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Abacus is a unique maths toolkit for inspiring a love of maths and ensuring progression
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young mathematicians.

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a self-assessment opportunity on every page

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 Contents Counting grapes
Year 1 Workbook 1 pages:
Counting grapes p3
Adding 2; 1 more p1213
Straight or curved; Monster sort p1819
Write numbers to 20; Ordering numbers to 20 p2021
Year 2 Workbook 1 pages:
Finding missing numbers; Comparing 2-digit numbers p45
Addition facts; Bonds to 20 p1011
Counting in 10s; More and less p2829
Counting in 2s, 5s and 10s; 2s, 5s and 10s p6061
Year 3 Textbook 1 pages:
Multiplying and dividing by 3, 4, 5 and 10 p2223
Subtract by counting up p4647
Finding fractions of shapes and amounts p5455
Puzzles p9495
Year 4 Textbook 1 pages:
Metres, centimetres and millimetres p4041
Column addition of 3-digit numbers p4243
Unit fractions and equivalence p5455
Rounding 4-digit numbers p7475
Year 5 Textbook 1 pages:
Two decimal places p2224
Length and perimeter p3335
Mental multiplication strategies p2829
Comparing fractions and finding equivalents p5253

Key of page colours

Number and Place value
Addition and Subtraction
Multiplication and Division
Shape and Measure Count the grapes in each bunch. How many are there?
Fractions
Mixed Operations Cross out each grape Pick up a handful of counters. Estimate how
as you count it. many. < 10? 1020? >20? Now count them.
3
 Adding 2 1 more

13 14 15 15 + 2 =

25 26 27 6 4
27 + 2 =

17 18 19 19 + 2 =

10 14
20 21 22 22 + 2 =

14 15 16 16 + 2 =
12 17

23 24 25 25 + 2 =

26 27 28 28 + 2 = 15 20

Write the next two numbers on the tracks. Complete all the additions. Draw one more bead and write the next number.

Use a number track to Write your own additions adding 2. Text...

Use a bead string to help you. Text...numbers where the next
Write
help you. Make them different from the ones number ends in 0.
12 on this page. 13
 Straight or curved Monster sort

straight sides curved sides two arms three eyes

Join each monster to its correct place in the hoops.

Join each shape to its correct place in the hoops.

Make a monster from circles, squares, Draw a monster which
triangles and rectangles. How many belongs in both hoops.
Make a collection of shapes Draw different shapes that have arms does your monster have? How
with curved sides. both straight and curved sides. many eyes does it have?
18 19
 Write numbers to 20 Ordering numbers to 20
6 7 12 11
9 10

6 7 9
1
13 18 14 16
15 11
12
11

3 4 16 15
5 19

19
20
18 15 17 21
21 20 9

Write the missing numbers on the track starting each digit at the dot given. Write the sets of three numbers in order.

Use a number track to help you. Choose three numbers to write Use a number track to help you. Choose three cards from a shuffled
in words. pack of 120 cards. Put them in
20 order. 21
 Finding missing numbers Comparing 2-digit numbers

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10
28 32 43 55
11 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 25 26 27 28 29 30
18 15 30 13
31 32 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
41 42 43 44 45 49 50
51 52 53 54 55 59 60 27 24 26 62

61 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70
71 74 75 76 77 78 79 80
75 71 33 42
81 82 83 84 85 86 88 89 90
91 92 93 94 95 96 99 100
58 72 81 18

Write in the missing numbers on the 100-square. Circle the biggest number in each pair.

Use counters to cover numbers on Write the next ten numbers after Work with a partner. Each secretly Your partner shows you a number
the 100-square. Ask your partner to 100 on the square. make a number on a bead string. on a bead string. Write a bigger
4 work out what the numbers are. Compare numbers. Which is bigger? number. Write the pair down. 5
 Addition facts Bonds to 20

2+ = 10 9+1= 3+ =8

+7=9 + 3 = 10 +5=6 11 + 9 = 20 + = 20 + = 20

+6=7 +6=9 5+2=

5+ = 10 5+4= 7 + 1 =
+ = 20 + = 20 + = 20

6+ =8 6+4= 1+ =9

+ 5 6 7 8 9
+ = 20 + = 20 + = 20
1
2
3
4 + = 20 + = 20 + = 20
5
Complete the additions. Add the numbers across and down to fill the grid. Complete the additions to match the cubes.

Use interlocking cubes in What do you add to:

Use your fingers to help you Can you make 10 with two even Text...
two colours to help you. 1 Text...
to make 20?
find the answers. numbers? Two odd numbers? An 2 to make 20?
10 odd number and an even number? Write the next five of these. 11
 Counting in 10s More and less
45
54 55 56
65
26 72
1 4 6
5 11 14
15 21 24
19
29 27 36 14 58
44 37 46
56
49
55 61 64 57 35 83
65 71 74 67 76
81 86
79
91 89 94 87
95 41 19

Write the numbers 10 more and 10 less and 1 more and 1 less.
Fill in the missing numbers on each snake.
Use a 100-square to help you. Copy one of these crosses. Try to fill
Use the columns on a 100-square Draw your own snake with numbers Text... in Text...
the numbers that sit diagonally
to help you. missing for your partner to complete. to the middle number. What is the
28 pattern for diagonal numbers? 29
 Counting in 2s, 5s and 10s 2s, 5s and 10s

40 50
2 4
p p p p p
8 10
p p p p p

20 30
5 10
p p p p p

5 10
p p p p p

35 40

p p p p p

32 34
p p p p p

Fill in the missing numbers to continue the patterns. Continue to count on in 2p, 5p and 10p coins up to 10 times.

Use a bead string or a
100-square to help you.
60
Draw more trains starting at 0 and counting Text...
Use coins to help find Text...
Find a number that is in all three counts and
in steps of different numbers. Which numbers the answers. show how to make it from 2s, 5s and 10s.
appear on more than one train? 61
 Multiplying and dividing by 3, , 5 and 10 Complete these multiplications.

A bead string
1 34= 8 44=

2 54= 9 4 = 24
7 5 = 35
3 74= 10 4 = 12

4 24= 11 4 = 44
1
5 14= 12 4 = 48
6 10 =
6 10 4 = 13 4 = 32

2 7 94 = 14 4 = 36
95=
Complete these divisions.
3

7 10 = 15 4 4 = 18 28 4 =

16 8 4 = 19 32 4 =
4
17 20 4 = 20 48 4 =
5 = 25

5 Solve these problems.

10 = 90
21 Cows have 4 legs. How many legs on 12 cows?

6 65= 9 10 = 40 22 There are 24 children. They get into

groups of 4. How many groups?
7 10 = 60 10 50 5 =

8 5 = 40 11 80 10 = How many multiples of 4 under

50 are also multiples of 10?

I am confident with multiplying and dividing by 5 I am confident with multiplying and dividing by 4.
22 and 10. 23
 Subtract by counting up A bead string Complete these subtractions.

A number line
2
32 27 = 5 3
48 34 = 14 6 8

40 0 34 48 100
0
27 32
? ?
1 164 156 =

Complete these subtractions. 100 200

156 164
1 23 16 = ? ? 2 223 215 =
? ?

0 40
16 23
200 300
2 34 28 = ? ?
? ?
3 377 364 =
0 40
300 400
3 31 26 =
4 486 478 =

0 40
400 500

4 53 47 = ? ? 5 535 527 =

0 60 500 600
47 53
5 42 35 = ? ? 6 649 636 =

600 700
0 60
35 42
7 768 753 =
6 54 46 = ? ?

700 800
0 60
46 54
8 854 849 = 9 992 983 =

I am confident with subtracting by counting up. I am confident with subtracting by counting up.
46 47
 Finding fractions of shapes and amounts What fraction of each shape is shaded?

a c e
1 5 9

b d f
2 6 10

1
1 Which shape is divided into 4
s? 3 7 11

1
2 Which shape is divided into 6
s?
1
3 Which shape is divided into 5
s? 2 8 11

Write the fraction that is shaded for each shape.

4 7 10

Write > or < between each pair of fractions.

5 8 11 1 1 1 1
13 16
6 8 6 5

1 1 1 1
14 17
4 3 8 3
6 9 12
1 1 1 1
15 18
3 5 6 4

Is this statement true or false?

Can you write any of the fractions above using For unit fractions (those that have the numerator 1)
smaller numbers? the larger the denominator, the smaller the fraction.

I am confident with recognising fractions as equal I am confident with recognising fractions as equal
54 parts of a whole. parts of a whole, and comparing fractions. 55
 Cube puzzles Grid puzzles

1 Choose a pair of 2-digit numbers Four numbers are written in a square. Four products
from the cube and find their total can be found, multiplying across and diagonally.
and their difference.

= 28
You can use any method you think best. For example: 47
5 7 5 7 = 35
29 + 88 88 29
4 8 = 32
4 8
20 + 80 = 100 88 30 = 58 58=4
9+ 8= 17 58 + 1 = 59 0
117
29 and 88: total 117, difference 59
1 Choose four different numbers to write in a square.
Find the products. Do this several times.
Can you find a pair of numbers from the cube that has:
Can you find four numbers that give these products:
2 the total 100 and the difference 42?
2 50, 40, 10 and 8?
3 the total 110 and the difference 4?
3 20, 12, 35 and 21?
4 the total 93 and the difference 35?
4 75, 85, 30 and 34?
5 Choose three 2-digit numbers from
the cube and find the total. Find the four products for each of these.

5 6 7
6 Can you find three 2-digit numbers 12 3 3 5 11 4
from the cube that have a total that
is a multiple of 10? 10 4 9 4 7 3

94 95
 Copy and convert these lengths. Metres, centimetres and millimetres

Answer these length questions.

1 3 cm = mm 7 cm = 39 mm
1 Which of these animals could measure 123 cm in length?
2 cm = 40 mm 8 10 cm 4 mm = mm a b c

3 6 cm 4 mm = mm 9 cm = 600 mm

4 9 cm 3 mm = mm 10 cm = 124 mm
2 Which of these could measure 2 m 15 cm in length?
5 cm mm = 39 mm 11 cm mm = 203 mm
a b c

6 72 cm = mm 12 102 cm = mm
0 mm

0 cm

13 194 cm = cm mm 3 Which of these could measure 50 mm in length?

10

a b c
20

14 23 cm 2 mm = cm
30

15 20 cm 6 mm = cm
40

16 289 cm = cm mm
50

4 Which of these could measure 34 cm 2 mm in length?

60

17 16 cm 1 mm = cm a b c
70

18 253 cm = cm mm
80

Write these lengths in order, starting with the smallest.

Make up several puzzles of your own like these.
240 mm 23 cm 2 mm 25 cm 229 cm 30 mm

I am confident with converting between centimetres I am confident with estimating measurements in

40 and millimetres. metres, centimetres and millimetres. 41
 Column addition of 3-digit numbers Use this method to do these additions.

1 23 1 23
482 + 64 =
208 208
400 80 2 + 45 1 + 45 1
+ 60 4 1
400 140 6 = 546 782

1 181 5 554 9 373

Use this method to do these additions. 312 162 114
+ 425 + 245 + 413
1 273 + 54 = 3 772 + 83 =

2 645 + 38 = 4 326 + 45 = 2 217 6 661 10 817

444 128 336
+ 135 + 165 + 327
327 + 254 =
3 363 7 483 11 784
300 20 7
342 312 552
+ 200 50 4
+ 283 + 412 + 527
500 70 11 = 581

4 282 8 566 12 868

162 303 616
5 482 + 264 = 7 634 + 238 = + 474 + 625 + 917
6 354 + 185 = 8 381 + 357 =

Answer these and explain what patterns you notice.

Write an addition question that has an answer 123 456 789
between 830 and 870. + 987 + 654 + 321

I am confident with adding 2- and 3-digit numbers I am confident with adding 3-digit numbers using
42 using the expanded method. column addition. 43
 Copy these pairs of fractions and write > or <
between them. 2
>
3
3 5

1 1 2 7
1 5 1 Whole
6 9 5 8
1 1
2 2
1 1 3 7 1 1 1
2 6 3 3 3
10 12 4 7
1 1 1 1
4 4 4 4
1 1 1 1 1
1 1 2 5
3 7 5 5 5 5 5
5 12 7 8 1 1 1 1 1 1
6 6 6 6 6 6
1 1 1 1 1 1 1
1 1 4 3 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
4 8
10 8 7 9 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
What fraction of each shape is shaded? 1
10
1
10
1
10
1
10
1
10
1
10
1
10
1
10
1
10 10
1

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11

9 12 15 Complete
1
12
1
12 the
1
12 equivalent
1
12
1
12 fraction
1
12
1
12 pairs.
1
12
1
12
1
12 12
1 1
12

3 1 2 1
1
6
= 5
6
=

3 4 8
2
4
= 8
6 = 10
10 13 16
1 4
3
5
= 10
7
6
= 3

2 4
4
4
= 8
8
8
= 6
11 14 17
Simplify these fractions.
6 4 3 2
9 11 13 15
8 10 6 8

Can you write any of the fractions above using 2 2 8 6

10 12 14 16
smaller numbers? 4 6 10 10

I am confident with ordering unit and non-unit I am confident with finding equivalent fractions
54 fractions and recognising fractions of a shape. and simplifying fractions. 55
 Rounding 4-digit numbers Round each number to the nearest 10, 100 and 1000.

A number line
Round these to the nearest 10.
1 1287 6 4302 11 9440
1 4 1287
1230 1240
1237 2 3623 7 3608 12 5781

2 5 6844
2660 2670 3 2535 8 5937 13 3514
2668

3 6 8304 4 6729 9 6851 14 8535

7450 7460
7455
5 4572 10 7777 15 8448
Round these to the nearest 100.
7 9 2845 Write a number to match each description.
1200 1300
1237

8 4578 10 5885 16 It rounds to 2570 to 19 It rounds to 4000

the nearest 10. to the nearest 1000
and to 3500 to the
Round these to the nearest 1000. nearest 100.
11 13 5145 17 It rounds to 8300
1000 2000
1237 to the nearest 100.
20 It rounds to 3500
12 4578 14 1885 to the nearest 100
18 It is less than 3600 and to 3000 to the
but rounds to 4000 nearest 1000.
Write a number which rounds to 5000 to the
when rounded to
nearest 1000, 4500 to the nearest 100 and 4520
the nearest 1000.
to the nearest 10.

I am confident with rounding 4-digit numbers. I am confident with rounding 4-digit numbers.
74 75
 Write the outputs for each input.
Two decimal places A place-value grid

Write what the given digit represents in each number. 314 314

The 5 in 37.05. The 5 represents five hundredths, or five 0.01s or 0.05. 1 25 10

100s 10s 1s . 0.1s 0.01s 2 027

3 7 . 0 5

3 047
1 The 2 in 4721. 5 The 0 in 3705.
4 125 100
2 The 3 in 6387. 6 The 8 in 38329.
5 003
3 The 1 in 791. 7 The 6 in 13761.

4 The 6 in 2236. 8 The 9 in 24519.

6 28

Write a number where: 7 71 10

9 the tenths digit is two more than the tens digit.

8 124
10 the hundredths digit is one less than the tenths digit.

11 the tens digit is five more than the hundredths digit. 9 8

12 the hundreds digit is double the hundredths digit. 10 12 100

13 the tenths digit is three times the tens digit. 11 140

12 9
A number less than 50 has a hundredths digit. The
tenths digit and the ones digits have a total that is 10 then
13 101 10 again
the same as the tens digit. If the number has no zero
digits, what could it be? Find four different answers. 14 3206

I am confident with place value of decimals to two I am confident with place-value multiplications and
22 decimal places. divisions involving decimals. 23
 Write the missing outputs or inputs. Length and perimeter
Measure each creature and write the length in millimetres and
1357 1357
then in centimetres. Use the red dots to help you.

1 10 32 1

2 104

3 2046 2

4 100 44

5 160

6 72 3 4 5

7 100 066

8 19

6 7
9 03
10 then
10 126 100

11 140

8
12 007
100 then
13 341 10

14 9036

I am confident with place-value multiplications I am confident with measuring in centimetres and

24 and divisions involving decimals. millimetres. 33
 Measure each creature and write the length in millimetres Measure the perimeter of each rectangle in centimetres.
and then in centimetres. Then write it in metres.

1 2 3
1

3
Calculate the perimeter of each photo and write it in
centimetres and then in metres.
4 37 cm
4 5 cm 7 6 cm 10

5 8 cm 8 cm 12 cm 12 cm 21 cm 21 cm

5 cm
6 cm 37 cm
Write each height in centimetres.
25 cm
12 cm
5 8 23 cm 11

1250 mm 1370 mm 1955 mm 20 cm 20 cm 14 cm 14 cm 31 cm 31 cm

23 cm
12 cm 25 cm
6 1250 mm 7 1370 mm 8 1955 mm 16 cm
8 cm 21 cm
6 9 12

Write each length in millimetres.

15 cm 15 cm 30 cm 30 cm
274 cm 42 cm 42 cm
75.5 cm

8 cm
16 cm
cm
240 21 cm

9 274 cm 10 75.5 cm 11 240 cm Draw a rectangle with a perimeter of 28 cm.

I am confident with measuring in centimetres I am confident with measuring and finding perimeters
34 and millimetres and converting between units. and converting centimetres into metres. 35
 Multiply these numbers by 20. Use mental strategies to answer these questions.
It is easier to do
these in two steps!

1 24 4 72 7 95 1 69 9 = 9 77 20 =
These are easier
than they look!
2 35 5 57 8 76 2 48 25 = 10 63 9 =

3 48 6 86 9 68 3 39 20 = 11 91 25 =

Multiply these numbers by 25. 4 81 9 = 12 97 20 =

10 32 13 62 16 85 5 38 25 = 13 72 9 =

11 16 14 34 17 72 6 86 20 = 14 79 25 =

12 52 15 56 18 66 7 74 9 = 15 89 20 =

Multiply these numbers by 9. 8 67 25 = 16 87 9 =

19 38 22 47 25 35 Find the missing numbers.

20 49 23 66 26 92 17 69 = 1725 19 42 = 1050

21 56 24 89 27 71 18 71 = 639 20 58 = 522

Would you prefer to use the grid method or

Write a method explaining to a Year 4 pupil how
the mental strategy you have been learning
to multiply by 20 or 25. Explain why it works.
to multiply by 9? Explain why.

I am confident with using mental strategies to I am confident with using mental strategies to
28 multiply by 20, 25 and 9. multiply by 20, 25 and 9. 29
 Write the equivalent fractions shown in each pair of shapes. Copy and complete. Use the number lines to help you.

1 3
1 = 4 =
4 0 1 1 4 8 4 8
2
1 1
2 = 5 =
2 4 2 8
1 2 0 1 2 3 1
= 4 4 4
3 6
4
3 =
8 4
1 5 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1
8 8 8 8 8 8 8

1 2
6 = 9 =
3 6 3 12
0 1 2 1
3 3
3 4
7 = 10 =
2 6 6 12 6 3
0 1 2 3 4 5 1
6 6 6 6 6
1 5
8 = 11 =
6 12 6 12
0 6 1
12

0 1 1
3 7
2
Use these number lines
0 1 2 3 4 1
to write some pairs of
5 5 5 5
equivalent fractions:
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Complete the equivalent fraction pairs.
Write pairs of letters for the equivalent fractions.
3 4 8
8 = 11 =
4 8 10
A B C D E F G
2 4 2 3 3 1 2 1 1
9 = 12 = 6 5 4 2 10 4 3
4 8 8 6
H I J K L M N
1 4
10 = 13 = 2 6 1 2 4 2 6
5 10 6 3
3 8 5 4 6 8 10

I am confident with recognising equivalent fractions. I am confident with finding equivalent fractions
52 and simplifying fractions. 53