Abacus Evolve Framework Edition
Year 5
Resources needed for Abacus Evolve Framework Edition Year 5
Number cards
- at least 12 sets of number cards 0–12
- at least three sets of number cards 0–100
- number cards 1–100, each with its double on the back in a different colour
- place-value cards (Th, H, T, U)
- place-value cards 50 000, 60 000, 200 000, 800 000
Other cards
- cards saying ‘hundred’ and ‘thousand’
- flashcards showing multiplication or division fact on one side and answer on other
- blank card labels
- integer cards: –10 to +10
- percentage cards (10%, 25%, 50%, 75%, 20%, possibly extending to include 1%, 5%, 80%)
- at least 25 blank cards
Other paper resources
- 100-square
- 3 × 3 grids
- 4 × 6 grid on card
- 8 × 7 grid on card
- large 8 × 8 grid
- large 10 × 10 grid
- large 10 × 10 coordinate grid
- lots of small 10 × 10 coordinate grids
- vertical number line (0–1) with tenths marked but not labelled
- 0–2 number line with each tenth marked but not labelled
- long strips of squared paper
- strips of paper approximately 50cm in length
- paper isosceles and equilateral triangles
- four shapes cut from card
- card squares
- plain postcard with length and width a whole number of cm, one side blank the other
showing a 1cm2 grid
- a compass or circle template
- two intersecting paper circles/plates, each a different colour, made by cutting a straight line
to the centre of both
- a class list of names
- OHP transparency showing acute and obtuse angles
Stationery
- A4 plain paper
- large sheets of paper
- coloured paper
- squared paper
- 2cm squared paper
- large sheets of squared paper
- square dotted paper
- triangular dotted paper
- graph paper (optional)
- thin card
- tracing paper
- tissue paper
- labels
- Post-it notes
- Blu-Tack
- sticky tape
- glue
- colouring pencils
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- crayons
Resources to be found on internet
- pictures of paintings by Paul Klee
- picture of igloo
- picture of wooden house
- aerial photograph of Calcutta or Delhi
- aerial photograph of rural India
- picture of: a loaf of bread; chapatti or naan; bagel; rye bread; pitta
- picture of a lotus flower
- picture of Bahai temple
- picture of a Fabergé egg
- picture of a small baby
- picture of a blue whale
Physical resources
- individual whiteboards
- 0–9 number fans
- number petals
- calculators
- demonstration calculator
- scissors
- set square
- rulers marked in cm and mm
- metre rules calibrated in cm and mm
- tape measure
- demonstration protractor
- protractors
- lots of dice numbered 1–6
- 10-sided dice
- 100 interlocking cubes
- at least 24 counters in at least two different colours
- at least 100 magnetic counters on a magnetic board
- hat
- cloth bag
- 15 matchsticks
- bean bag
- playing cards
- 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)
- the following building items or pictures of them: copper pipe; electrical wire; different sized
ceramic tiles
- different-sized small screws
- different-sized paper clips
- screws and bolts in a bag
- a decorated egg
- painted wooden or hard-boiled egg
- analogue clock with moveable hands
- 24-hour digital clock
- timer
- stopwatch
- lots of £2, £1, 50p, 20p, 10p, 5p, 2p and 1p coins
- square, regular hexagon, regular octagon
- set of plastic polygons
- plastic or card triangles
- 3D shapes
- plastic regular 2D shapes
- two ready assembled open cubes
- rubber band
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- pinboard
- demonstration pinboard (5 × 5)
- pegboards and pegs
- at least 4 cups
- 1–5kg bag of flour
- 500g bag of flour
- pack of butter with weight concealed
- scales
- pot of yeast
- pot of honey with weight concealed
- rice
- pasta
- couscous
- small potatoes
- bowls
- flat items of different weights
- 10 jars or packets of items measured in grams and kilograms
- 10 lengths of string varying in length between 10cm and 110cm
- items to measure area, for example book cover, Post-it note, sheet of newspaper
- postage stamp
- small items to measure area and perimeter, for example stamp, matchbox
- large postcard with sides not whole numbers of centimetres
- thermometer or weather report in newspaper
- tin can or mug
- three weights: 50g, 500g, 1kg
- plastic bottle
- balloon
- large bowl of hot water
- mug of tea
- vacuum insulated mug of tea
- a litre measure (calibrated in ml)
- dry sand
- small yoghurt pot
- sand tray or bucket
- cola can (about 330ml)
- juice carton (1l)
- yoghurt pot (about 100ml)
- 5ml spoon
- measuring jugs (litres/millilitres, pints)
- milk containers (1 pint and 1 litre)
- empty containers (shampoo bottles etc)
- 10ml pot
- a selection of mugs and glasses
- encyclopaedia
- music CD covers
- a furniture catalogue
- road atlases
- Ordnance survey map of the local area
- a recipe book for cakes, biscuits and breads (optional)
- books
- local bus timetables
- lots of copies of a radio or TV guide
- a selection of recipes
- large calendar
- two picture books with price shown on the back
- cinema ticket
- a good toy catalogue
- book with a large number of pages
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