🔢 Grade 1 Math

Units

1. Unit 1

   🔢Numbers to 50

   Tens and ones, counting by 2s, 5s and 10s, and comparing and ordering numbers up to 50.

   Expectation: B1.1–B1.5, C1.4 · reading, composing, comparing and counting whole numbers up to 50

2. 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.

   Expectation: B2.2 · recalling addition facts to 10 and related subtraction facts

3. Unit 3

   ➕Adding

   Adding to 20 with pictures, ten frames, number lines and short stories, using strategies like counting on, doubles and making 10.

   Expectation: B2.1, B2.3 · adding whole numbers that add up to no more than 20 with mental math

4. Unit 4

   ➖Take Away

   Subtracting within 20 by counting back and thinking addition, and solving short take-away and compare stories.

   Expectation: B2.1–B2.3 · taking away within 20 and the link between adding and taking away

5. Unit 5

   ➕Add & Subtract to 50

   Adding and taking away two-digit numbers (totals up to 50) in number stories and equations, and seeing that the two operations undo each other.

   Expectation: B2.1, B2.4 · adding and subtracting whole numbers that add up to no more than 50

6. Unit 6

   🍕Fair Shares

   Sharing things fairly among 2 or 4 people, what is left over, halves and fourths, and groups of equal size.

   Expectation: B1.6–B1.8, B2.5 · fair sharing, halves and fourths, and equal groups

7. Unit 7

   ⚖️Equal or Not

   Learning that = means "the same amount as" (not just "the answer is"), and using ≠ when two sides are different.

   Expectation: C2.2, C2.3 · equal and not equal expressions, and equivalent relationships

8. Unit 8

   🔁Patterns

   Finding the repeating part (the core) of patterns like AB, ABB and ABBC, including patterns where colour and shape both change.

   Expectation: C1.1–C1.3 · describing, extending and predicting repeating patterns

9. Unit 9

   📊Data & Graphs

   Sorting by one attribute, reading picture graphs and bar graphs, and comparing groups.

   Expectation: D1.1–D1.5 · sorting, and reading concrete graphs and pictographs

10. Unit 10

    🎲Impossible, Possible, Certain

    Using the words impossible, possible and certain, and using spinners to say which colour is most likely.

    Expectation: D2.1 · describing likelihood as impossible, possible or certain

11. Unit 11

    🔺Shapes

    Naming and comparing 2D shapes by their sides and corners, and 3D objects by their faces and whether they roll or stack.

    Expectation: E1.1, E1.3 · sorting 2D shapes and 3D objects and describing their features

12. Unit 12

    🧭Where Is It?

    Using words like above, below, between, in front and behind, and following steps from one place to another.

    Expectation: E1.4, E1.5 · describing where things are and following directions

13. Unit 13

    📏Measuring

    Measuring length with paper clips and cubes, comparing longer and shorter, heavier and lighter, and seeing why same-size units matter.

    Expectation: E2.1, E2.2 · measurable attributes, and comparing and ordering objects by length

14. Unit 14

    📅The Calendar

    Reading a monthly calendar, naming the days and months in order, and knowing the seasons.

    Expectation: E2.3 · reading a calendar for days, weeks, months, holidays and seasons

15. Unit 15

    💵Money to $50

    Knowing what each Canadian coin and bill is worth, counting small amounts and comparing values.

    Expectation: F1.1 · Canadian coins up to 50¢ and coins and bills up to $50, and comparing their values