Representing Numbers Numeracy Assessment: Year 1 supports your students in building strong number sense by assessing their ability to recognise, represent and order numbers up to at least 120 in a range of formats. This comprehensive and engaging assessment explores key concepts in place value and number representation, helping students to demonstrate flexible thinking and deepen their understanding of how numbers work.

This resource has been carefully designed for both formative and summative assessment purposes and is ideal for whole-class use, small group instruction, or individual student support. It includes a detailed and editable Australian Curriculum-aligned teacher rubric to help you track student achievement consistently and effectively. An answer sheet is also provided to assist with efficient marking and data collection.

Representing Numbers Numeracy Assessment: Year 1 includes tasks that require students to interpret, construct, and explain numbers in different ways. From recording base-10 models in digit form, to drawing standard and non-standard MAB representations, and identifying place value in specific digits, the tasks provide a comprehensive overview of each student’s understanding of number structure and value. Students are also given opportunities to create and manipulate numbers using digit cards, reinforcing reasoning and number-building strategies.

This resource is an ideal checkpoint during your place value unit or number strand. It supports teachers in identifying gaps in understanding and strengths in number fluency, while providing opportunities for extension and enrichment. Students are also encouraged to justify their thinking, fostering the development of mathematical language and confidence in expressing numerical reasoning.

Key Learning Outcomes:

• ✅ Recognise and represent numbers up to at least 120
• ✅ Interpret base-10 models and convert to standard form
• ✅ Construct numbers using standard and non-standard representations
• ✅ Identify and explain the value of digits in two- and three-digit numbers
• ✅ Create and manipulate numbers using digit cards to explore place value

What’s Included:

• Student assessment worksheets with a range of place value tasks
• Editable Australian Curriculum-aligned teacher rubric
• Answer sheet for quick and consistent marking

Materials Needed:

• Printed assessment worksheets
• Pencils and rulers
• Digit cards for number creation activities
• MAB blocks or visual place value mats (optional for support)

How to Use:

• Start with a warm-up using physical MAB blocks to activate place value knowledge.
• Introduce the different sections of the assessment and model one example where needed.
• Guide students to record the numeral represented by each base-10 model.
• Ask students to draw both standard and non-standard MAB representations of numbers.
• Have students explain the value of an underlined digit in selected numbers.
• Provide digit cards for students to create two- and three-digit numbers and explain their reasoning.
• Use the rubric to assess students’ ability to reason, represent, and manipulate numbers.

Ideas for Classroom Use:

• 💡 Use as a mid-unit or end-of-unit check-in for place value understanding
• 💡 Include in student portfolios to show growth in number representation
• 💡 Implement during small group conferences to identify needs and next steps
• 💡 Use during parent-teacher interviews as evidence of number knowledge
• 💡 Apply in intervention settings to track targeted progress in number skills

Top Teacher Tips:

• 💛 Use real MAB blocks and laminated base-10 mats during the assessment to support students who benefit from hands-on resources
• 💛 Encourage students to explain their answers verbally before writing, to strengthen their reasoning skills
• 💛 Reinforce the concept of standard vs non-standard representations with partner games or whole-class activities
• 💛 Moving Beyond 120: Challenge confident students to create, draw and explain numbers above 120 using both standard and non-standard forms
• 💛 Creating Number Stories: Extend learning by inviting students to write a short word problem using the digits and numbers they've built
• 💛 Revisit this assessment throughout the year to track growth in number flexibility and place value fluency

Representing Numbers Numeracy Assessment: Year 1 provides a valuable window into your students’ place value understanding. With its variety of engaging and purposeful tasks, it’s the perfect tool for guiding instruction, documenting achievement and supporting confident number learners in your classroom.