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Practical numeracy for everyday life

Functional Maths worksheets for children with special needs

Able Marga's Functional Maths teaches the number skills used in real life — matching, sorting, comparing quantity and handling money — instead of abstract sums. Level 1 has 11 print-ready units built on errorless teaching. Children respond by pointing, circling or placing a card, so no reading or writing is needed.

  • Matching
  • Sorting
  • Same and different
  • Quantity
  • Money readiness
Not sure which level to choose? View the placement guide
Available now ₹999
Able Marga Functional Maths Level 1 printable curriculum

Level 1 curriculum

Functional Maths Level 1

11 units Structured progression
Print-ready Digital PDF
No writing Required from child
Practical numeracy for everyday life

Functional Maths worksheets for children with special needs

Able Marga's Functional Maths teaches the number skills used in real life — matching, sorting, comparing quantity and handling money — instead of abstract sums. Level 1 has 11 print-ready units built on errorless teaching. Children respond by pointing, circling or placing a card, so no reading or writing is needed.

  • Matching
  • Sorting
  • Same and different
  • Quantity
  • Money readiness
Not sure which level to choose? View the placement guide
Available now ₹999
Able Marga Functional Maths Level 1 printable curriculum

Level 1 curriculum

Functional Maths Level 1

11 units Structured progression
Print-ready Digital PDF
No writing Required from child
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What’s inside — Level 1 contents

Functional Maths Level 1 is an 11-unit set. Every unit follows the same structured 25-page format for predictable, repeatable learning.

11 structured Functional Maths units

Maths begins before counting

Level 1 starts with visual discrimination and real-world concepts before expecting abstract number work.

25 pages Consistent unit structure
Level 1 No number skills required

Foundational skills covered

The progression builds the visual and practical understanding a learner needs before moving towards counting, money and more advanced functional numeracy.

  • 01 Matching Finding objects, pictures or cards that belong together
  • 02 Sorting Grouping items using clear visual characteristics
  • 03 Same and different Noticing whether two visible items match or differ
  • 04 Colours and shapes Up to four colours and three foundational shapes
  • 05 Quantity readiness Developing an early understanding of how much
  • 06 Full and empty Recognising practical full-and-empty concepts

How the learner can respond

  • Pointing
  • Matching
  • Circling
  • Placing a card
  • AAC-supported response
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Get the complete 11-unit Level 1 set and begin before counting with matching, sorting, same-and-different, quantity readiness and other practical foundational concepts.

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  • 11 structured Level 1 units
  • Consistent 25-page unit format
  • Print-ready digital curriculum
  • No number skills required to begin
  • Point, circle, match or place a card
  • AAC-friendly response options
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The numeracy pathway

More Functional Maths levels are coming soon

Choose by current maths ability, not age or school class. A learner can be on a different level in each Able Marga subject.

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Level 2

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Count real objects to 5, recognise numerals 1–5, match and sort.

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Level 3

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Count, read and write numbers to 20 and tell coins from notes.

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Level 4

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Work with numbers to 100, add and subtract within 20, and recognise coins and notes.

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Level 5

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Add and subtract to 100, know tables of 2, 5 and 10, tell time to the half hour and handle money to ₹100.

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Level 6

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Multiply and divide, handle money with change and tell time to 5 minutes.

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Common questions

Functional Maths FAQ

Clear answers about functional numeracy, teaching practical money skills and starting with a learner who cannot count yet.

Not sure whether Level 1 is the right starting point?

Choose by the learner’s current ability instead of age, diagnosis or school class.

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How do I teach money skills to a child with special needs?

Start with recognising coins and notes and matching “same” amounts before any adding. Able Marga's Functional Maths introduces money through pointing and matching tasks — one concept per page — so a child with autism or intellectual disability builds real, usable money sense step by step, without needing to read or write.

What is functional numeracy?

Functional numeracy is the everyday maths a person actually uses — quantity, money, time and measurement in real situations — taught for independence rather than exams.

My child can’t count yet — is this too advanced?

No. Level 1 begins before counting, with matching, sorting and “same/different”, so it meets very early learners exactly where they are.

Begin before counting

Build practical number understanding, one clear concept at a time

Start with the complete Functional Maths Level 1 curriculum or try a free printable worksheet first. Level 1 begins with matching, sorting and same-and-different, so learners do not need to count before starting.

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Able Marga Functional Maths Level 1 printable curriculum

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