🔢 Numeracy and Mathematics
Early Level
Nursery
Primary 1
Recognising Numbers 1–10
Read and write the digits 1 to 10 and match them to quantities.
Each number has a symbol: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. Learn to recognise and write them.
Digits are symbols that stand for amounts. The digit 5 always means five of something, whether it is apples or cars.
Numeral symbols provide a compact representation of quantity. Recognising a numeral and retrieving its quantity is a foundational number sense skill.
🎨 Visual Guide
✏️ Try This
Which digit means "eight"? (8, 3, 6)
Answer: 8