Learning pack · Foundation · CIE Core

Basic Numeracy

What's in this pack: printable worksheet PDF, matching answers PDF (Foundation · CIE Core depth). Numeracy fluency — place value, the four operations, and order of operations — unlocks every later topic. The handout rebuilds that foundation with short, focused practice.

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Files: foundation-1 Basic Numeracy handout.pdf · foundation-1 Basic Numeracy handout answers.pdf

Full topic summary

Numeracy fluency — place value, the four operations, and order of operations — unlocks every later topic. The handout rebuilds that foundation with short, focused practice.

Key learning points

BIDMAS/BODMAS: brackets, indices, division/multiplication, addition/subtraction.
Place value decides rounding and estimation.
Check answers with inverse operations or rough estimates.

Worked example 1 — Order of operations

Evaluate $4+6\times(5-2)^2$ .

Working

4+6\times3^2=4+6\times9=4+54=58

Brackets and indices before multiplication.

Worked example 2 — Place value

Value of the digit 7 in $37045$ ?

Working

7000

Thousands place.

Worked example 3 — Inverse check

Check $84\div6=14$ using multiplication.

Working

14\times6=84

Multiplication undoes division.

🎬 Topic videos

Math Antics - Integer Multiplication & Division
Math Antics · 10 min
Lower Secondary classroom-friendly explainer. Scaffold→stretch friendly; use with mixed-ability groups.
Comparing Decimal Numbers - Math Antics Extras
Math Antics · 5 min
Lower Secondary classroom-friendly explainer. Scaffold→stretch friendly; use with mixed-ability groups.
Division: Remainders vs. Decimals - Math Antics Extras
Math Antics · 4 min
Lower Secondary classroom-friendly explainer. Scaffold→stretch friendly; use with mixed-ability groups.
Introduction to Integers
Eddie Woo · 5 min
Lower Secondary classroom-friendly explainer. Scaffold→stretch friendly; use with mixed-ability groups.
Adding and Subtracting Integers (Applying operations to integers and visualising with Number line)
Eddie Woo · 12 min
Lower Secondary classroom-friendly explainer. Scaffold→stretch friendly; use with mixed-ability groups.
Subtracting with integer chips | Integers: Addition and subtraction | 7th grade | Khan Academy
Khan Academy · 6 min
Lower Secondary classroom-friendly explainer. Scaffold→stretch friendly; use with mixed-ability groups.

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