MathematicsNumber Representation & Place ValueAges 8–9
Negative Numbers
Count backwards through zero to include negative numbers
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Can your child count backwards past zero into negative numbers — like 3, 2, 1, 0, −1, −2, −3 — without hesitating at zero?
Count backwards through zero to include negative numbers
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Negative NumbersConceptual concept
Check understanding
- Count backwards from 5 through zero: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0, −1, −2 …
- Place negative numbers on a number line
- Understand that negative numbers are less than zero and use them in context (e.g. temperature)
“Can your child count backwards past zero into negative numbers — like 3, 2, 1, 0, −1, −2, −3 — without hesitating at zero?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Domain
- Number Representation & Place Value
- Age range
- Ages 8–9
Standards
uk-nc-2013:Ma/KS2/Y4/NPV/3