Free Milestone 6 7 8 numeracy worksheets all linked to UK adult preEntry curriculum

Free Pre-Entry Numeracy Resources

Printable Numeracy Resources for Adult Basic Skills Students. Updated 08/04/09

Worksheets and resources on this page are all linked to Milestones 6, 7 and 8 of the UK Adult pre-Entry Numeracy Curriculum. To view higher levels of the core curriculum from Entry 1 through to Level 2 go to our main Free Numeracy Resources page.

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Pre Entry Numeracy Milestone 8
Number	Measure		Handling Data
N1/M8 Whole numbers	MSS1/M8 Common Measures	MSS2/M8 Shape and Space	HD1/M8 Data
M8.1 M8.2 M8.3 M8.4 M8.5 M8.6 M8.7 M8.8 M8.9 M8.10	M8.1 M8.2 M8.3 M8.4 M8.5 M8.6	M8.1 M8.2 M8.3 M8.4 M8.5	M8.1 M8.2 M8.3 M8.4 M8.5

Pre Entry Numeracy Milestone 7
Number	Measure		Handling Data
N1/M7 Whole numbers	MSS1/M7 Common Measures	MSS2/M7 Shape and Space	HD1/M7 Data
M7.1 M7.2 M7.3 M7.4 M7.5 M7.6 M7.7 M7.8	M7.1 M7.2 M7.3 M7.4 M7.5 M7.6 M7.7 M7.8	M7.1 M7.2 M7.3 M7.4 M7.5	M7.1 M7.2 M7.3 M7.4 M7.5

Pre Entry Numeracy Milestone 6
Number	Measure		Handling Data
N1/M6 Whole numbers	MSS1/M6 Common Measures	MSS2/M6 Shape and Space	HD1/M6 Data
M6.1 M6.2 M6.3 M6.4	M6.1 M6.2 M6.3	M6.1 M6.2 M6.3	M6.1 M6.2 M6.3

Number – Milestone 8 (Whole Numbers)
N1/M8.1 Join in rote counting up to 10
PDF	updated April 09 Milestone 8 Number is a fabulous set of resources adapted from Entry 1 Skills for Life materials at http://www.dfes.gov.uk/readwriteplus/LearningMaterialsNumeracy Covers most N1 Milestone 8 curriculum elements. Contributed by Judy Valentine, Chichester College judy.valentine@chichester.ac.uk who created it so that E1 and M8 students in her mixed ability class had similar materials to work from. Judy stresses that this resource should not be used in isolation but alongside lots and lots of practical activities. 44 pages. 900K. Note: If you teach pre-Entry literacy and numeracy Judy's blog is a must http://studentswithlearningdifficulties.blogspot.com/. It is chock a block with great links and teaching ideas and is updated several times a week.
N1/M8.2 Continue rote counting onwards from a given small number
PDF	updated April 09 Milestone 8 Number is a fabulous set of resources adapted from Entry 1 Skills for Life materials at http://www.dfes.gov.uk/readwriteplus/LearningMaterialsNumeracy Covers most N1 Milestone 8 curriculum elements. Contributed by Judy Valentine, Chichester College judy.valentine@chichester.ac.uk who created it so that E1 and M8 students in her mixed ability class had similar materials to work from. Judy stresses that this resource should not be used in isolation but alongside lots and lots of practical activities. 44 pages. 900K. Note: If you teach pre-Entry literacy and numeracy Judy's blog is a must http://studentswithlearningdifficulties.blogspot.com/. It is chock a block with great links and teaching ideas and is updated several times a week.
N1/M8.3 Count
(a) reliably up to 5 items
(b) with some inconsistencies, up to 10 items
PDF	Counting to ten is a set of two worksheets for Milestone 8. To be used after lots of practical, hands-on activities. Contributed by Linzi Henry, Skillsheets, Sheffield. linzbfc@skillsheets1.freeserve.co.uk 2 pages. 340K.
PDF	updated April 09 Milestone 8 Number is a fabulous set of resources adapted from Entry 1 Skills for Life materials at http://www.dfes.gov.uk/readwriteplus/LearningMaterialsNumeracy Covers most N1 Milestone 8 curriculum elements. Contributed by Judy Valentine, Chichester College judy.valentine@chichester.ac.uk who created it so that E1 and M8 students in her mixed ability class had similar materials to work from. Judy stresses that this resource should not be used in isolation but alongside lots and lots of practical activities. 44 pages. 900K. Note: If you teach pre-Entry literacy and numeracy Judy's blog is a must http://studentswithlearningdifficulties.blogspot.com/. It is chock a block with great links and teaching ideas and is updated several times a week.
N1/M8.4 Compare two given numbers of objects in groups of up to five, communicating
(a) which is more
(b) which is less
PDF	updated April 09 Milestone 8 Number is a fabulous set of resources adapted from Entry 1 Skills for Life materials at http://www.dfes.gov.uk/readwriteplus/LearningMaterialsNumeracy Covers most N1 Milestone 8 curriculum elements. Contributed by Judy Valentine, Chichester College judy.valentine@chichester.ac.uk who created it so that E1 and M8 students in her mixed ability class had similar materials to work from. Judy stresses that this resource should not be used in isolation but alongside lots and lots of practical activities. 44 pages. 900K. Note: If you teach pre-Entry literacy and numeracy Judy's blog is a must http://studentswithlearningdifficulties.blogspot.com/. It is chock a block with great links and teaching ideas and is updated several times a week.
N1/M8.5 When working with numerals from 0-10
(a) know their value
(b) recognise them
(c) use them
(d) with some inconsistencies, record them
PDF	Working in a garage is a fabulous collection of embedded literacy and numeracy activities for Milestone 8- Entry 2. Covers reading, matching and spelling key words, counting, ordinal numbers, money, telephone work and more. Plus lots of great ideas for multi-sensory teaching. Contributed by Mrs Jennifer Whitehead, Grimsby Institute of Further and Higher Education. 22 pages. 400K. Also filed under contextual resources (motor vehicles)
PDF	Number and picture bingo makes a great game for preEntry-E1 numeracy and literacy learners. Choice of word or (mostly) picture tiles provides easy differentiation. Can also used for individual matching games. Contributed by Ginette Kriche. 6 pages. 140K.
tarsia fjsw	Cardinal and ordinal number match Tarsia puzzle is 16 piece jigsaw. Simple and straightforward but it makes a great group activity. Cardinal and ordinal numbers are matched with number words to form a triangle. This puzzle constructs sequentially, i.e. the word 'one' is at the triangle's apex, matching with 1, then two, underneath it and so on up to 10 in cardinals and 8th in ordinals (this makes it a lot easier for preEntry learners to see how the triangle is constructed). Andrea suggests: "Distribute the pieces at random around the group (sitting round a table). Ask learners to identify the numbers on their pieces to match with spoken words as they appear in the gradually growing triangle in the centre of the table. My learners were enthralled watching the big triangle 'grow' from the little triangles". Contributed by Andrea McCulloch, LEAP Skills for Life Centre, Barnard Castle and Learn East, Peterlee. 10K Created with Tarsia Formulator (see our Useful Links page for further details) which is available for free download and creates its own custom Tarsia (fjsw) files.
PDF	Counting to ten is a set of two worksheets for Milestone 8. To be used after lots of practical, hands-on activities. Contributed by Linzi Henry, Skillsheets, Sheffield. linzbfc@skillsheets1.freeserve.co.uk 2 pages. 340K.
PDF	updated April 09 Milestone 8 Number is a fabulous set of resources adapted from Entry 1 Skills for Life materials at http://www.dfes.gov.uk/readwriteplus/LearningMaterialsNumeracy Covers most N1 Milestone 8 curriculum elements. Contributed by Judy Valentine, Chichester College judy.valentine@chichester.ac.uk who created it so that E1 and M8 students in her mixed ability class had similar materials to work from. Judy stresses that this resource should not be used in isolation but alongside lots and lots of practical activities. 44 pages. 900K. Note: If you teach pre-Entry literacy and numeracy Judy's blog is a must http://studentswithlearningdifficulties.blogspot.com/. It is chock a block with great links and teaching ideas and is updated several times a week.
N1/M8.6 Relate numbers to collections of objects
(a) reliably to five
(b) with support to 10
PDF	Counting to ten is a set of two worksheets for Milestone 8. To be used after lots of practical, hands-on activities. Contributed by Linzi Henry, Skillsheets, Sheffield. linzbfc@skillsheets1.freeserve.co.uk 2 pages. 340K.
PDF	updated April 09 Milestone 8 Number is a fabulous set of resources adapted from Entry 1 Skills for Life materials at http://www.dfes.gov.uk/readwriteplus/LearningMaterialsNumeracy Covers most N1 Milestone 8 curriculum elements. Contributed by Judy Valentine, Chichester College judy.valentine@chichester.ac.uk who created it so that E1 and M8 students in her mixed ability class had similar materials to work from. Judy stresses that this resource should not be used in isolation but alongside lots and lots of practical activities. 44 pages. 900K. Note: If you teach pre-Entry literacy and numeracy Judy's blog is a must http://studentswithlearningdifficulties.blogspot.com/. It is chock a block with great links and teaching ideas and is updated several times a week.
N1/M8.7 Add single-digit numbers
(a) reliably to five
(b) with support to 10
PDF	Add and subtract is a set of two worksheets for Milestone 7 and 8. To be used after lots of practical, hands-on activities. Contributed by Linzi Henry, Skillsheets, Sheffield. linzbfc@skillsheets1.freeserve.co.uk 2 pages. 230K.
PDF	updated April 09 Milestone 8 Number is a fabulous set of resources adapted from Entry 1 Skills for Life materials at http://www.dfes.gov.uk/readwriteplus/LearningMaterialsNumeracy Covers most N1 Milestone 8 curriculum elements. Contributed by Judy Valentine, Chichester College judy.valentine@chichester.ac.uk who created it so that E1 and M8 students in her mixed ability class had similar materials to work from. Judy stresses that this resource should not be used in isolation but alongside lots and lots of practical activities. 44 pages. 900K. Note: If you teach pre-Entry literacy and numeracy Judy's blog is a must http://studentswithlearningdifficulties.blogspot.com/. It is chock a block with great links and teaching ideas and is updated several times a week.
N1/M8.8 Subract single-digit numbers
(a) reliably from numbers to five
(b) with support from numbers to 10
N1/M8.9 Use ordinal numbers, from first to fifth, when describing the position of
(a) objects
(b) people
(c) events
tarsia fjsw	Cardinal and ordinal number match Tarsia puzzle is 16 piece jigsaw. Simple and straightforward but it makes a great group activity. Cardinal and ordinal numbers are matched with number words to form a triangle. This puzzle constructs sequentially, i.e. the word 'one' is at the triangle's apex, matching with 1, then two, underneath it and so on up to 10 in cardinals and 8th in ordinals (this makes it a lot easier for preEntry learners to see how the triangle is constructed). Andrea suggests: "Distribute the pieces at random around the group (sitting round a table). Ask learners to identify the numbers on their pieces to match with spoken words as they appear in the gradually growing triangle in the centre of the table. My learners were enthralled watching the big triangle 'grow' from the little triangles". Contributed by Andrea McCulloch, LEAP Skills for Life Centre, Barnard Castle and Learn East, Peterlee. 10K Created with Tarsia Formulator (see our Useful Links page for further details) which is available for free download and creates its own custom Tarsia (fjsw) files.
PDF	updated April 09 Milestone 8 Number is a fabulous set of resources adapted from Entry 1 Skills for Life materials at http://www.dfes.gov.uk/readwriteplus/LearningMaterialsNumeracy Covers most N1 Milestone 8 curriculum elements. Contributed by Judy Valentine, Chichester College judy.valentine@chichester.ac.uk who created it so that E1 and M8 students in her mixed ability class had similar materials to work from. Judy stresses that this resource should not be used in isolation but alongside lots and lots of practical activities. 44 pages. 900K. Note: If you teach pre-Entry literacy and numeracy Judy's blog is a must http://studentswithlearningdifficulties.blogspot.com/. It is chock a block with great links and teaching ideas and is updated several times a week.
N1/M8.10 Recognise and apply
(a) +
(b) -
(c) =
such as when working with a calculator to input numerals from 1 to 10
PDF	Add and subtract is a set of two worksheets for Milestone 7 and 8. To be used after lots of practical, hands-on activities. Contributed by Linzi Henry, Skillsheets, Sheffield. linzbfc@skillsheets1.freeserve.co.uk 2 pages. 230K.
PDF	updated April 09 Milestone 8 Number is a fabulous set of resources adapted from Entry 1 Skills for Life materials at http://www.dfes.gov.uk/readwriteplus/LearningMaterialsNumeracy Covers most N1 Milestone 8 curriculum elements. Contributed by Judy Valentine, Chichester College judy.valentine@chichester.ac.uk who created it so that E1 and M8 students in her mixed ability class had similar materials to work from. Judy stresses that this resource should not be used in isolation but alongside lots and lots of practical activities. 44 pages. 900K. Note: If you teach pre-Entry literacy and numeracy Judy's blog is a must http://studentswithlearningdifficulties.blogspot.com/. It is chock a block with great links and teaching ideas and is updated several times a week.

Measure – Milestone 8 (Common Measures)
MSS1/M8.1 Relate familiar events to
(a) the names of the days of the week
(b) the names of significant times in the day
MSS1/M8.3 Describe and compare the lengths or heights of two items, where the difference is marked, using a simple comparative vocabulary, including
(a) long, short, tall
(b) longer, shorter, taller
PDF	Long is a beautifully clear and straightforward resource for Milestone 8. To be used after lots of practical, hands-on activities. Contributed by Linzi Henry, Skillsheets, Sheffield. linzbfc@skillsheets1.freeserve.co.uk 1 page. 160K
MSS1/M8.6 Recognise and select
(a) coins up to £2.00
(b) notes up to £10.00
PDF	Magic Money use this series of 7 great work sheets with cardboard, plastic or real money to improve coin recognition skills and making coins up to various amounts. For Milestone 7 to Entry 2. Contributed by Dave Walkden, dave.walkden@duchy.ac.uk at Duchy College, Stoke Climsland, Cornwall. 8 pages. 90K.

Number – Milestone 7 (Whole Numbers)
N1/M7.3 With some inconsistencies, identify and use numerals from 1 to 5
such as when using a large-face calculator or keyboard
PDF	Number and picture bingo makes a great game for preEntry-E1 numeracy and literacy learners. Choice of word or (mostly) picture tiles provides easy differentiation. Can also used for individual matching games. Contributed by Ginette Kriche. 6 pages. 140K.
tarsia fjsw	Cardinal and ordinal number match Tarsia puzzle is 16 piece jigsaw. Simple and straightforward but it makes a great group activity. Cardinal and ordinal numbers are matched with number words to form a triangle. This puzzle constructs sequentially, i.e. the word 'one' is at the triangle's apex, matching with 1, then two, underneath it and so on up to 10 in cardinals and 8th in ordinals (this makes it a lot easier for preEntry learners to see how the triangle is constructed). Andrea suggests: "Distribute the pieces at random around the group (sitting round a table). Ask learners to identify the numbers on their pieces to match with spoken words as they appear in the gradually growing triangle in the centre of the table. My learners were enthralled watching the big triangle 'grow' from the little triangles". Contributed by Andrea McCulloch, LEAP Skills for Life Centre, Barnard Castle and Learn East, Peterlee. 10K Created with Tarsia Formulator (see our Useful Links page for further details) which is available for free download and creates its own custom Tarsia (fjsw) files.
PDF	Count and colour is a set of two worksheets for Milestone 7. To be used after lots of practical, hands-on activities. Contributed by Linzi Henry, Skillsheets, Sheffield. linzbfc@skillsheets1.freeserve.co.uk 2 pages. 170K.
N1/M7.4 Relate numbers to collections of objects
(a) reliably up to three
(b) with support, up to five
PDF	Count and colour is a set of two worksheets for Milestone 7. To be used after lots of practical, hands-on activities. Contributed by Linzi Henry, Skillsheets, Sheffield. linzbfc@skillsheets1.freeserve.co.uk 2 pages. 170K.
N1/M7.6 Subtract single-digit numbers
(a) reliably from numbers to three
(b) with support, from numbers to five
PDF	Add and subtract is a set of two worksheets for Milestone 7 and 8. To be used after lots of practical, hands-on activities. Contributed by Linzi Henry, Skillsheets, Sheffield. linzbfc@skillsheets1.freeserve.co.uk 2 pages. 230K.
N1/M7.7 Use ordinal numbers first and second
such as when describing the position of people in a queue
tarsia fjsw	Cardinal and ordinal number match Tarsia puzzle is 16 piece jigsaw. Simple and straightforward but it makes a great group activity. Cardinal and ordinal numbers are matched with number words to form a triangle. This puzzle constructs sequentially, i.e. the word 'one' is at the triangle's apex, matching with 1, then two, underneath it and so on up to 10 in cardinals and 8th in ordinals (this makes it a lot easier for preEntry learners to see how the triangle is constructed). Andrea suggests: "Distribute the pieces at random around the group (sitting round a table). Ask learners to identify the numbers on their pieces to match with spoken words as they appear in the gradually growing triangle in the centre of the table. My learners were enthralled watching the big triangle 'grow' from the little triangles". Contributed by Andrea McCulloch, LEAP Skills for Life Centre, Barnard Castle and Learn East, Peterlee. 10K Created with Tarsia Formulator (see our Useful Links page for further details) which is available for free download and creates its own custom Tarsia (fjsw) files.

Measure – Milestone 7 (Common Measures)
MSS1/M7.8 Recognise and select
(a) coins up to 20p
(b) notes up to £10.00
PDF	Magic Money use this series of 7 great work sheets with cardboard, plastic or real money to improve coin recognition skills and making coins up to various amounts. For Milestone 7 to Entry 2. Contributed by Dave Walkden, dave.walkden@duchy.ac.uk at Duchy College, Stoke Climsland, Cornwall. 8 pages. 90K.

Number – Milestone 6 (Whole Numbers)
N1/M6.3 Count
(a) reliably up to three objects
(b) with some inconsistencies, up top five objects
PDF	Count and write is a set of two worksheets for Milestone 6. To be used after lots of practical, hands-on activities. Contributed by Linzi Henry, Skillsheets, Sheffield. linzbfc@skillsheets1.freeserve.co.uk 2 pages. 100K. Pre-entry adult numeracy.
N1/M6.4 Recognise numerals
(a) 1 to 3
(b) with some inconsistencies, to 5
tarsia fjsw	Cardinal and ordinal number match Tarsia puzzle is 16 piece jigsaw. Simple and straightforward but it makes a great group activity. Cardinal and ordinal numbers are matched with number words to form a triangle. This puzzle constructs sequentially, i.e. the word 'one' is at the triangle's apex, matching with 1, then two, underneath it and so on up to 10 in cardinals and 8th in ordinals (this makes it a lot easier for preEntry learners to see how the triangle is constructed). Andrea suggests: "Distribute the pieces at random around the group (sitting round a table). Ask learners to identify the numbers on their pieces to match with spoken words as they appear in the gradually growing triangle in the centre of the table. My learners were enthralled watching the big triangle 'grow' from the little triangles". Contributed by Andrea McCulloch, LEAP Skills for Life Centre, Barnard Castle and Learn East, Peterlee. 10K Created with Tarsia Formulator (see our Useful Links page for further details) which is available for free download and creates its own custom Tarsia (fjsw) files.
PDF	Count and write is a set of two worksheets for Milestone 6. To be used after lots of practical, hands-on activities. Contributed by Linzi Henry, Skillsheets, Sheffield. linzbfc@skillsheets1.freeserve.co.uk 2 pages. 100K. Pre-entry adult numeracy

Handling Data – Milestone 6 (Data)
HD1/M6.2 With support, copy simple patterns, including those involving
(a) numbers
(b) shapes
(c) symbols
(d) signs
(e) colours
PDF	Colour the patterns is a great introduction to data handling for Milestone 6. Contributed by Linzi Henry, Skillsheets, Sheffield. linzbfc@skillsheets1.freeserve.co.uk 1 page. 130K.