Building mathematical foundations through exploration
Explore the exciting world of numbers, shapes, patterns, and problem-solving! The Grade 1 Mathematics curriculum builds foundational skills through hands-on activities and engaging challenges.
Explore the different areas of Grade 1 mathematics with detailed learning outcomes and teaching strategies
Grade 1 · Mathematics
Develop understanding of whole numbers, counting strategies, and number relationships through concrete and pictorial representations.
Using whole numbers - learners will meaningfully sequence and use a range of counting and grouping strategies.
9 specific outcomesLearners will recognise, represent and partition whole numbers up to 20
7 specific outcomesStudents will be able to demonstrate their understanding of numbers and their values by comparing and ordering quantities up to 20
8 specific outcomesLearner’s will comprehend the importance of the number ten and its role when counting from eleven to nineteen, as well as creating and solving simple problems involving place value
5 specific outcomesGrade 1 · Mathematics
Build foundational understanding of addition and subtraction through problem-solving contexts and multiple strategies.
Additive Thinking- Learners will understand the meaning of addition and subtraction and how they relate.
7 specific outcomesAdditive Thinking - Compute Fluently
2 specific outcomesMultiplicative thinking - Learners will understand the meaning of multiplication and division and how they relate.
6 specific outcomesGrade 1 · Mathematics
Explore, create, and extend patterns while developing algebraic thinking and understanding of mathematical relationships.
Recognizing, Describing and Extending Patterns - Describe, create, extend and generalise patterns
6 specific outcomesLearners will recognize, describe and extend for increasing and decreasing patterns
4 specific outcomesVariables and Relationships - Representing Unknowns
2 specific outcomesVariables and Relationships - Understanding and representing equivalence
3 specific outcomesVariables and Relationships - Writing Expressions and Equations
6 specific outcomesGrade 1 · Mathematics
Investigate properties of 2D and 3D shapes, spatial relationships, and geometric transformations through hands-on exploration.
Explore and Analyze Geometric Shapes and Relationships - Developing spatial sense
7 specific outcomesExplore and Analyze Geometric Shapes and Relationships - Explore and Analyze Geometric Shapes and Relationships - Sorting, patterning, and building with 2D & 3D Shapes
11 specific outcomesRecognizing, Naming and Describing Shapes - Analysing and describing shapes
7 specific outcomesRecognizing, Naming and Describing Shapes - Naming 2D & 3D shapes
10 specific outcomesRecognizing, Naming and Describing Shapes – Describing relationships between and among shapes
5 specific outcomesDeveloping spatial sense - Composing, Decomposing and Transforming Shapes - Combining Shapes
5 specific outcomesComposing, Decomposing and Transforming Shapes – Deconstructing Shapes
5 specific outcomesComposing, Decomposing and Transforming Shapes – Transforming Shapes
10 specific outcomesGrade 1 · Mathematics
Develop measurement concepts and skills using non-standard and standard units to measure length, weight, capacity, and time.
Understanding What and How We Measure - Developing an understanding of measurable attributes.
8 specific outcomesUnderstanding What and How We Measure - Comparing and ordering based on measurable attributes
4 specific outcomesUnderstanding What and How We Measure - Developing and applying non-standard units of measure.
10 specific outcomesUnderstanding What and How We Measure - Developing and applying standard units of measure.
9 specific outcomesGrade 1 · Mathematics
Collect, organize, represent, and interpret data while exploring concepts of likelihood and chance.
Collecting, Organising and Displaying Data - Formulating questions that can be answered with data
12 specific outcomesCollecting, Organising and Displaying Data - Collecting, organising, displaying and communicating data
7 specific outcomesUsing Statistical Methods to Analyze Data - Describing data sets
12 specific outcomesUsing Statistical Methods to Analyze Data - Developing and applying methods to analyse data sets
12 specific outcomesUnderstanding and Applying Concepts of Probability - Predicting and describing the likelihood of an events.
4 specific outcomes