National Numeracy Framework for Wales 2013
Which numeracy skills are covered in each Abacus Evolve week?
Abacus Evolve Year 4
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.
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National Numeracy Framework for Wales 2013
Which numeracy skills are covered in each Abacus Evolve week?
Abacus Evolve Year 4
Abacus Evolve
Week
1
Block
A1.a
A1.b
2
A1.c
Summary of maths covered
Objectives
Read and write whole
numbers to 10 000; know
what each digit represents

Recognise relationship
between Th, H, T and U;
partition numbers into Th, H,
T, U

Know multiplication as
repeated addition and arrays





A1.d
Understand division as
inverse of multiplication,
divide whole numbers, find
remainders





3
B1.a
Addition and subtraction:
number pairs to 100/1000



B1.b
Addition and subtraction:
adding to next 100/1000


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Year
Strand
Element
Skill
Y4: Read and write numbers up to 100 000 4
in figures and words
5
Y4: Know what each digit in a 5-digit number
represents
Number
Number facts

read and write numbers to 10 000
Number
Number facts

read and write numbers to 100 000
Y4: Recognise the relationship between Th,
H, T and U
Y4: Partition 4-digit numbers into Th, H, T
and U
4
Number
Number facts

read and write numbers to 10 000
Y4: Rehearse the concept of multiplication
as describing an array
Y4: Rehearse multiplication as repeated
addition
Y4: Understand and use the commutativity
of multiplication
3
Number
Estimate

check multiplication using repeated addition
Y4: Rehearse the concept of division as
grouping
Y4: Consolidate division as the inverse of
multiplication
Y4: Find remainders after division
Y4: Divide a whole number of pounds by 2,
4, 5 or 10 to give £.p
Y4: Continue to round up or down after
division, depending on the context
4
Number
Number facts

use mental strategies to recall multiplication tables for 2
[,3,] 4, 5 [,6] and 10 and use to solve division problems
4
Number
Estimate

check answers using inverse operations
Y4: Derive quickly pairs of multiples of 5 that 3
total 100
Y4: Derive quickly pairs of multiples of 50
that total 1000
Y4: Derive quickly pairs of numbers that
total 100
Number
Calculate

use mental strategies to add [and subtract]
2-digit numbers
4
Number
Calculate

add a 2-digit number to [, and subtract a 2-digit number
from,] a 3-digit number using an appropriate mental
[and written] method
Y4: Derive quickly pairs of numbers that
total 100
Y4: Find what to add to a 2- or 3-digit
number to make 100 or the next multiple of
100
Y4: Find what to add to a 4-digit multiple of
100 to make the next multiple of 1000
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Which numeracy skills are covered in each Abacus Evolve week?
Abacus Evolve Year 4
Abacus Evolve
Week
4
Block
B1.c
Summary of maths covered
Objectives
Know names of, describe and 
visualise common shapes



B1.d
Classify polygons, recognise
types of triangles



5
C1.a
Use standard metric units of
length: mm, cm, m, km






C1.b
Understand and measure
area as covering 2
dimensions
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Year
Strand
Element
Skill
Y4: Describe and visualise 2D shapes
Y4: Begin to understand the term ‘polygon’
Y4: Rehearse the names of common 2D
shapes
Y4: Construct polygons using pinboards
No matching skills
Y4: Classify polygons using criteria such as
number of right angles, and whether or not
they are regular
Y4: Make and investigate a general
statement about familiar numbers or shapes
by finding examples that satisfy it (shape)
Y4: Recognise equilateral and isosceles
triangles
No matching skills

Y4: Use, read and write standard metric
units of length: mm, cm, m, km
Y4: Rehearse the relationships between
metric units of length
Y4: Convert centimetres to metres and vice
versa
Y4: Suggest suitable units and measuring
equipment to estimate or measure length
Y4: Know the equivalent of ½ , ¼ , ¾ ,1/10 of
1 km, 1 m, in m, cm
Y4: Begin to use imperial units of length:
miles
3–6
Reasoning
Identify
4
Number
Fractions, etc. 
find fractional quantities using known table facts, e.g. 1/6
of 30cm
4
Measuring
Length, etc.

measure on a ruler to the nearest mm and record using
a mix of units, e.g. 1cm 3mm
4
Measuring
Length, etc.

convert metric units of length to smaller units, e.g. cm to
mm, m to cm, km to m
5
Measuring
Length, etc.

make use of conversions,
e.g. ¼ of a km = 250m
Y4: Understand area as ‘covering’ in two
dimensions
Y4: Measure area using non-standard units
Y4: Measure area using standard units:
square centimetres
3
Measuring
Area, etc.

find areas by counting squares
select and use suitable instruments and units of
measurement
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National Numeracy Framework for Wales 2013
Which numeracy skills are covered in each Abacus Evolve week?
Abacus Evolve Year 4
Abacus Evolve
Week
6
Block
C1.c
Summary of maths covered
Use and interpret tally charts
and frequency tables
Objectives



C1.d
7
D1.a
Construct and interpret
pictograms where symbol
represents several units
Add several small numbers,
finding pairs totalling 9/10/11







D1.b
Add several multiples of 10 or 
100

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Year
Strand
Element
Skill
3–4
Data
Data

represent data using:
– [lists,] tally charts [,tables and diagrams]
3–4
Data
Data

[extract and] interpret information from charts,
[timetables, diagrams and graphs]
5–6
Data
Data

represent data using:
– [lists, tally charts,tables, diagrams and] frequency
tables
5–6
Data
Data

[extract and] interpret information from an increasing
range of diagrams [,timetables,. and graphs (including
pie charts)]
3–4
Data
Data

represent data using:
– pictograms where one symbol represents more than
one unit using a key
5–6
Data
Data

[extract and] interpret information from an increasing
range of [diagrams, timetables, and] graphs [(including
pie charts)]
3
Y4: Add several 1-digit numbers
Y4: Check the sum of several numbers by
adding in reverse order
4
Y4: Add by finding pairs that total 9, 10 or 11
Y4: Consolidate understanding of the
relationship between addition and
subtraction
Y4: Add several multiples of 10 or 100
Y4: Understand the principles (not the
names) of the commutative and associative
laws as they apply or not to addition and
subtraction
Number
Calculate

use mental strategies to add [and subtract]
2-digit numbers
Number
Estimate

check answers using inverse operations
Y4: Add and subtract 2- and 3-digit multiples 3
of 10
Y4: Add and subtract two multiples of 100,
5
crossing 1000
Number
Calculate

use mental strategies to add and subtract 2-digit
numbers
Number
Calculate

[Begin to] add and subtract 3-digit numbers using an
appropriate mental or written method
Y4: Rehearse the use of tally charts to
record observations
Y4: Represent data in frequency tables
Y4: Interpret tally charts and frequency
tables
Y4: Construct and interpret pictograms
where the symbol represents 2, 5, 10 or 20
units
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National Numeracy Framework for Wales 2013
Which numeracy skills are covered in each Abacus Evolve week?
Abacus Evolve Year 4
Abacus Evolve
Week
8
Block
D1.c
Summary of maths covered
Tell time on analogue and
24hr clock to nearest minute,
use am/pm
Objectives



D1.d
9
E1.a
Rehearse use of seconds as
measure of time;
estimate/measure time using
minutes/seconds

Count on/back in 2s, 3s, 4s,
5s, 10s, 25s, 50s





E1.b
10
E1.c
Recall multiplication facts for
×2, ×3, ×4, ×5, ×10 tables,
derive division facts

Recognise fractions and
mixed numbers




E1.d
Recognise equivalence of
simple fractions
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Year
Strand
Element
Skill
Y4: Read the time to the nearest minute on
analogue clocks
Y4: Rehearse time to the nearest minute on
12-hour digital clocks
Y4: Use am and pm and the notation 9:53
3
Measuring
Time

read hours and minutes on a 12-hour digital clock using
am/pm conventions
4
Measuring
Time

tell the time to the nearest minute on analogue clocks
4
Measuring
Time

read hours and minutes on a [24-hour] digital clock
Y4: Rehearse the use of seconds as a
measure of time
Y4: Estimate and measure time using
seconds, minutes, hours
4
Measuring
Time

time and order events in seconds
4
Y4: Count on and back in 2s, 3s, 4s, 5s
or 10s
Y4: Recognise and explain patterns and
relationships, generalise and predict
Y4: Recognise multiples of 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10,
up to the tenth multiple
Y4: Count on and back in 25s or 50s to and
from 1000
Number
Number facts

use mental strategies to recall multiplication tables for
2, 3, 4, 5 [, 6] and 10 and use to solve division problems
Y4: Know by heart the multiplication facts for 4
the 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10 times tables
Y4: Derive division facts corresponding to
the 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10 times tables
Number
Number facts

use mental strategies to recall multiplication tables for
2, 3, 4, 5 [, 6] and 10 and use to solve division problems
4
Number
Fractions, etc. 
Y4: Recognise simple fractions that are
several parts of a whole
Y4: Identify two simple fractions with a total
of 1
Y4: Recognise mixed numbers
Y4: Recognise the equivalence of simple
fractions
recognise fractions that are several parts of a whole,
e.g. 2/3, 3/10
No matching skills
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Which numeracy skills are covered in each Abacus Evolve week?
Abacus Evolve Year 4
Abacus Evolve
Week
11
Block
A2.a
A2.b
Summary of maths covered
Objectives
Count on/back in 10s, 100s,
1000s, add/subtract 1, 10,
100,
1000

Compare/order numbers to
10 000, use symbols for less
than (<) and greater than (>),
give ‘between’ numbers




12
A2.c
Recognise properties of
adding/subtracting odd/even
numbers





A2.d
Recognise negative numbers
in context
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Year
Strand
Element
Skill
No matching skills
Y4: Count on and back in 1s, 10s, 100s or
1000s from any whole number up to
100 000
Y4: Add or subtract 1, 10, 100 or 1000 to or
from any integer
4
Y4: Compare and order numbers up to
10 000
Y4: Say one or more numbers lying between
two given numbers
Y4: Use < and > symbols
Number
Number facts

compare [and estimate with] numbers up to
1000
Y4: Recognise odd and even numbers up to 4
1000
Y4: Recognise the properties of odd and
even numbers, including their sums and
differences
Y4: Recognise and explain patterns and
relationships, generalise and predict
Y4: Make and investigate a general
statement about familiar numbers or shapes
by finding examples that satisfy it (number)
Y4: Use knowledge of sums or differences
of odd/even numbers to check calculations
Number
Number facts

use mental strategies to recall multiplication tables for 2
[, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 10] and use to solve division problems
Measuring
Temperature

[take temperature readings using thermometers and]
interpret readings above and below 0°C
Y4: Recognise negative numbers in context
Y4: Recognise and extend number
sequences formed by counting from any
number in steps of constant size, extending
beyond zero when counting back
3–4
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Which numeracy skills are covered in each Abacus Evolve week?
Abacus Evolve Year 4
Abacus Evolve
Week
13
Block
B2.a
Summary of maths covered
Derive and identify
doubles/halves up to 50;
double by partitioning
Objectives



B2.b
Derive doubles/halves of
multiples of 10–500/100–5
000; multiply mentally




14
B2.c
Classify and sketch 2D
shapes according to concept
of symmetry



B2.d
Rehearse names/nets of 3D
shapes, define polyhedron
and tetrahedron





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Year
Strand
Element
Skill
3
Number
Calculate

use partitioning to double and halve 2-digit numbers
Y4: Derive doubles of multiples of 10 to 500, 4
and the corresponding halves
Y4: Derive doubles of multiples of 100 to
5 000, and the corresponding halves
Y4: Use known number facts and place
value to multiply or divide mentally
Y4: Identify near doubles using known
doubles
Number
Calculate

use mental strategies to multiply and divide
2-digit numbers by a single digit number
Y4: Derive doubles of integers up to 50 and
the corresponding halves
Y4: Double or halve 2-digit numbers by
doubling or halving the tens first
Y4: Identify near doubles using known
doubles
Y4: Rehearse the concept of line symmetry
Y4: Classify polygons according to their
lines of symmetry
Y4: Sketch the reflection of a shape in a
mirror line parallel to one side
No matching skills
Y4: Rehearse the names of common 3D
shapes
Y4: Describe and visualise 3D shapes
Y4: Make and investigate a general
statement about familiar numbers or shapes
by finding examples that satisfy it (shape)
Y4: Begin to use the terms ‘polyhedron’ and
‘tetrahedron’
Y4: Visualise 3D shapes from 2D drawings
and identify simple nets of solid shapes
No matching skills
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National Numeracy Framework for Wales 2013
Which numeracy skills are covered in each Abacus Evolve week?
Abacus Evolve Year 4
Abacus Evolve
Week
15
Block
C2.a
Summary of maths covered
Objectives
Use scales; know relationship 
between standard units of
capacity





16
Year
4
Number
Fractions, etc. 
4
Measuring
Length, etc.

measure capacities to the nearest 50ml or 100ml
5
Measuring
Length, etc.

make use of conversions, e.g. ¼ of a km = 250m
3–4
Data
Data

[extract and] interpret information from [charts,]
timetables [, diagrams and graphs]
Measuring
Length, etc.

recognise that perimeter is the distance around a shape
Measuring
Length, etc.

measure and calculate the perimeter of squares and
rectangles
Data
Data

represent data using:
– bar charts [and bar line graphs] labelled in 2s, 5s
and 10s
3
Y4: Use known number facts and place
value to add two 2-digit numbers, adding the
tens first
Y4: Understand the principles (not the
names) of the commutative and associative
laws as they apply or not to addition and
subtraction
Y4: Partition 2-digit numbers into T and U
(revise)
Number
Calculate

use mental strategies to add [and subtract]
2-digit numbers
3
Y4: Use known number facts and place
value to subtract one 2-digit number from
another, by counting on and back
3–6
Y4: Choose and use appropriate operations
and appropriate ways of calculating (mental, 3–6
mental with jottings, pencil and paper) to
solve problems
Number
Calculate

use mental strategies to [add and] subtract 2-digit
numbers
Reasoning
Identify

select appropriate mathematics and techniques to use
Reasoning
Represent

refine informal methods of recording written
calculations, moving to formal methods of calculation
when developmentally ready
C2.c
Measure perimeter; know
difference between
area/perimeter


Y4: Begin to understand the term ‘perimeter’ 3
Y4: Measure the perimeter of rectangles and
4
other simple shapes
Y4: Understand the difference between area
and perimeter

D2.a
Add numbers by partitioning,
estimate and check by
approximating



D2.b
Subtract 2- and 3-digit
numbers, use appropriate
ways of calculating to solve
problems
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

Identify
Y4: Read simple timetables

Skill
Reasoning

Construct and interpret bar
graphs
Element
3–6
Read simple timetables
C2.d
Strand
Y4: Use, read and write standard metric
units of capacity: l, ml
Y4: Begin to use imperial units of capacity:
pints
Y4: Rehearse the relationship between litres
and millilitres
Y4: Know the equivalent of ½ , ¼ , ¾ , 1/10 of
1 litre in ml
Y4: Suggest suitable units and measuring
equipment to estimate or measure capacity
Y4: Record estimates and readings from
capacity scales
C2.b
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Y4: Construct and interpret bar graphs with
intervals labelled in 2s, 5s, 10s or 20s
Y4: Compare bar graphs with scales of
differing step size
3–4
select and use suitable instruments and units of
measurement
find fractional quantities using known table facts, e.g. 1/6
of 30cm
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Which numeracy skills are covered in each Abacus Evolve week?
Abacus Evolve Year 4
Abacus Evolve
Week
18
19
Block
Summary of maths covered
Objectives
Year
Strand
Element
Skill
D2.c
Add/subtract near multiples of 
10 from 2- or 3- digit numbers

Y4: Add near multiples of 10 to 2- and 3-digit 4
numbers
Y4: Subtract near multiples of 10 from 2and 3-digit numbers
Number
Calculate

add a 2-digit number to, and subtract a 2-digit number
from, a 3-digit number using an appropriate mental or
written method
D2.d
Add HTU using

formal/informal written
methods, estimate and check 
by approximating

Y4: Add HTU + TU, HTU + HTU using
informal written methods
Y4: Add HTU + TU, HTU + HTU using
standard written methods
Y4: Add more than two numbers using
standard written methods
4
Number
Calculate

add a 2-digit number to [and subtract a 2-digit number
from] a 3-digit number using an appropriate [mental or]
written method
5
Number
Calculate

add [and subtract] 3-digit numbers using an appropriate
mental or written method
4
Y4: Know the multiplication facts for the 6
times table, and the corresponding division
facts
Y4: Use doubling to find new facts from
known facts
Y4: Use closely related facts: develop the ×6
table from the ×4 and ×2 tables
Number
Number facts

use mental strategies to recall multiplication tables for
2, [3] 4, [5] 6 [and 10] and use to solve division
problems
Y4: Begin to know the multiplication facts for 5
the 8 times table, and the corresponding
division facts
Y4: Use doubling to find new facts from
known facts
Number
Number facts

[Begin to] use mental strategies to recall multiplication
tables for [2, 3, 4, 5, 6,] 8 [and 10] and use to solve
division problems
E2.a
Use doubling, ×6
multiplication/division and
related facts



E2.b
Begin to know ×8
multiplication/division facts

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E2.c
Compare and order fractions;
locate fractions on number
line


Y4: Compare and order fractions
Y4: Locate fractions on a number line
E2.d
Recognise equivalence of
decimal and fraction forms of
1/ s and 1/ s
2
10


5
Y4: Use decimal notation for tenths
Y4: Recognise the equivalence between the
decimal and fraction forms of halves and
tenths
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No matching skills
Number
Fractions, etc. 
use understanding of simple fraction and decimal
equivalences when measuring and calculating, e.g. ½ =
0.5, 1⁄10 = 0.1
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Abacus Evolve Year 4
Abacus Evolve
Week
21
Block
A3.a
Summary of maths covered
Round 3-digit numbers to 10
or 100; round money to
nearest pound (£); make
estimates
Objectives



A3.b
Multiply/divide integers by 10
or 100, multiply by 5 or 20 by
halving/doubling




22
A3.c
A3.d
23
Subtract HTU – TU, HTU –
HTU, check results with
inverse calculation
Subtract HTU – TU, HTU –
HTU by standard method
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Year
Strand
Element
Skill
4
Number
Estimate

estimate by rounding to the nearest 10 or 100
Y4: Multiply or divide any integer up to 1000 4
by 10 and understand the effect
4
Y4: Begin to multiply integers by 100
Y4: Use known number facts and place
value to multiply or divide mentally
Y4: Use doubling or halving to find new facts
from known facts
Number
Number facts

multiply and divide numbers by 10 and 100
Number
Calculate

use mental strategies to multiply and divide
2-digit numbers by a single digit number
Y4: Subtract HTU – TU, HTU – HTU using
informal written method of complementary
addition
4
Number
Calculate

[add a 2-digit number to and] subtract a 2-digit number
from a 3-digit number using an appropriate mental or
written method
5
Number
Calculate

[add and] 3-digit numbers using an appropriate [mental
or] written method
4
Number
Calculate

[add a 2-digit number to and] subtract a 2-digit number
from a 3-digit number using an appropriate [mental or]
written method
5
Number
Calculate

[add and] subtract 3-digit numbers using an appropriate
[mental or] written method
Y4: Round a 3-digit number to the nearest
10 or 100
Y4: Make and justify estimates up to about
250
Y4: Round a sum of money to the nearest £
Y4: Subtract HTU – TU, HTU – HTU using
standard written method of decomposition
B3.a
Find differences by counting
on; understand relation
between +/-

Y4: Find a small difference by counting on,
e.g. 5003 – 4996
4
Number
Calculate

find differences within 1000
B3.b
Know ×9
multiplication/division facts;
recognise patterns and
relationships

Y4: Begin to know the multiplication facts for 6
the 9 times table, and the corresponding
division facts
Y4: Make and investigate a general
statement about familiar numbers or shapes
by finding examples that satisfy it (number)
Number
Number facts

[Begin to] use mental strategies to recall multiplication
tables up to 10 x 10 and use to solve division problems
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
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Abacus Evolve Year 4
Abacus Evolve
Week
24
Block
Summary of maths covered
Objectives


B3.c
Use 8-point compass,
measure
clockwise/anticlockwise turns
B3.d
Know angles are measured in 
degrees; know relationship

between degrees and right
angles


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C3.a
Locate position on a grid
using coordinates; recognise
horizontal and vertical lines



C3.b
Understand and use standard 
units of weight; read scales




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
C3.c
Know relationship between
different units of time; read
calendars
C3.d
Organise and interpret data in 
Venn/Carroll diagrams
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Y4: Use the eight-point compass directions
Y4: Make and measure clockwise and
anticlockwise turns
Year
4
Strand
Measuring
Element
Area, etc.
Skill

use eight compass points to describe direction
No matching skills
Y4: Rehearse measuring right-angled turns
Y4: Begin to know that angles are measured
in degrees
Y4: Start to order a set of angles less than
180 degrees
Y4: Recognise the relationship between
degrees and right angles
Y4: Locate position on a grid, based on
labelling the horizontal and vertical lines
Y4: Recognise simple examples of
horizontal and vertical lines
Y4: Begin to use the term ‘coordinate’
5
Measuring
Area, etc.

[Begin to] use coordinates to specify location
Y4: Use, read and write standard metric
units of weight: kg, g
Y4: Rehearse the relationship between
grams and kilograms
Y4: Know the equivalent of ½, ¼, ¾, 1/10 of 1
kg in g
Y4: Suggest suitable units and measuring
equipment to estimate or measure weight
Y4: Record estimates and readings from
weighing scales
3–6
Reasoning
Identify

select and use suitable instruments and units of
measurement
4
Number
Fractions, etc. 
4
Measuring
Length, etc

use weighing scales with divisions to weigh objects to
the nearest 5g, 10g, 25g or 100g
5
Measuring
Length, etc

make use of conversions, e.g. ¼ of a km= 250m
Y4: Use a calendar
4
Measuring
Time

use calendars to plan events
Data
Data

represent data using:
– Venn and Carroll diagrams
Data
Data

extract and interpret information from charts,
[timetables] diagrams and graphs
Y4: Organise and interpret data represented 3–4
in a Venn diagram (two criteria)
Y4: Organise and interpret data represented
3–4
in a Carroll diagram (two criteria)
find fractional quantities using known table facts, e.g. 1/6
of 30cm
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National Numeracy Framework for Wales 2013
Which numeracy skills are covered in each Abacus Evolve week?
Abacus Evolve Year 4
Abacus Evolve
Week
27
28
Block
D3.a
Summary of maths covered
Add money amounts;
estimate and check by
approximating
Objectives


Y4: Add amounts of money, e.g. £3.26 +
£5.85, using standard written methods
Y4: Use a calculator to carry out one- and
two-step calculations, correct mistaken
entries and interpret the display correctly in
the context of money
Year
Strand
Element
Skill
3–6
Reasoning
Review

interpret answers within the context of the problem
and consider whether answers, including calculator,
[analogue and digital] displays, are sensible
4
Number
Money

add [and subtract totals] less than £10 using correct
notation, e.g. £6.85 – £2.76
D3.b
Subtract money amounts by
standard written method of
decomposition

Y4: Subtract amounts of money, e.g. £8.40 - 4
£3.76, using standard written method of
decomposition
Number
Money

[add and] subtract totals less than £10 using correct
notation, e.g. £6.85 – £2.76
D3.c
Know ×7
multiplication/division facts,
develop ×7 from ×3/×4 facts

Y4: Begin to know the multiplication facts for 6
the 7 times table, and the corresponding
division facts
Y4: Use closely related facts: develop the ×7
table from the ×4 and ×3 tables
Number
Number facts

[Begin to] use mental strategies to recall multiplication
tables up to 10 x 10 and use to solve division
problems
4
Y4: Multiply TU × U by partitioning into T
and U
Y4: Multiply TU × U using informal written
methods: grid method
Y4: Understand the principles (not the
names) of the commutative, associative and
distributive laws as they apply to
multiplication
Y4: Understand multiplication as repeated
addition
Number
Calculate

use mental strategies to multiply [and divide]
2-digit numbers by a single digit number

D3.d
Use partitioning and informal
methods to multiply TU by U


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E3.a
Multiply TU by U using
standard methods

Y4: Multiply TU × U using standard written
methods
4
Number
Calculate

use mental strategies to multiply [and divide]
2-digit numbers by a single digit number
E3.b
Divide TU by U
(standard/informal methods);
understand division as
repeated subtraction

Y4: Divide TU ÷ U using informal written
methods
Y4: Divide TU ÷ U using standard written
methods
Y4: Understand division as repeated
subtraction
4
Number
Calculate

use mental strategies to [multiply and] divide
2-digit numbers by a single digit number


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National Numeracy Framework for Wales 2013
Which numeracy skills are covered in each Abacus Evolve week?
Abacus Evolve Year 4
Abacus Evolve
Week
30
Block
E3.c
E3.d
Summary of maths covered
Objectives
Find fractions, quantities and
shapes; relate fractions to
division

Recognise decimal notation;
equivalence between
fractions and decimals (½s
and ¼s)






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Year
Strand
Element
Skill
4
Number
Fractions, etc. 
halve 3-digit numbers in the context of number,
money and measures
4
Number
Fractions, etc. 
find fractional quantities using known table facts, e.g.
1⁄ of 30cm
6
4
Y4: Use decimal notation for hundredths
Y4: Recognise the equivalence between the
5
decimal and fraction forms of halves and
quarters
Y4: Compare and order amounts of money
Y4: Recognise decimal notation in the
context of money
Number
Money
Number
Fractions etc. 
Y4: Find fractions of numbers, quantities
and shapes
Y4: Find quarters by halving halves
Y4: Begin to relate fractions to division

order and compare items up to £100
use understanding of simple fraction and decimal
equivalences when measuring and calculating, e.g. ½
= 0.5 [, 1/10 = 0.1]
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