **18**! - Next time you're at the park, gather a stick (for 10) and some leaves (for ones) to build different teen numbers together. [Maths](https://www.st-andrews-cliftoncampville.staffs.sch.uk/blog/tag/maths) [ First Steps in Computing: Exploring Our New Chromebooks!](https://www.st-andrews-cliftoncampville.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-18-15-02-first-steps-in-computing-exploring-our-new-chromebooks) [Filtering ](https://www.st-andrews-cliftoncampville.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-21-14-00-filtering) ![St. Andrew's CE Primary School](https://files.schudio.com/st-andrew-s-c-of-e-c-primary-school/images/logo/St-Andrews-footer-logo.png) ### St. Andrew's CE Primary School Main Street Clifton Campville Tamworth B79 0AP 01827 373 266 © Copyright 2024–2026 St. Andrew's CE Primary School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://www.st-andrews-cliftoncampville.staffs.sch.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/) ![](https://files.schudio.com/st-andrew-s-c-of-e-c-primary-school/images/splash/Screenshot_2026-09-21_2.46.56_PM.png)