Strand N
Number & the four operations
Counting, place value and the four operations — the spine of the whole curriculum.
Learning sequence 20 concepts
In prerequisite order. Each row is a self-contained “can-do”; open it for the full explanation, examples and resources.
- N0.1 Subitizing & countingSubitize small quantities (≤ 4–5 without counting); one-to-one counting; cardinality; compare “more/fewer”.Stage 0
- N0.2 Teen numbers as ten-and-onesCompose/decompose teen numbers 11–19 as “ten ones and some further ones” (18 = 10 + 8) — the bridge to place value.Stage 0
- N1.1 Whole numbers to 100Count, read, write & order whole numbers to ~100; “1 more / 1 less”; place on a number line.Stage 1
- N1.1b Ordinal numbersOrdinal numbers & rank (“twentieth”; identify a position in an ordered list).Stage 1
- N1.2 Place value to two digitsPlace value of a two-digit number (tens & ones); compose/decompose (30 + 5); use =, <, >.Stage 1–2
- N2.1 Numbers to 1000 & skip-countingCount, read, write & order to ~1000; skip-count (2s, 3s, 5s, 10s).Stage 2
- N3.1 Place value to 10,000 & roundingPlace value to ~10,000; round to the nearest 10/100; estimation / orders of magnitude as a recurring check (Überschlag).Stage 3
- N3.3 Roman numeralsRoman numerals (via the clock I–XII, then I–C).Stage 3–4
- N4.1 Place value to a million & negatives on the linePlace value to ~1,000,000; round to any place; negative numbers on the number line (count back through 0).Stage 4
- N5.1 Numbers to 10 million & the ×10/÷10 relationshipRead/order numbers to ~10,000,000+; Roman numerals to M (EN Y5); the 10× / ⅒ place-value relationship (the basis for decimals).Stage 5
- N6.2 Standard form, significant figures & number setsStandard form A × 10ⁿ (1 ≤ A < 10); rounding to significant figures / an appropriate degree of accuracy; error bounds a < x ≤ b; classify numbers into ℕ, ℤ, ℚ and appreciate their infinitude.Stage 6
- N1.3 Number bonds & +/− within 20Number bonds within 20; add/subtract within 20 (concrete/pictorial); meaning of +, −, =; missing-number problems.Stage 1
- N2.2 Addition & subtraction facts & mental methodsKnow from memory all addition facts to 20; commutativity of +; the inverse relationship of + and −; add/subtract within 100 mentally & with informal written methods.Stage 2
- N3.2 Column addition & subtractionColumn (standard) written addition & subtraction, up to 3–4 digits; estimate the result first & check with the inverse.Stage 3–4
- N2.6 Meaning of × and ÷Meaning of multiplication (repeated addition, arrays, “groups of”) & division (sharing & grouping); commutativity of ×.Stage 2
- N3.1× The times tables (2, 5, 10 → 3, 4, 8)Build & recall the 2, 5, 10 tables (then 3, 4, 8); odd/even.Stage 2–3
- N3.4 Recall all multiplication & division factsRecall multiplication & division facts up to 12×12 fluently (single-digit “to 9×9 from memory” is the US/CCSS floor; England’s Y4 MTC assesses to 12×12).Stage 3–4
- N4.4 Multi-digit ×/÷ & divisibilityMultiply 2–3-digit by 1-digit (formal written / area model); short/Euclidean division with a 1-digit divisor & remainders; factor pairs; divisibility rules (2, 3, 5, 10); the distributive law.Stage 4
- N5.4 Long multiplication, primes, powers & rootsLong multiplication; long/short/decimal division with 2-digit divisors; factors, multiples, HCF/LCM; prime & composite numbers, prime factorisation; square & cube numbers, powers with natural exponents, powers of ten, roots & reciprocals; order of operations.Stage 5–6
- N6.1 Negative numbers (integer arithmetic)Negative numbers: order, add/subtract (and ×/÷ — DE / KS3) integers; absolute value.Stage 6