Mathematics·Number Representation & Place Value·language
Number Words to Twenty
Read and write number words from one to twenty
Suggested ages 5–6
Learning journey
Your child is building number foundations — learning to read and write numbers up to 100, understanding number words, and beginning to see how numbers are built from tens and ones.
Evidence of understanding
- Read the word 'twelve' and identify it as 12
- Write the word form of a given number 1–20
- Match numeral cards to number word cards
Assessment prompt
Can Number Words to Twenty write number words like 'fourteen' or 'twenty' — and read them on a birthday card or in a story book without needing help?
Standards alignment
Maths/Y1/NPV/5GB · uk-nc-2013
Read and write numbers to 20
The national curriculum in England: Key stages 1 and 2 framework document · Key Stage 1