Numeracy - Assessment
The Numeracy Assessment Resources are designed to provide teachers and learners with a clear, consistent, and comprehensive way to understand mathematical thinking and skill development. This resource supports meaningful assessment by offering tasks that highlight students’ strategies, strengths, and next steps across key areas of numeracy.
Grounded in real-world contexts, the tasks promote reasoning, problem‑solving, and mathematical communication. They are structured to help educators observe how students approach challenges—not just whether they arrive at the correct answer. With a balance of fluency, conceptual understanding, and application, the assessment materials can be used flexibly for diagnostic, formative, or summative purposes.
Assessment templates are organized with the use of "keystone documents" which allow teachers to access current versions of common assessments and related documents. Download any desired assessment using the links provided in the keystone.
Assessment resources include guidance for implementation, suggested prompts, success indicators (measures of proficiency), and opportunities for extension. Whether used individually, in small groups, or as whole‑class activities, this collection of resources aims to empower confident, capable young mathematicians while supporting teachers in making informed, data‑driven decisions.
Together, these tools foster a culture of growth, reflection, and curiosity in mathematics.
| SD72 Common Assessment to Guide Instruction | Resources for Ongoing Assessment | Assessing Proficiency (and beyond) |
Common Formative Numeracy Assessment (CFNA) Instructional Video 1: Orientation to the Numeracy Framework & Common Formative Numeracy Assessment (CFNA) | Student Numeracy Assessment and Practice Routines (SNAP)
K-2 Numeracy Resource Sampler Pack (Includes Number of the Day Routine Template) SNAP Grades 2-9 Section 7 of the SD72 Numeracy Framework | Grade Level Proficiency Descriptors (K-12) Numeracy Proficiency Learning Progressions from the BC Ministry of Education Assessing Mathematical Reasoning - Numeracy Framework Section 6 Self-reflection / student-assessment template Numeracy Assessment / Child-Centered Standards ![]() |
Addendum: Guidance for Primary Teachers (K/1/2) Demo Video: Assessing Sorting in K/1 Gr. 1 Subitizing Record : Simple tracking sheet for recording subitizing in early primary (K/1) | Formative Assessments from Carole Fullerton Teachers in SD72 have access to a series of number-sense assessment tasks created by Carole Fullerton. The printable resources include assessment tasks for K-9. Carole Fullerton Assessment Tasks Depth of Knowledge Table: Mapping the BC curricular competencies for math K-9 in terms of depth of knowledge (Planning and assessment resource for differentiated instruction) | Examples of Formative Assessment Practices (PPT) Math Lab Criteria Standards, w/ FPPL One-column rubric for authentic problem-solving experiences that are connected to place, story, cultural practices, and perspectives relevant to local First Peoples communities, the local community, and other cultures (Grade 5+) |
| Numeracy Assessment Selection/Design Criteria (Checklist) This list reflects the goals of the SD72 Numeracy Framework and the district-wide CFNA. | First Step in Math (FSiM) Activities Assessment Tasks for Number, Operations, Geometry, Measurement, and Data. The First Steps in Math program includes assessment tasks for grades K-8. FSiM All Files A guide with suggested activities from the FSiM Number tasks, aligned to the BC Math curriculum is available using the link below: First Steps in Mathematics_Suggestions.docx | Communicating Learning Habits Student qualities and attributes (for progress reports & comments) Student Self Reflection - Core Competencies in Math |
