Grade 1 Math
8 units matched to the Nova Scotia Curriculum. Kids see this subject as “Numbers”.
Learning focus
- Number: Develop number sense.
- Patterns and Relations: Use patterns to describe the world and solve problems.
- Measurement: Use direct and indirect measurement to solve problems.
- Geometry: Describe the characteristics of 3-D objects and 2-D shapes, and analyse the relationships among them.
Units
Unit 1
Numbers to 20
Counting, ordering and comparing numbers to 20, and seeing teen numbers as 1 ten and some ones.
Learning outcome: N01, N03, N04, N05, N06, N07, N08 · counting, representing, comparing and estimating numbers to 20, and one more and one less
Unit 2
Make 10
Finding pairs that make 10 (like 6 + 4) with ten frames, fingers and stories. Making 10 is a key strategy for adding.
Learning outcome: N09, N10 · addition and subtraction facts to 10 and making 10
Unit 3
Adding
Adding to 20 with pictures, ten frames, number lines and short stories, using strategies like counting on, doubles and making 10.
Learning outcome: N09, N10 · addition facts to 20 with counting on and doubles
Unit 4
Take Away
Subtracting within 20 by counting back and thinking addition, and solving short take-away and compare stories.
Learning outcome: N09, N10 · subtraction facts to 20 as the opposite of addition
Unit 5
Equal or Not
Learning that = means "the same amount as" (not just "the answer is"), and using ≠ when two sides are different.
Learning outcome: PR03, PR04 · equality as a balance, and recording equalities with the equal symbol
Unit 6
Patterns
Finding the repeating part (the core) of patterns like AB, ABB and ABBC, including patterns where colour and shape both change.
Learning outcome: PR01 · repeating patterns with two to four elements
Unit 7
Measuring
Measuring length with paper clips and cubes, comparing longer and shorter, heavier and lighter, and seeing why same-size units matter.
Learning outcome: M01 · measurement as comparing attributes of objects
Unit 8
Shapes
Naming and comparing 2D shapes by their sides and corners, and 3D objects by their faces and whether they roll or stack.
Learning outcome: G01, G02, G03 · sorting, building and finding 2-D shapes and 3-D objects
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