The Grade 1 (Year 1) maths curriculum

In Grade 1 (Year 1), children learn to read, write and break apart numbers up to 100, to skip-count in 2s, 5s and 10s, and to learn their addition and subtraction facts by heart. First column additions, a first look at multiplication, length, time and dates, 2D and 3D shapes round off the year.

90 skills21 topics

Numbers and calculation 77 skills

Numbers and counting 4

  • Count to 10
  • Number lines
  • Hundred chart (1 to 100)
  • Count forward and backward to 100
Lesson: Place value

Break apart numbers 6

  • Count tens and ones up to 20
  • Put together numbers up to 20
  • Break apart numbers up to 20
  • Count tens and ones up to 100
  • Put together numbers up to 100
  • Break apart numbers up to 100
Lesson: Place value

Compare and order numbers 3

  • Compare numbers up to 10
  • Compare numbers up to 100
  • Order numbers up to 100
Lesson: Comparing and ordering numbers

Skip-counting by 2s, 5s and 10s 4

  • Count by 2s
  • Count by 5s
  • Count by 10s
  • Count sets
Lesson: Number sequences

Number patterns 3

  • Increasing number patterns
  • Decreasing number patterns
  • Complete number patterns
Lesson: Number sequences

Addition 9

  • Understand addition
  • Add up to 10
  • Find additions that make a sum up to 10
  • Missing number in addition up to 10
  • Additions up to 20
  • Find additions that make a sum up to 20
  • Property of addition
  • Add up to 5
  • Missing number in addition up to 5

Addition tables 10

  • Add 1
  • Add 2
  • Add 3
  • Add 4
  • Add 5
  • Add 6
  • Add 7
  • Add 8
  • Add 9
  • Add 0

Addition strategies 6

  • Doubles
  • Add using doubles plus one
  • Add using doubles minus one
  • Number bonds to 10
  • Add multiples of 10
  • Add a multiple of 10

Column addition 2

  • Column addition of two-digit numbers, no regrouping
  • Column addition of two-digit numbers, with regrouping
Lesson: Column addition

Subtraction 8

  • Understand subtraction
  • Subtract: numbers up to 10
  • Find subtractions that make a difference: up to 10
  • Subtract: numbers up to 18
  • Find subtractions that make a difference: up to 18
  • Subtract: numbers up to 5
  • Missing number in subtraction: up to 5
  • Missing number in subtraction: up to 10

Subtraction tables 10

  • Subtract 1
  • Subtract 2
  • Subtract 3
  • Subtract 4
  • Subtract 5
  • Subtract 6
  • Subtract 7
  • Subtract 8
  • Subtract 9
  • Subtract 0

Subtraction strategies 3

  • Halves
  • Subtract multiples of 10
  • Subtract a multiple of 10

Additions and subtractions 7

  • Understand addition and subtraction
  • Find additions and subtractions that make a result
  • Add and subtract: numbers up to 20
  • Missing number in addition and subtraction
  • 10 more or 10 less
  • Add or subtract a multiple of 10
  • Add or subtract two multiples of 10

Introduction to multiplication 1

  • Repeated addition

Problem solving 1

  • Addition and subtraction word problems
Lesson: Solving word problems

Measurement 4 skills

Lengths 3

  • Measure lengths using objects
  • Measure with a ruler
  • Compare lengths
Lesson: Units of measurement

Time and dates 1

  • Match units of time

Geometry 9 skills

Position and space 2

  • Locate on a grid
  • Position an object in space

Picture patterns 2

  • Complete a picture pattern
  • Create a picture pattern

Plane shapes 1

  • Identify plane shapes
Lesson: 2D shapes

Solids 4

  • Identify solids
  • Match everyday objects to solids
  • Prints of a solid
  • Identify the faces of a solid
Lesson: 3D shapes

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Frequently asked questions

How many maths skills are there in Grade 1 (Year 1)?

EasyMaths covers 90 maths skills in Grade 1 (Year 1), across 21 topics: 77 in numbers and calculation, 4 in measurement, 9 in geometry.

What do children learn in maths in Grade 1 (Year 1)?

In Grade 1 (Year 1), children learn to read, write and break apart numbers up to 100, to skip-count in 2s, 5s and 10s, and to learn their addition and subtraction facts by heart. First column additions, a first look at multiplication, length, time and dates, 2D and 3D shapes round off the year.

How can my child practise these skills?

On EasyMaths, every skill has its own exercise, with endless new questions and explained corrections. The first exercises of every topic are free, no credit card needed, and the parents’ area shows what has been mastered and what needs more work.