National Numeracy Framework for Wales 2013
Which numeracy skills are covered in each Abacus Evolve week?
Abacus Evolve Year 1–2
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 1–2
Abacus Evolve
Week
1
Block
A1.a
Summary
Count on or back in
1s or 10s; read and
write numbers in
words and figures
Objectives






A1.b
2
A1.c
Estimate a number
of objects and count
by grouping in 5s or
10s


Partition numbers
into T and U and
recognise the value
of each digit





A1.d
3
B1.a
B1.b
Numeracy Framework for Wales
Year
Strand
Element
Skill
Y1: Count on in 1s to 20 and on to 100
Y1: Read numbers up to 20 in words and figures
Y1: Estimate a number of objects up to 30
Y1: Count on and back in 10s from a multiple of 10
Y2: Count on and back in 1s or 10s from a 2-digit
number
Y2: Read and write numbers up to 100 in 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
2
Number
Number facts

read and write numbers to 100
Y1: Estimate a number of objects up to 30
Y1: Estimate a number of objects and count by
grouping in 10s
Y2: Estimate a number of objects up to 50
Y2: Begin to count up to 100 objects by grouping in
5s or 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
Y1: Recognise the value of each digit in a 'teens'
number
Y2: Know what each digit in a 2-digit number
represents, including 0 as a place holder
Y2: 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
1
Number
Number facts

compare and order numbers to at least 20
Compare and order
numbers


Y1: Say which is more or less of two numbers
Y2: Order numbers up to at least 100 and position
them on a 100-square
2
Number
Number facts

compare and order 2-digit numbers
Y1: Say the number
1 more than a given
number;
Y2: Add by counting
on in 1s

1
Y1: Say the number that is 1 more than a given
number
Y1: Count on 1 from a given number
Y2: Recognise addition as counting on
Y2: Add by counting on in 1s from the larger number,
crossing a multiple of 10
Number
Calculate

use ‘counting on’ strategies to add 2 collections, starting
with the larger number, e.g. 8 + 5
1
Y1: Count on 1, 2, 3 or 4 from a given number
Y1: Begin to use the + and = signs to record addition
sentences
2
Y1: Relate counting on to addition and to addition
sentences
Y2: Add three numbers by putting the largest number
first
Y2: Recognise that addition can be done in any order
Y2: Use the + and = signs to record addition
sentences
Number
Calculate

use ‘counting on’ strategies to add 2 collections, starting
with the larger number, e.g. 8 + 5
Number
Estimate

use checking strategies:
– repeat addition in a different order



Y1: Say the number 
1, 2, 3 or 4 more;

Y2: Add three
numbers by counting 
on



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National Numeracy Framework for Wales 2013
Which numeracy skills are covered in each Abacus Evolve week?
Abacus Evolve Year 1–2
Abacus Evolve
Week
4
Block
B1.c
Summary
Objectives
Know addition and

subtraction facts for
numbers that total up 
to 6 or 9


B1.d
Rehearse addition

and subtraction facts
and record number

sentences



5
C1.a
C1.b
Compare lengths
and heights, and
estimate and
measure in
centimetres



Estimate and

measure lengths in
nonstandard units or 
metres


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Year
Strand
Element
Skill
1
Y1: Recognise a number of objects up to 6 without
counting
Y1: Know by heart addition facts for pairs of numbers
that total up to 6
Y2: Rehearse addition and subtraction facts for pairs
of numbers that total up to 9
Y2: Use the +, - and = signs to record addition and
subtraction sentences
Number
Number facts

use number facts within 10, i.e.
– bonds of 10, e.g. 6 + 4
1
Number
Number facts

use number facts within 10, i.e.
– bonds of 10, e.g. 6 + 4
Y1: Compare two or more lengths or heights by direct R
comparison
Y2: Estimate, measure and compare lengths using
2
standard units: centimetres
Y2: Use a ruler to draw and measure lines to the
nearest centimetre
Measuring
Length, etc.
 use direct comparisons with:
– length, height and distance, e.g. longer/shorter than
Measuring
Length, etc.

use standard units to measure:
– length, height and distance: [metres,
half metres, or] centimetres
1
Measuring
Length, etc.

use non-standard units to measure:
– length, height and distance
2
Measuring
Length, etc.

use standard units to measure:
– length, height and distance: metres,
half metres [or centimetres]
Y1: Begin to know by heart addition facts for pairs of
numbers that total up to 7
Y1: Relate addition facts for pairs of numbers to an
understanding of addition, including use of + and =
Y2: Recognise the use of a symbol to stand for an
unknown number
Y2: Rehearse addition and subtraction facts for pairs
of numbers that total 10
Y2: Relate addition and subtraction facts to missing
number sentences
Y1: Estimate then measure lengths, recording
estimates
Y1: Measure lengths using uniform non-standard
units (whole, half and quarter)
Y2: Estimate, measure and compare lengths using
standard units: metres
Y2: Recognise the relationship between metres and
centimetres
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National Numeracy Framework for Wales 2013
Which numeracy skills are covered in each Abacus Evolve week?
Abacus Evolve Year 1–2
Abacus Evolve
Week
6
Block
Summary
Objectives
Strand
Element
Skill
Know days of the
week and hours in a
day, and order
events in time



Y1: Order familiar events in time
Y1: Know the days of the week
Y2: Use units of time and know the relationship
between them: hours in a day, days in a 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 months
and seasons of the
year



Y1: Begin to know and order the months of the year
Y1: Know the seasons of the year
Y2: Use units of time and know the relationship
between them: months in a year, seasons in a year
Y2: Order the months 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
Use names of
common 2D shapes
and describe their
features




8
Year
C1.c

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D1.b
Rehearse features of 
2D shapes and
begin to recognise

line symmetry



D1.c
Say the number 1
less than a given
number, and count
back in 1s

Subtract a 1-digit
number by counting
back

D1.d
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




No matching skills
Y1: Begin to use the names of common 2D shapes:
circle, square, rectangle, triangle
Y1: Describe features of familiar 2D shapes: number
of sides and corners, types of sides
Y2: Use the names of common 2D shapes, including:
pentagon, hexagon, octagon
Y2: Sort 2D shapes and describe their features:
number of sides and corners
Data
Data

sort and classify objects using more than one criterion
1
Number
Calculate

[add and] subtract numbers involving up to 10 objects
1
Y1: Subtract a 1-digit number from a 'teens' number
by counting back, not crossing 10
2
Y1: Subtract one 1-digit number from another
Y2: Count back in 1s, crossing a multiple of 10, begin
to partition
Number
Calculate

add and subtract numbers involving up to 10 objects
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
1
Y1: Begin to use the names of common 2D shapes:
circle, square, rectangle, triangle
Y1: Describe features of familiar 2D shapes: number
of sides and corners, types of sides
Y2: Begin to recognise line symmetry
Y2: Make symmetrical patterns by folding and cutting
Y2: Begin to sketch the reflection of a simple shape in
a mirror line
Y1: Say the number that is 1 less than a given
number
Y1: Count back 1 from a given number
Y2: Count back in 1s, not crossing a multiple of 10
Y2: Extend understanding of subtraction as taking
away
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National Numeracy Framework for Wales 2013
Which numeracy skills are covered in each Abacus Evolve week?
Abacus Evolve Year 1–2
Abacus Evolve
Week
9
Block
E1.a
Summary
Know doubles for
numbers up to 5 or
15
Objectives





E1.b
10
E1.c
Y1: Add by
identifying near
doubles;
Y2: Double and
halve multiples of 5



Recognise and order 
coins, find totals of

sets of coins


E1.d
Find totals of sets of
coins, pay an exact
sum using smaller
coins
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
Year
Strand
Element
Skill
Y1: Recognise doubling as the addition of two equal 1
amounts
Y1: Begin to know by heart doubles for numbers up
2
to at least 10
Y1: Know by heart doubles for numbers up to at least
5
Y2: Know by heart doubles for numbers up to at least
2
15 and the corresponding halves
Y2: Recognise halving as the inverse of doubling
Number
Number facts

use number facts within 10, i.e.:
– doubling [and halving], e.g. 4 + 4
Number
Number facts

use mental recall of number facts to 10 to derive other
facts, i.e.:
– doubling and halving, e.g. derive 40 + 40 from
knowing 4 + 4
Number
Estimate

use checking strategies:
– use halving and doubling within 20
1
Number
Number facts

use number facts within 10, i.e.:
– doubling and halving, e.g. 4 + 4
2
Number
Number facts

use mental recall of number facts to 10 to derive other
facts, i.e.:
– doubling and halving, e.g. derive 40 + 40 from
knowing 4 + 4
1
Y1: Recognise coins of different values
Y1: Order coins according to their value
Y2: Recognise all coins and begin to use pounds and 2
pence (£.p) notation for money
Y2: Find totals of sets of coins: relate to adding three
2
or more numbers
Number
Money

use different combinations of money to pay for items up
to 20p
Number
Money

use different combinations of money to pay for items up
to £1
Number
Money

find totals and give change from multiples of 10p
1
Y1: Exchange coins for equivalent in 10p and 1p
coins
Y1: Find totals of sets of coins
2
Y1: Pay an exact sum using smaller coins up to 50p
Y2: Pay an exact sum using smaller coins up to £2
Y2: Solve ‘real-life’ problems involving money (paying 2
an exact sum)
3
Number
Money

use different combinations of money to pay for items up
to 20p
Number
Money

use different combinations of money to pay for items up
to £1
Number
Money

find totals and give change from multiples of 10p
Number
Money

use different combinations of money to pay for items up
to £2 [and calculate the change]
Y1: Add by identifying near doubles for numbers up
to 10
Y2: Begin to derive doubles of multiples of 5 up to
100 and the corresponding halves
Y2: Begin to halve multiples of 10 up to 100
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National Numeracy Framework for Wales 2013
Which numeracy skills are covered in each Abacus Evolve week?
Abacus Evolve Year 1–2
Abacus Evolve
Week
11
Block
A2.a
Summary
Y1: Recognise zero,
read numbers to
100;
Y2: Count on/back in
1s, 10s, 100s
Objectives






A2.b
12
A2.c
Y1: Count by
grouping in 10s;
Y2: Recognise odd
and even numbers

Understand and use
ordinal numbers





A2.d
Compare and order 
numbers, and say a 
number between two
numbers


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Year
Strand
Element
Skill
1
Y1: Recognise zero
Y1: Count on and back in 1s to 100
2
Y1: Write numbers up to 10 in words and up to 11 in
figures
Y1: Begin to read numbers up to 100 in words and
figures
Y2: Count on and back in 1s or 10s from a 2- or
3-digit number
Y2: Count on and back in 100s from a multiple of 100
Number
Number facts

read and write numbers to at least 20
Number
Number facts

read [and write] numbers to 100
2
Number
Number facts

count sets of objects by grouping in [2s, 5s or] 10s
2
Number
Number facts

recall and use 2 [, 5 and 10] multiplication tables
Y1: Count a large number of objects by grouping in
10s
Y1: Count on and back in 10s from a 1-digit number
Y2: Count on in 2s (revise)
Y2: Begin to recognise odd and even numbers up to
at least 50
No matching skills
Y1: Understand and use ordinal numbers up to at
least 20th
Y2: Understand and use ordinal numbers up to at
least 100th
Y1: Order numbers up to at least 20
Y1: Begin to say a number lying between two
numbers
Y2: Compare two or more 2-digit numbers; introduce
the greater than (>), less than (<) signs
Y2: Say a number lying between two numbers, up to
at least 100
1
Number
Number facts

compare and order numbers to at least 20
2
Number
Number facts

compare and order 2-digit numbers
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National Numeracy Framework for Wales 2013
Which numeracy skills are covered in each Abacus Evolve week?
Abacus Evolve Year 1–2
Abacus Evolve
Week
13
Block
B2.a
Summary
Objectives
Rehearse addition

and subtraction facts
for pairs that total up 
to 7 or 10


B2.b
Y1: Know addition

facts for pairs that
total up to 8;

Y2: Add three 1-digit
numbers


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B2.c
Y1: Describe
position;
Y2: Recognise right
angles




B2.d
Y1: Describe
direction/movement;
Y2: Recognise
clockwise/anticlockwise turns








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Year
Strand
Element
Skill
1
Y1: Begin to recognise that addition can be done in
any order
Y1: Know by heart addition facts for pairs of numbers
2
that total up to 7
Y1: Relate number bonds to an understanding of
addition, including use of +, -, =
Y2: Rehearse addition and subtraction facts for pairs
of numbers that total up to 10
Number
Number facts

use number facts within 10, i.e.:
– bonds of 10, e.g. 6 + 4
Number
Estimate

use checking strategies:
– repeat addition in a different order
1
Y1: Know by heart addition and subtraction 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, …)
Y2: Begin to add three 1-digit numbers mentally
Number
Number facts

use number facts within 10, i.e.:
– bonds of 10, e.g. 6 + 4
Y1: Describe position: above, below, beside, left, right 1
Y2: Recognise whole, half and quarter turns
2
Y2: Know that a right angle is a measure of a
quarter turn
2
Y2: Recognise right angles in simple shapes
Measuring
Area, etc.

make whole turns and half turns
Measuring
Area, etc.

recognise half and quarter turns, clockwise and anticlockwise
Measuring
Area, etc.

recognise that a quarter turn is a right angle
1
Measuring
Area, etc.

make whole turns and half turns
2
Measuring
Area, etc.

recognise half and quarter turns, clockwise and anticlockwise
2
Measuring
Area, etc.

recognise that a quarter turn is a right angle
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
Y2: Recognise whole, half and quarter turns
Y2: Know that a right angle is a measure of a
quarter turn
Y2: Recognise right angles in simple shapes
Y2: Give instructions for moving along a route in
straight lines and round corners
Y2: Recognise clockwise and anti-clockwise turns
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National Numeracy Framework for Wales 2013
Which numeracy skills are covered in each Abacus Evolve week?
Abacus Evolve Year 1–2
Abacus Evolve
Week
15
Block
C2.a
Summary
Estimate, measure
and compare
weights
Objectives




C2.b
16
C2.c
C2.d
Y1: Measure

weights;
Y2: Read the time to 
the hour and half
hour

Y1: Read time on an 
analogue clock;

Y2: Create and
interpret block
graphs
Organise and
interpret information
in simple tables and
pictograms




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Year
Strand
Element
Skill
Y1: Compare two or more weights by direct
comparison
Y2: Estimate, measure and compare weights using
standard units: kilograms, grams
Y2: Begin to recognise the relationship between
grams and kilograms
Y2: Begin to read simple weighing scales to the
nearest labelled division
R
Measuring
Length, etc.

use direct comparisons with:
– weight/mass, e.g. heavier/lighter than
1
Measuring
Length, etc.

use non-standard units to measure:
– weight/mass
2
Measuring
Length, etc.

use standard units to measure:
– weight/mass: kilograms or 10 gram weights
Y1: Measure weights using uniform non-standard
units (whole and half)
Y1: Estimate then measure weights, recording
estimates
Y2: Read the time to the hour and half hour on
analogue and 12-hour digital clocks
1
Measuring
Length, etc.

use non-standard units to measure:
– weight/mass
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
2
Measuring
Time

read hours [and minutes] on a 12-hour digital clock
1
Y1: Read the time to the hour on analogue clocks
Y2: Sort, organise and interpret information in a block
graph
2
Measuring
Time

use standard units of time to read ‘o’clock’ using both
analogue and 12-hour digital clocks
Data
Data

gather and record data from:
– block graphs
2
Data
Data

extract and interpret information from lists, tables,
diagrams and graphs
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

gather and record data from:
– pictograms where the symbol represents
one unit
2
Data
Data

extract and interpret information from lists, tables,
diagrams and graphs
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
Y2: Sort, organise and interpret information in a
pictogram
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Which numeracy skills are covered in each Abacus Evolve week?
Abacus Evolve Year 1–2
Abacus Evolve
Week
17
Block
D2.a
Summary
Use the names of
common 3D shapes
Objectives




D2.b
18
D2.c
D2.d
19
Sort 3D shapes and
describe their
features

Y1: Add by counting
on;
Y2: Add/subtract
9/11 by
adding/subtracting
10

Add or subtract
multiples of 10 by
counting on or back
in 10s





E2.a
Y1: Count on/back in 
10s;
Y2: Count on in

2s/5s/10s, recognise 
odd/even numbers
E2.b
Y1: Count on/back in
1s/10s;
Y2: Understand
multiplication as ‘lots
of’
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Year
Strand
Element
Skill
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
Y2: Relate solid shapes to pictures of them
Y2: Use the names of common 3D shapes, including:
cube, cuboid, cylinder, sphere, cone
Data
Data

sort and classify objects using more than one criterion
1
Number
Calculate

use ‘counting on’ strategies to add 2 collections, starting
with the larger number, e.g. 8 + 5
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
1
Y1: Add two multiples of 10 by counting on in 10s
Y2: Subtract a multiple of 10 from a 2-digit number by
counting back in 10s
2
Number
Calculate

use ‘counting on’ strategies to add 2 collections, starting
with the larger number, e.g. 8 + 5
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
Y1: Count on and back in 10s from any number up to 2
100
Y2: Count on in 2s, 5s or 10s up to 100
Y2: Begin to recognise odd and even numbers up to
at least 100
Number
Number facts

recall and use 2, 5 and 10 multiplication tables
Y1: Describe features of familiar 3D shapes: number, 1
shapes and types of faces
Y2: Sort 3D shapes and describe their features:
number of faces and corners
Y1: Add by counting on, not bridging a multiple of 10
other than 10 or 20
Y2: Add and subtract 9 and 11 by adding and
subtracting 10
Y2: Begin to add and subtract 19 and 21 by adding
and subtracting 20
Y1: Say the number that is 1 or 10 more or less than
a given number
Y1: Count on and back in 1s or 10s up to 100
Y2: Introduce multiplication as ‘lots of’
Y2: Introduce the × sign
No matching skills
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Which numeracy skills are covered in each Abacus Evolve week?
Abacus Evolve Year 1–2
Abacus Evolve
Week
20
Block
E2.c
Summary
Y1: Subtract 1-digit
numbers;
Y2: Multiply by
adding repeatedly
Objectives



E2.d
Y1: Subtract by
counting back to a
multiple of 10;
Y2: Divide by
grouping





21
A3.a
A3.b
22
A3.c
A3.d
Y1: Count by
grouping in 5s or
10s;
Y2: Partition
numbers into H, T, U

Y1: Add multiples of
10 to 2-digit
numbers;
Y2: Begin to round
to nearest 10

Y1: Partition into T
and U;
Y2: Add by bridging
a multiple of 10


Y1: Order numbers;
Y2: Find the
difference between
two numbers










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Year
Strand
Element
Skill
Y1: Begin to subtract a 1-digit number from a 2-digit
number by counting back, not crossing 10
Y2: Introduce multiplication as repeated addition or
as describing an array
Y2: Record multiplication facts using × and = in
number sentences
1
Number
Calculate

add and subtract numbers involving up to 10 objects
Y1: Subtract by counting back to a multiple of 10
Y2: Begin to understand division as grouping
Y2: Introduce division as the inverse of multiplication
Y2: Understand that division sometimes leaves a
remainder
Y2: Introduce the ÷ sign
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
2
Y1: Count a number of objects by grouping in 5s or
10s
2
Y2: Read and write numbers up to 100 in words
Y2: Begin to partition 3-digit numbers into H, T and U 3
Y2: Begin to read and write numbers up to 1000 in
figures
Number
Number facts

count sets of objects by grouping in [2s,] 5s or 10s
Number
Number facts

read and write numbers to 100
Number
Number facts

[Begin to] read and write numbers to 1000
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
Y2: Begin to round numbers less than 100 to the
nearest 10
1
Number
Calculate

use ‘counting on’ strategies to add 2 collections, starting
with the larger number, e.g. 8 + 5
Y1: Begin to partition 2-digit numbers into T and U
Y2: Add a 1-digit number to a 2-digit number,
crossing a multiple of 10 (rehearse)
Y2: Begin to add by bridging a multiple of 10
(36 + 8 = 36 + 4 + 4)
1
Number
Number facts

read and write numbers to at least 20
2
Number
Number facts

read and write numbers to 100
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
Y1: Order numbers up to at least 30
Y1: Say a number lying between two numbers up to
at least 50
Y2: Extend understanding of relationship of
subtraction to difference
Y2: Find the difference between two numbers by
counting on
1
Number
Number facts

compare and order numbers to at least 20
2
Number
Number facts

compare and order 2-digit numbers
2
Number
Calculate

find small differences within 20 by using ‘counting on’
strategies
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National Numeracy Framework for Wales 2013
Which numeracy skills are covered in each Abacus Evolve week?
Abacus Evolve Year 1–2
Abacus Evolve
Week
23
Block
B3.a
Summary
Objectives
Y1: Know

addition/subtraction
pairs up to 9;

Y2: Describe 2D and
3D shapes


B3.b
Y1: Know
addition/subtraction
pairs up to 10;
Y2: Recognise
halves and quarters





24
B3.c
Y1: Add TU + U;
Y2: Know pairs of
multiples of 10 that
total 100






B3.d
Y1: Find the
difference between
two numbers;
Y2: Add to the next
multiple of 10
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


Year
Strand
Element
Skill
1
Y1: Know by heart addition and subtraction facts for
pairs of numbers that total up to 9
Y1: Record addition and subtraction facts for pairs of
numbers that total up to 9, using +, - and = in number
sentences
Y2: Classify and describe common 2D and 3D
shapes
Y2: Make models, shapes and patterns and describe
their features
Number
Number facts

use number facts within 10, i.e.:
– bonds of 10, e.g. 6 + 4
1
Y1: Know by heart addition and subtraction facts for
pairs of numbers that total 10
Y1: Record addition and subtraction facts for pairs of
1
numbers that total 10, using +, - and = in number
sentences
2
Y2: Begin to recognise halves and quarters of shapes
Y2: Recognise fraction notation
Y2: Begin to recognise halves and quarters of small
numbers of objects
Number
Number facts

use number facts within 10, i.e.:
– bonds of 10, e.g. 6 + 4
Number
Fractions, etc. 
find halves in practical situations
Number
Fractions, etc. 
find halves and quarters in practical situations
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
Y2: Know by heart addition and subtraction facts for
pairs of numbers that total up to 10
Y2: State the subtraction corresponding to a given
addition, and vice versa
Y2: Know by heart pairs of multiples of 10 that total
100
Y2: Use patterns of similar calculations
1
Number
Number facts

use number facts within 10, i.e.:
– bonds of 10, e.g. 6 + 4
2
Number
Number facts

use mental recall of number facts to 10 to derive other
facts, i.e.:
– bonds of 10, e.g. derive 60 + 40 from knowing 6 + 4
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
Y1: Find a small difference between two numbers by
counting on
Y2: Know by heart addition and subtraction facts for
pairs of numbers that total 20
Y2: Use pairs that total 10 to make the next multiple
of 10
2
Number
Number facts

use mental recall of number facts to 10 to derive other
facts, i.e.:
– bonds of 10, e.g. derive 60 + 40 from knowing 6 + 4
2
Number
Calculate

find small differences within 20 by using ‘counting on’
strategies
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National Numeracy Framework for Wales 2013
Which numeracy skills are covered in each Abacus Evolve week?
Abacus Evolve Year 1–2
Abacus Evolve
Week
25
Block
C3.a
Summary
Estimate and
compare capacities
Objectives




C3.b
Measure capacities
in standard and
non-standard units




26
C3.c
C3.d
Numeracy Framework for Wales
Year
Strand
Element
Skill
Y1: Compare two or more capacities by direct
comparison: pouring
Y2: Begin to read a simple capacity scale to the
nearest labelled and unlabelled division
Y2: Estimate a capacity, recording estimates
Y2: Measure capacities using uniform non-standard
units (revise)
R–2
Reasoning
Identify

R
Measuring
Length, etc.
 use direct comparisons with:
– capacity, e.g. holds more/less than
1
Measuring
Length, etc.

use non-standard units to measure:
– capacity
Y1: Measure capacities using uniform non-standard
units (whole and half)
Y1: Begin to estimate then measure capacities,
recording estimates
Y2: Estimate, measure and compare capacities using
standard units: litres, millilitres
Y2: Read a simple capacity scale to the nearest
labelled and unlabelled division
R–2
Reasoning
Identify

use knowledge and practical experience to inform
estimations
1
Number
Fractions, etc. 
1
Measuring
Length, etc.

use non-standard units to measure:
– capacity
2
Measuring
Length, etc.

use standard units to measure:
– capacity: litres
3
Measuring
Length, etc.

[Begin to] use standard units of measure:
– capacity: use litres and half litres; measure to the
nearest 100ml
use knowledge and practical experience to inform
estimations
find halves in practical situations
Read the time to the 
hour, half hour or
quarter hour

Y1: Read the time to the hour and half hour on
analogue clocks
Y2: Read the time to the quarter hour on analogue
and 12-hour digital 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

Y1: Read the time to the hour and half hour on
analogue clocks
Y1: Begin to use units to measure time: minutes
Y2: Read the time to the quarter hour on analogue
and 12-hour digital clocks
Y2: Use units of time and know the relationship
between them: hours, minutes, seconds
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
2
Measuring
Time

read hours and minutes on a 12-hour digital clock
Y1: Measure time in
minutes;
Y2: Use hours,
minutes, seconds



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 1–2
Abacus Evolve
Week
27
Block
D3.a
Summary
Add or subtract a 1
digit number to or
from a
2-digit number
Objectives





D3.b
28
29
Subtract multiples of 
10 or 2-digit

numbers

D3.c
Y1: Add two ‘teens’ 
numbers;
Y2: Add 1-digit

numbers to multiples
of 10 and 100
D3.d
Y1: Add/subtract 9,
solve real-life
problems;
Y2: Create and
interpret tables
E3.a
E3.b
Y1: Count on in 2s
or 5s;
Y2: Understand
multiplication as
repeated addition








Y1: Begin to

recognise odd and
even numbers;

Y2: Know ×2, ×5 and
×10 tables

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Numeracy Framework for Wales
Year
Strand
Element
Skill
2
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
3
Y2: Add a 1-digit number to a 2-digit number, bridging
a multiple of 10 without crossing 100
Y2: Add two 2-digit numbers using an appropriate
strategy
Y2: Partition additions into T and U, then recombine
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
Number
Calculate

use mental strategies to add [and subtract]
2-digit numbers
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
3
Number
Calculate

use mental strategies to [add and] subtract
2-digit numbers
Y1: Begin to add two 'teens' numbers, not crossing a 2
multiple of 10
Y2: Add and begin to subtract a 1-digit number to and
from multiples of 10 and 100
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
1
Number
Calculate

add and subtract numbers involving up to 10 objects
1
Number
Money

find totals and give change from 10p
2
Data
Data

gather and record data from:
– lists and tables
2
Data
Data

[extract and] interpret information from [lists,] tables [,
diagrams and graphs]
2
Number
Number facts

recall and use 2, 5 and 10 multiplication tables
3
Number
Number facts

[Begin to] recall 2, 3, [4,] 5 and 10 multiplication tables
and use to solve multiplication and division problems
Y1: Begin to recognise odd and even numbers up to 2
at least 20
Y2: Know by heart the multiplication facts for 2, 5 and
10 times tables
Y2: Begin to recognise 2-digit multiples of 2, 5 and 10
Number
Number facts

recall and use 2, 5 and 10 multiplication tables
Y1: Subtract one multiple of 10 from another
Y2: Subtract one 2-digit number from another using
an appropriate strategy
Y2: Understand that subtraction is the inverse of
addition, using missing number sentences
Y1: Add and subtract 9 by adding and subtracting 10
Y1: Solve ‘real-life’ problems involving money
(change)
Y2: Organise information in a table
Y2: Interpret information from a table
Y1: Count on in 2s or 5s up to 100
Y1: Begin to count on in 3s from zero
Y2: Begin to understand multiplication as repeated
addition or as describing an array
Y2: Begin to understand division as the inverse of
multiplication
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National Numeracy Framework for Wales 2013
Which numeracy skills are covered in each Abacus Evolve week?
Abacus Evolve Year 1–2
Abacus Evolve
Week
30
Block
E3.c
E3.d
Summary
Y1: Exchange coins
for smaller coins;
Y2: Double/halve
multiples of 5/10
Objectives




Y1: Add sets of

coins;

Y2: Know
relationship between 
halves and quarters


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Y1: Exchange coins up to 10p for equivalent in
smaller coins
Y2: Double multiples of 5 up to 50
Y2: Halve multiples of 10 up to 100
Y2: Add by identifying near doubles for multiples of 5
Y1: Find totals of sets of coins and give change
Y1: Begin to recognise that more than two numbers
can be added together
Y2: Recognise that two quarters and one half are
equivalent
Y2: Begin to recognise that two halves or four
quarters make one whole
Y2: Begin to position halves on a number line
Year
Strand
Element
Skill
1
Number
Money

use different combinations of money to pay for items up
to 20p
2
Number
Number facts

use mental recall of number facts to 10 to derive other
facts, i.e.:
 doubling and halving, e.g. derive 40 + 40 from
knowing 4 + 4
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
1
Number
Money

find totals and give change from 10p
2
Number
Fractions, etc. 
find halves and quarters in practical situations
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