Grasp Maths

Year 1

Identify and represent numbers using objects, pictures and number lines

Look at objects, pictures and number lines, then say or write the number they show.

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Lesson overview

Number - number and place value

Numbers can be shown in different ways. We can count objects, look at pictures arranged in groups, or find a number on a number line.

The same number can be shown by counted objects or by a point on a number line.

Worked example

What number is shown?

  1. Count the five apples in the first row.
  2. Count the three apples in the second row.
  3. 5 and 3 make 8.
  4. The number line marker also lands on 8.
Answer: 8

Try it

Look carefully at each representation, then write the number.

Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5

Common mistakes

These reminders help when spotting a number in different forms.

  • Counting the same object twice.
  • Starting from 0 when counting objects instead of saying how many there are.
  • Looking at the wrong mark on the number line.

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