Year 8 Autumn Term Numeracy Booklet with Cross-Curricular Links

A comprehensive 13-week numeracy practice booklet designed for Year 8 tutor time or homework, building on Year 7 skills with more challenging mathematical concepts.
This resource provides weekly numeracy practice to help Year 8 students consolidate their understanding of KS3 topics while developing problem-solving skills and mathematical fluency. Each week includes varied questions, key definitions, and times tables practice targeting speed and accuracy.
What’s included:

13 weeks of structured numeracy questions (scored out of specific marks each week)
Cross-curricular connections to History, MFL (French and Spanish data), and Science
Career spotlight: Navigator - exploring bearings, conversions, and logical decision-making
Catholic Social Teaching link: Solidarity and international mathematical collaboration
Famous Mathematician feature: Fibonacci with exploration of his sequence and the golden ratio
Progressive times tables practice including squares and cubes
Answer key included for easy marking

Topics covered include:

Addition, subtraction, and decimal calculations
Rounding to decimal places and significant figures
Estimation techniques
Negative numbers (operations)
Prime factorization and index form
LCM and HCF
Mean and median
BODMAS order of operations
Bar charts and data handling
Sequences (linear patterns)
Algebra: collecting like terms and expanding brackets
Substitution into expressions
Area formulas (triangles, rectangles, circles, parallelograms)
Time calculations and money problems
Real-world problem solving

Why choose this resource?

Saves planning time with ready-made weekly activities for the full autumn term
Progressively builds mathematical confidence and fluency
Engages students through real-life contexts and cross-curricular links
Customizable with space for your school logo
Bridges the gap between Year 7 foundation and more complex Year 8/9 topics
Perfect for tutor time, starter activities, homework, or intervention
Supports mixed-ability classes with varied question types

Format: Editable Word document
Pages: 13 weeks of content plus answer sheet
Ideal for maintaining and developing numeracy skills throughout the autumn term while showing students how mathematics connects to careers, other subjects, and the wider world.