Give your students a chance to demonstrate their understanding of numbers with the Number Collector Assessment: Recognising Numbers 6–10 – a practical, visual, and hands-on worksheet designed to assess early number knowledge.

This engaging activity invites students to identify and sort a range of number representations for numbers 6 to 10. With cut-and-paste elements and multiple formats – such as ten frames, tally marks, dice, and pictures – this task provides clear insight into student understanding while also supporting fine motor development.

Perfect for use at multiple points throughout the year, this flexible assessment includes two versions of cut-and-paste images so that it can be repeated in Semester One and again in Semester Two. Use it as a standalone activity, or pair it with the Number Collector Game: Numbers 6–10 and Number Collector Sort: Numbers 6–10 to create a full unit of learning and assessment.

Key Learning Outcomes

• ✅ Recognise and identify numbers 6 to 10 in various visual formats
• ✅ Match number representations to numerals
• ✅ Develop fine motor skills through cutting and pasting
• ✅ Apply understanding of number quantity through concrete examples
• ✅ Demonstrate growth in number knowledge across the semester

What’s Included

1 x assessment worksheet with number columns for 6–10

2 x pages of cut-and-paste image sets (suitable for Semester One and Two)

Answer key for quick checking and marking

Links to related resources for extended learning

Materials Needed

Printed copies of the assessment sheet and image pages

Scissors and glue

Pencils for optional annotations or numbering

Laminating materials (optional for reusable versions)

How to Use

1. Print the assessment worksheet and one of the two cut-and-paste image pages.
2. Introduce or review the different number representations as a class.
3. Students cut out the images and sort them into the correct column for numbers 6–10.
4. Encourage students to say the number and describe the representation aloud as they work.
5. Use the answer key to quickly check student work or conduct an individual discussion to clarify reasoning.
6. Repeat the assessment later in the year using the second version of the cut-and-paste images to track progress.
7. Store completed assessments in student portfolios or use for parent interviews and reporting evidence.

Ideas for Classroom Use

• 💡 Use as a pre-assessment before beginning a unit on numbers 6–10
• 💡 Include as a rotational task during a numeracy block
• 💡 Administer one-on-one for diagnostic purposes with students requiring extra support
• 💡 Use as a summative task at the end of a unit on early number recognition

Top Teacher Tips

• 💛 Laminate the image sets and provide velcro dots for a reusable option
• 💛 Pair with Number Collector Assessment: Numbers 1–5 for a full early number assessment toolkit
• 💛 Encourage students to talk through their sorting choices for extra oral language practice
• 💛 Store a few pre-cut image pages for fast-finishers or individual assessments

Support your students’ number recognition with this easy-to-use, curriculum-aligned Number Collector Assessment: Recognising Numbers 6–10 – a clear snapshot of learning, with room to grow across the year.