Abacus Evolve Framework Edition
Year 4
Resources needed for Abacus Evolve Framework Edition Year 4
Number cards
- at least 3 sets of number cards 0–200
- at least three sets of number cards 1–20
- at least four sets of number cards –20–100
- 2-digit number cards
- multiple-of-50 number cards 50–950
- number cards 1–10, each with the matching multiple of 6 on the back
- number cards 1–10, each with the matching multiple of 7 on the back
- number cards 1–10, each with the matching multiple of 8 on the back
- number cards 1–10, each with the matching multiple of 9 on the back
- multiple-of-50 number cards 5–1000, each with their partner to 1000 in a different colour on
the back
- multiple-of-10 number cards 10–500, each with their double in a different colour on the back
- multiple-of-10 cards 100–1000, each with their double in a different colour on the back
Fraction cards
- fraction cards ½, 1/3, 2/3, ¼, 2/4, ¾, 1/5, 2/5, 3/5, 4/5, 1/6, 2/6, 3/6, 4/6, 5/6, 1/8, 2/8, 3/8, 4/8, 5/8, 6/8, 7/8,
1/ , 2/ , 3/ , 6/ , 7/ , 8/ , 1/ , 3/ , 5/ , 7/ , 8/ , 9/
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- cards with fractions less than 5, using halves and tenths
Other cards
- six cards: +1, –1, +10, –10, +100, –100
- two instruction cards: Forward in 3s, Backward in 3s
- a ‘:’ card
- cards labelled ‘past’ and ‘to’
- ten ‘÷ 3’ division cards: 3 ÷ 3, 6 ÷ 3, 9 ÷ 3, … 30 ÷ 3
- ten ‘÷ 4’ division cards: 4 ÷ 4, 8 ÷ 4, 12 ÷ 4, … 40 ÷ 4
- ten ‘÷ 5’ division cards: 5 ÷ 5, 10 ÷ 5, 15 ÷ 5, 50 ÷ 5
- blank card labels
- large card squares of equal size
- several card rectangular grids, e.g. 3 × 4, 5 × 4, 4 × 6, 3 × 5, 5 × 8
Other paper resources
- long ‘snake’ pieces of paper, one for each times table: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 10
- A2 sheets with drawings of regular and irregular 2D shapes including different triangles,
quadrilaterals, pentagons, hexagons and octagons
- large sheets of paper covered in large squares, e.g. side 5cm or 2cm
- class registers or data showing the numbers of boys and girls in different classes
- interlocking circles in different colours made from thin card
- at least six 1–40 grids (4 rows of 10)
- sheets of circles, 8–10cm in diameter, with 10 marks numbered 0 to 9 equally spaced
around the circumference
- at least ten 5 × 10 multiplication grids
- eight large paper circles of equal size
- 10-point number line labelled 0, 100, 200… (optional)
- strips of paper
- copies of x4 and x8 tables
- at least 20 large, blank 5 × 5 square grids
- small picture of a polar bear cut out of card
- eight-point compass drawn on paper
- 10 × 10 square grids
Resources to be found on internet
- pictures of abstract art
- pictures of the Alhambra in Granada, Spain
- pictures of sculptures by Henry Moore and Barbara Hepworth
- pictures of sculptures by Peter Randall-Page
- websites about life in World War II
- pictures of baby animals
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Stationery
- A4 sheets of paper
- A5 sheets of paper
- sheets of paper of different colours, including one red and one blue
- small pieces of paper
- writing paper
- thick paper
- thin card
- A1 light-coloured card
- tissue paper
- large sheets of sugar paper
- backing paper for mounting
- 2cm squared paper or card
- transparent one centimetre-squared grid
- Post-it notes
- sheet of 20 or 24 stickers
- gummed paper squares
- sticky circles
- labels
- PVA glue
- paint
- scissors
- felt tip pens
- glue sticks
- cotton wool
- collage materials
- string
- crayons
- pencils
- Blu-Tack
- coloured pencils
- sticky tape
Physical resources
- individual whiteboards
- blue flag
- yellow flag
- at least 6 dice numbered 1–6, some in different colours
- dice numbered 0–9
- real coins
- calculators
- large demonstration calculator
- lots of interlocking cubes of different colours
- about 40 plastic cups or beakers
- number fans 0–9
- at least 36 counters of at least three different colours
- cloth bag
- 2D shapes: circles, semi-circles, squares, rectangles, quadrilaterals (not rectangular),
triangles, pentagons, hexagons, heptagons, octagons
- set of plastic triangles: equilateral, isosceles and scalene
- at least ten 5 × 5 pinboards
- at least ten 4 × 4 pinboards
- rubber bands
- pop-up card or book
- different-sized picture books
- dominoes
- centimetre cubes
- playing cards
- tall thin greetings cards, short wide greetings cards
- small newspaper sheets
- 30 cm ruler
- at least 5 metre rules marked in cm
- objects to measure
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- local map or road atlas
- three or four picture books of different areas
- animal encyclopaedia (optional)
- magnifying glass (optional)
- TV listings guides
- second-timer
- analogue clock-face with moveable hands
- digital clock
- today’s TV schedule
- at least six stop-clocks with a second hand
- 1-minute sand-timer
- tape recorder or CD player and music
- three recorded pieces of music and three recorded poems, one of each longer than 1
minute, one shorter than 30 seconds and one lasting about 1 minute
- 10-point counting stick (ideally made by sticking insulating tape round a piece of dowelling
60cm long to mark the points along the line, If possible use colour to identify the two end
points of the line and the mid-point)
- coat hanger
- pegs in two colours
- small transparent plastic bags
- 6-space and 12-space egg boxes
- several copies of a daily newspaper with world temperatures
- large mirror
- small mirrors (optional)
- 3D shapes: cone, sphere, cylinder, cube, cuboid, pyramid (triangle-/square-based), prisms,
tetrahedron
- polydron shapes (squares, rectangles, pentagons, hexagons, triangles)
- I litre carton and a 250l bottle of orange juice
- empty bottles and cartons with a labelled capacity
- plastic mug
- measuring cylinder (500ml)
- coloured water
- egg cup
- ladle
- 5ml measuring spoon, e.g. medicine spoon
- 1 pint bottle of milk
- 1 litre container of milk
- your tea/coffee mug
- ice cream cone
- football
- local bus and train timetables
- pint, litre and half-litre containers
- small measures such as egg-cups, yoghurt pots, ladles, matchboxes
- lentils or rice
- ¼ litre container (mug)
- shampoo bottle
- teaspoon
- litre measuring jug
- water
- variety of containers, some larger than 1 litre, some smaller than 1 litre
- some books of different sizes
- bean bag
- egg-box containing six eggs
- base-10 apparatus (flats for units, rods for tenths)
- a transparent jar
- catalogues
- book with several hundreds of pages
- four ribbons or strips of cards in different colours
- small model aeroplane
- straw, natural if possible
- at least 6 children’s picture atlases
- candle and matches (optional)
- two clear plastic bags of the same size: one filled with dry rice, one filled with dry pasta
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- weighing scales
- two bowls of the same size for soaking the pasta and rice
- sieve
- two clear plastic bags larger than the above
- local street maps
- balance
- 1kg weights, 3/4kg, 1/2kg, 1/4kg, 500g and at least ten 100g weights
- set of large potatoes
- five or six melons
- objects weighing more than1kg
- calendar page for December
- example of free verse poem, e.g. by Michael Rosen
- at least eight copies of the calendar month of January for next year
- old calendars
- advertisement for a sports shirt or trainers
- hat
- at least 24 wooden bricks in many different colours
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