National Numeracy Framework for Wales 2013
Which numeracy skills are covered in each Abacus Evolve week?
Abacus Evolve Year 1
Strand and Element abbreviations
Reasoning
= Developing numerical reasoning
Number
= Using number skills
Measuring
= Using measuring skills
Data
= Using data skills
Identify
Represent
Review
Number facts
Fractions, etc.
Calculate
Estimate
Money
Length, etc.
Time
Temperature
Area etc.
Data
= Identify processes and connections
= Represent and communicate
= Review
= Use number facts and relationships
= Fractions, decimals, percentages and ratio
= Calculate using mental and written methods
= Estimate and check
= Manage money
= Length, weight/mass, capacity
= Time
= Temperature
= Area and volume / Angle and position
= Collect and record data / Present and analyse data / Interpret results
Text omitted from skills
In some instances, only part of a skill will be covered in an Abacus Evolve week. For example, in Abacus Evolve Year 1 Week 8, learners subtract one 1-digit number from
another. The skill that most closely matches this is Using number skills > Calculate using mental and written methods > add and subtract numbers involving up to 10 objects. But
since the addition part isn’t covered in this week, the skill is presented as follows:
 [add and] subtract numbers involving up to 10 objects
‘Begin to’ objectives
Abacus Evolve has lots of small objectives, and some are stepping stones on the way towards more ‘milestone’ objectives. In some weeks, learners are likely to be working
towards a skill, rather than fully ‘mastering’ it. We have indicated these instances by prefacing the skill with [Begin to]. For example, in Abacus Evolve Year 3 Week 21, learners
are beginning to round 3-digit numbers to the nearest 100 and 10. The equivalent skill from Year 4 is presented as follows:
 [Begin to] estimate by rounding to the nearest 10 or 100
Numerical reasoning skills
In Abacus Evolve, numerical reasoning is embedded throughout. (For example: whole-class investigations; extension suggestions on workbook pages; ‘Owls’ and ‘Explores’ on
textbook pages; group activities; interactive problem solving and speaking and listening activities.) We don’t list ‘using and applying’-type objectives in the teaching plans,
because we would run out of space! For the same reason, we haven’t included the Developing numerical reasoning skills in these charts.
Abacus Evolve weeks with no matching skills
There are some weeks of Abacus Evolve for which there are no relevant skills. However, this doesn’t mean that those weeks don’t need to be taught. Not every element of the
National Curriculum mathematics programme of study is included in the LNF, but you will still need to cover the curriculum in full.
Last updated: 6th August 2013
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National Numeracy Framework for Wales 2013
Which numeracy skills are covered in each Abacus Evolve week?
Abacus Evolve Year 1
Abacus Evolve
Week
1
Block
3
Objectives
Strand
Element
Skill
Y1: Count on in 1s to 20 and on to 100
Y1: Estimate a number of objects up to 30
Y1: Count up to 30 objects
Y1: Read numbers up to 20 in words and
figures
1
Number
Number facts

count reliably up to 20 objects
1
Number
Number facts

read and write numbers to at least 20
1
Number
Estimate

make a sensible estimate of a number of objects that
can be checked by counting
Count on and back in 10s
from a multiple of 10;
estimate a number of objects

Y1: Count on and back in 10s from a
multiple of 10
Y1: Estimate a number of objects and count
by grouping in 10s
1
Number
Estimate

make a sensible estimate of a number of objects that
can be checked by counting
2
Number
Number facts

count sets of objects by grouping in [2s, 5s or] 10s
A1.c
Recognise the value of each
digit in a 'teens' number

Y1: Recognise the value of each digit in a
'teens' number
1
Number
Number facts

compare and order numbers to at least 20
A1.d
Say which is more or less of
two numbers

Y1: Say which is more or less of two
numbers
1
Number
Number facts

compare and order numbers to at least 20
B1.a
Say the number that is 1
more than a given number

Y1: Say the number that is 1 more than a
given number
Y1: Count on 1 from a given number
1
Number
Calculate

add and subtract numbers involving up to 10 objects
1
Y1: Count on 1, 2, 3 or 4 from a given
number
Y1: Begin to use the + and = signs to record
addition sentences
Y1: Relate counting on to addition and to
addition sentences
Number
Calculate

use ‘counting on’ strategies to add 2 collections, starting
with the larger number, e.g. 8 + 5
1
Number
Number facts

count reliably up to 20 objects
1
Number
Number facts

use number facts within 10, i.e.:
– bonds of 10, e.g. 6 + 4
Y1: Begin to know by heart addition facts for 1
pairs of numbers that total up to 7
Y1: Relate addition facts for pairs of
1
numbers to an understanding of addition,
including use of + and =
Number
Number facts

use number facts within 10, i.e.:
– bonds of 10, e.g. 6 + 4
Number
Calculate

add [and subtract] numbers involving up to 10 objects
Count in 1s to 20 and on to
100; read numbers to 20 in
words and figures


B1.b
Count on 1, 2, 3 or 4 from a
given number



4
Year




A1.a
A1.b
2
Summary of maths covered
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B1.c
Know addition facts for pairs
that total up to 6


B1.d
Relate addition facts to an
understanding of addition,
including + and =
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

Y1: Know by heart addition facts for pairs of
numbers that total up to 6
Y1: Recognise a number of objects up to 6
without counting
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National Numeracy Framework for Wales 2013
Which numeracy skills are covered in each Abacus Evolve week?
Abacus Evolve Year 1
Abacus Evolve
Week
5
6
7
8
9
Block
Summary of maths covered
Numeracy Framework for Wales
Objectives
C1.a
Compare two or more lengths 
or heights by direct
comparison
C1.b
Measure lengths using
uniform non-standard units

Year
Y1: Compare two or more lengths or heights R
by direct comparison
Strand
Element
Measuring
Length, etc.
Skill

use direct comparisons with:
– length, height and distance, e.g. longer/shorter than
1
Number
Fractions, etc. 

Y1: Estimate then measure lengths,
recording estimates
Y1: Measure lengths using uniform nonstandard units (whole, half and quarter)
1
Measuring
Length, etc.

use non-standard units to measure:
– length, height and distance
find halves in practical situations
C1.c
Know the days of the week;
order familiar events in time


Y1: Order familiar events in time
Y1: Know the days of the week
1
Measuring
Time

use the concept of time in terms of their daily and
weekly activities and the seasons of the year
C1.d
Know the seasons of the
year; begin to know the
months

Y1: Begin to know and order the months of
the year
Y1: Know the seasons of the year
1
Measuring
Time

use the concept of time in terms of their daily and
weekly activities and the seasons of the year
D1.a
Begin to use the names of
common 2D shapes

Y1: Begin to use the names of common 2D
shapes: circle, square, rectangle, triangle
D1.b
Describe features of familiar
2D shapes

Y1: Describe features of familiar 2D shapes: R
number of sides and corners, types of sides
1

D1.c
Say the number that is 1 less; 
count back 1 from a given
number

D1.d
Subtract a 1-digit number
from a 'teens' number by
counting back

Recognise doubling as
addition; know doubles of
numbers up to 5

E1.a



E1.b
Add by identifying near
doubles
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
No matching skills
Data
Data

sort and classify objects using one criterion
Data
Data

sort and classify objects using more than one criterion
Y1: Say the number that is 1 less than a
given number
Y1: Count back 1 from a given number
1
Number
Calculate

[add and] subtract numbers involving up to 10 objects
Y1: Subtract a 1-digit number from a 'teens'
number by counting back, not crossing 10
Y1: Subtract one 1-digit number from
another
1
Number
Calculate

[add and] subtract numbers involving up to 10 objects
Y1: Recognise doubling as the addition of
two equal amounts
Y1: Begin to know by heart doubles for
numbers up to at least 10
Y1: Know by heart doubles for numbers up
to at least 5
1
Number
Number facts

use number facts within 10, i.e.:
– doubling [and halving], e.g. 4 + 4
Y1: Add by identifying near doubles for
numbers up to 10
1
Number
Number facts

use number facts within 10, i.e.:
– doubling [and halving], e.g. 4 + 4
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National Numeracy Framework for Wales 2013
Which numeracy skills are covered in each Abacus Evolve week?
Abacus Evolve Year 1
Abacus Evolve
Week
10
11
Block
Summary of maths covered
Objectives
E1.c
Recognise coins of different

values; order coins according 
to their value
E1.d
Exchange coins for 10p and
1p coins; find totals of sets of
coins
A2.a



Recognise zero; begin to read 
numbers to 100 in words and 
figures


A2.b
Count a large number of
objects by grouping in 10s


12
13

A2.c
Understand and use ordinal
numbers up to at least 20th
A2.d
Order numbers to 20; begin to 
say a number lying between

two numbers
B2.a
Know addition facts for pairs
that total up to 7



B2.b
Know addition facts for pairs
that total up to 8



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Numeracy Framework for Wales
Year
Strand
Element
Skill
Y1: Recognise coins of different values
Y1: Order coins according to their value
R
Number
Money

use 1p, 2p, 5p and 10p coins to pay for items
Y1: Exchange coins for equivalent in 10p
and 1p coins
Y1: Find totals of sets of coins
Y1: Pay an exact sum using smaller coins
up to 50p
1
Number
Money

use different combinations of money to pay for items up
to 20p
1
Number
Money

find totals [and give change from 10p]
1
Y1: Recognise zero
Y1: Count on and back in 1s to 100
Y1: Begin to read numbers up to 100 in
words and figures
Y1: Write numbers up to 10 in words and up
to 11 in figures
Number
Number facts

read [and write] numbers to at least 20
2
Number
Number facts

count sets of objects by grouping in [2s, 5s or] 10s
Y1: Count a large number of objects by
grouping in 10s
Y1: Count on and back in 10s from a 1-digit
number
No matching skills
Y1: Understand and use ordinal numbers up
to at least 20th
Y1: Order numbers up to at least 20
Y1: Begin to say a number lying between
two numbers
1
Number
Number facts

compare and order numbers to at least 20
Y1: Begin to recognise that addition can be
done in any order
Y1: Know by heart addition facts for pairs of
numbers that total up to 7
Y1: Relate number bonds to an
understanding of addition, including use of
+, -, =
1
Number
Number facts

use number facts within 10, i.e.:
– bonds of 10, e.g. 6 + 4
2
Number
Estimate

use checking strategies:
– repeat addition in a different order
Y1: Know by heart addition and subtraction 1
facts for pairs of numbers that total up to 8
Y1: Relate addition facts for pairs of
numbers to an understanding of addition,
including use of +, -, = and missing numbers
Y1: Begin to use patterns of similar
calculations (e.g. 10 – 0 = 10, 10 – 1 = 9, 10
– 2 = 8, …)
Number
Number facts

use number facts within 10, i.e.:
– bonds of 10, e.g. 6 + 4
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National Numeracy Framework for Wales 2013
Which numeracy skills are covered in each Abacus Evolve week?
Abacus Evolve Year 1
Abacus Evolve
Week
14
Block
Summary of maths covered
Objectives
Skill
Y1: Describe position: above, below, beside,
left, right
B2.d
Describe direction and
movement: forwards,
backwards, up, down, left,
right

1
Y1: Describe direction and movement:
forwards, backwards, up, down, left, right
Y1: Make whole turns, half turns and quarter
turns
Y1: Talk about things that turn
Measuring
Area, etc.

make whole turns and half turns
Y1: Compare two or more weights by direct
comparison
R
Measuring
Length, etc.

use direct comparisons with:
– weight/mass, e.g. heavier/lighter than
Y1: Measure weights using uniform nonstandard units (whole and half)
Y1: Estimate then measure weights,
recording estimates
1
Measuring
Length, etc.

use non-standard units to measure:
– weight/mass

C2.a
Compare two or more weights 
by direct comparison
C2.b
Measure weights using
uniform non-standard units

No matching skills
C2.c
Read the time to the hour on
analogue clocks

Y1: Read the time to the hour on analogue
clocks
1
Measuring
Time

use standard units of time to read ‘o’clock’ using both
analogue and 12-hour digital clocks
C2.d
Organise and interpret
information in a simple table

Y1: Organise information in simple lists,
tables, pictograms or block graphs
Y1: Interpret information from simple lists,
tables, pictograms or block graphs
Y1: Sort and organise information using
objects or pictures
1
Data
Data

collect information by voting or sorting and represent it
in pictures, objects or drawings
1
Data
Data

make lists and tables based on data collected
2
Data
Data

extract and interpret information from lists, tables,
diagrams and graphs

D2.a
Begin to use the names of
common 3D shapes


D2.b
18
Element


17
Strand
Describe position: above,
below, beside, left, right

16
Year
B2.c

15
Numeracy Framework for Wales
Describe features of familiar
3D shapes

D2.c
Add by counting on, not

bridging a multiple of 10 other
than 10 or 20
D2.d
Add two multiples of 10 by
counting on in 10s
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
No matching skills
Y1: Begin to relate solid shapes to pictures
of them
Y1: Begin to use the names of common 3D
shapes: cube, cuboid, cylinder, sphere,
cone, pyramid
Y1: Describe features of familiar 3D shapes: R
number, shapes and types of faces
1
Data
Data

sort and classify objects using one criterion
Data
Data

sort and classify objects using more than one criterion
Y1: Add by counting on, not bridging a
multiple of 10 other than 10 or 20
1
Number
Calculate

use ‘counting on’ strategies to add 2 collections, starting
with the larger number, e.g. 8 + 5
Y1: Add two multiples of 10 by counting on
in 10s
1
Number
Calculate

use ‘counting on’ strategies to add 2 collections, starting
with the larger number, e.g. 8 + 5
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National Numeracy Framework for Wales 2013
Which numeracy skills are covered in each Abacus Evolve week?
Abacus Evolve Year 1
Abacus Evolve
Week
19
20
21
22
23
Block
Summary of maths covered
Numeracy Framework for Wales
Objectives
Year
Strand
Element
Skill
E2.a
Count on and back in 10s
from any number up to 100

Y1: Count on and back in 10s from any
number up to 100
1
Number
Calculate

use ‘counting on’ strategies to add 2 collections, starting
with the larger number, e.g. 8 + 5
E2.b
Count on and back in 1s or
10s; say the number that is 1
or 10 more or less

Y1: Count on and back in 1s or 10s up to
100
Y1: Say the number that is 1 or 10 more or
less than a given number
1
Number
Calculate

use ‘counting on’ strategies to add 2 collections, starting
with the larger number, e.g. 8 + 5

E2.c
Begin to subtract a 1-digit

number from a 2-digit number
Y1: Begin to subtract a 1-digit number from
a 2-digit number by counting back, not
crossing 10
2
Number
Number facts

[Begin to] use mental recall of number facts to 10 and
place value to add or subtract larger numbers, e.g. 24 +
4, 30 + 5, 34 + 10
E2.d
Subtract by counting back to
a multiple of 10

Y1: Subtract by counting back to a multiple
of 10
2
Number
Calculate

use mental recall of number facts to 10 and place value
to add or subtract larger numbers, e.g. 24 + 4, 30 + 5,
34 + 10
A3.a
Count a number of objects by 
grouping in 5s or 10s
Y1: Count a number of objects by grouping
in 5s or 10s
2
Number
Number facts

count sets of objects by grouping in [2s,] 5s or 10s
A3.b
Begin to add a multiple of 10
to a 2-digit number by
counting on in 10s

Y1: Say the number that is 10 more or less
than a given number
Y1: Begin to add a multiple of 10 to a 2-digit
number by counting on in 10s
2
Number
Calculate

use mental recall of number facts to 10 and place value
to add or subtract larger numbers, e.g. 24 + 4, 30 + 5,
34 + 10
A3.c
Begin to partition 2-digit
numbers into tens (T) and
units (U)

A3.d
Order numbers to at least 30; 
say a number lying between

two numbers
Y1: Order numbers up to at least 30
Y1: Say a number lying between two
numbers up to at least 50
B3.a
B3.b

No matching skills
Y1: Begin to partition 2-digit numbers into T
and U
1
Number
Number facts

compare and order numbers to at least 20
2
Number
Number facts

compare and order 2-digit numbers
Know addition and

subtraction facts for pairs that
total up to 9

Y1: Know by heart addition and subtraction 1
facts for pairs of numbers that total up to 9
Y1: Record addition and subtraction facts for
1
pairs of numbers that total up to 9, using +, and = in number sentences
Number
Number facts

use number facts within 10, i.e.:
– bonds of 10, e.g. 6 + 4
Number
Calculate

add and subtract numbers involving up to 10 objects
Know addition and

subtraction facts for pairs that
total 10

Y1: Know by heart addition and subtraction 1
facts for pairs of numbers that total 10
Y1: Record addition and subtraction facts for
1
pairs of numbers that total 10, using +, - and
= in number sentences
Number
Number facts

use number facts within 10, i.e.:
– bonds of 10, e.g. 6 + 4
Number
Calculate

add and subtract numbers involving up to 10 objects
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National Numeracy Framework for Wales 2013
Which numeracy skills are covered in each Abacus Evolve week?
Abacus Evolve Year 1
Abacus Evolve
Week
24
Block
B3.c
Summary of maths covered
Add a 1-digit number to a 2digit number
Objectives


25
26
27
28
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Year
Strand
Element
Skill
Y1: Add a 1-digit number to a 2-digit
number, not crossing a multiple of 10
Y1: Add a 1-digit number to a 2-digit
number, crossing a multiple of 10
2
Number
Calculate

use mental recall of number facts to 10 and place value
to add or subtract larger numbers, e.g. 24 + 4, 30 + 5,
34 + 10
B3.d
Find a small difference
between two numbers by
counting on

Y1: Find a small difference between two
numbers by counting on
2
Number
Calculate

find small differences within 20 by using ‘counting on’
strategies
C3.a
Compare two or more
capacities by direct
comparison

Y1: Compare two or more capacities by
direct comparison: pouring
R
Measuring
Length, etc.

use direct comparisons with:
 capacity, e.g. holds more/less than
C3.b
Measure capacities using
uniform non-standard units

1
Measuring
Length, etc.


Y1: Measure capacities using uniform nonstandard units (whole and half)
Y1: Begin to estimate then measure
capacities, recording estimates
use non-standard units to measure:
– capacity
Read the time to the hour and 
half hour on analogue clocks
Y1: Read the time to the hour and half hour
on analogue clocks
1
Measuring
Time

use standard units of time to read ‘o’clock’ using [both]
analogue [and 12-hour digital] clocks
2
Measuring
Time

read ‘half past’, [‘quarter past’ and ‘quarter to’] on an
analogue clock
C3.c
C3.d
Begin to use units to measure 
time: minutes
D3.a
Subtract a 1-digit number
from a 2-digit number by
counting back

D3.b
No matching skills
Y1: Begin to use units to measure time:
minutes
1
Number
Calculate

[add and] subtract numbers involving up to 10 objects

Y1: Subtract a 1-digit number from a 2-digit
number by counting back, not crossing 10
Y1: Subtract a 1-digit number from a 2-digit
number by counting back, crossing 10
Subtract one multiple of 10
from another

Y1: Subtract one multiple of 10 from another 2
Number
Calculate

use mental recall of number facts to 10 and place value
to add or subtract larger numbers, e.g. 24 + 4, 30 + 5,
34 + 10
D3.c
Begin to add two 'teens'
numbers, not crossing a
multiple of 10

Y1: Begin to add two 'teens' numbers, not
crossing a multiple of 10
2
Number
Calculate

use mental recall of number facts to 10 and place value
to add or subtract larger numbers, e.g. 24 + 4, 30 + 5,
34 + 10
D3.d
Solve ‘real-life’ problems
involving money (change)

Y1: Add and subtract 9 by adding and
subtracting 10
Y1: Solve ‘real-life’ problems involving
money (change)
1
Number
Money

find totals and give change from 10p
2
Number
Calculate

use mental recall of number facts to 10 and place value
to add or subtract larger numbers, e.g. 24 + 4, 30 + 5,
34 + 10

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National Numeracy Framework for Wales 2013
Which numeracy skills are covered in each Abacus Evolve week?
Abacus Evolve Year 1
Abacus Evolve
Week
29
30
Block
Summary of maths covered
Numeracy Framework for Wales
Objectives
Year
Strand
Element
Skill
E3.a
Count on in 2s or 5s up to
100


Y1: Count on in 2s or 5s up to 100
Y1: Begin to count on in 3s from zero
E3.b
Begin to recognise odd and
even numbers up to at least
20

Y1: Begin to recognise odd and even
numbers up to at least 20
E3.c
Exchange coins up to 10p for
equivalent in smaller coins

Y1: Exchange coins up to 10p for equivalent 1
in smaller coins
Number
Money

use different combinations of money to pay for items up
to 20p
E3.d
Find totals of sets of coins
and give change

Y1: Find totals of sets of coins and give
change
Y1: Begin to recognise that more than two
numbers can be added together
1
Number
Money

find totals and give change from 10p

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2
Number
Number facts

count sets of objects by grouping in 2s, 5s
[or 10s]
No matching skills
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