What your child learns in Grade 1 in Nunavut
Grade 1 is where reading, writing and number sense start to grow quickly. Children work with numbers to 20, patterns and shapes, and learn about their community, the seasons and living things.
Grade 1 subjects in the Nunavut Curriculum
Math
Big Ideas
- Iqqaqqaukkaringniq: concepts in mathematics, analytical and critical thinking, and solution-seeking.
- Number: develop number sense and understand how numbers and operations work.
- Patterns and Relations: use patterns and equations to describe the world and solve problems.
10 units, including numbers to 20, make 10, adding, take away.
English Language Arts
Big Ideas
- Uqausiliriniq: communication and language, creative and artistic expression, and reflective and critical thinking.
- Comprehension: listen, view and read to understand a range of texts.
- Production: speak, write and represent ideas clearly for different audiences and purposes.
14 units, including blend it, short vowels, word families, sh, ch, th.
Science
Big Ideas
- Iqqaqqaukkaringniq: ways to describe and improve our world through science and technology.
- Life science, physical science, and earth and space science, as in the Common Framework of Science Learning Outcomes.
- Skills of inquiry and design, and links between science, technology, society and the environment.
7 units, including think like a scientist, tools & technology, materials, energy in our lives.
Social Studies
Big Ideas
- Nunavusiutit: heritage and culture, history, geography, environmental science, and civics and economics, with a focus on Nunavut and its links to Canada and the circumpolar world.
- Inuuqatigiit, the curriculum from the Inuit perspective, shapes how the strand is taught.
- Skills of inquiry, working with others and respecting different points of view.
7 units, including my community, respect & inclusion, community services, our land.
What to look for on the report card
Look for comments on reading simple texts, writing a few sentences, counting and adding, and taking part in class.
Nunavut report cards describe learning with Beginning, Approaching, Meeting, Exceeding. See what each level means.
Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit guides learning from Kindergarten to Grade 12. Read about inuit qaujimajatuqangit.
Ready for Grade 1?
Grade 1 builds on what your child practised in Kindergarten. If a skill feels shaky, a few short practice sessions before or early in the year can help:
- Math: count to 10, numbers to 20, make 5 and 10, more, less, same, patterns
- English Language Arts: letter partners, first sounds, rhyme time, clap the beat, blend a word
- Science: be a scientist, materials, what living things need, animal features, safe scientists
- Social Studies: all about me, families, we belong, fair & kind, needs & wants
Common questions
Grade 1 covers math, english language arts, science, social studies in the Nunavut Curriculum. Grade 1 is where reading, writing and number sense start to grow quickly. Children work with numbers to 20, patterns and shapes, and learn about their community, the seasons and living things.
Nunavut report cards describe learning with Beginning, Approaching, Meeting, Exceeding.
Short, regular practice works better than long sessions: 10 to 15 minutes a few times a week, on the skills your child's teacher flags. Read together, use math in real life, and praise effort.
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