Mathematics, Grade 1

Unit 1: Number

Numbers up to 50: reading and building them, comparing and ordering them, counting and estimating groups of things, sharing fairly, and adding and subtracting.

• Reading and showing numbers to 50
• Comparing and ordering numbers to 50
• Estimating and checking by counting
• Counting by 1s, 2s, 5s, and 10s to 50

• Building numbers from parts and breaking them apart

• Sharing fairly among 2 and 4 friends
• One half is the same as two fourths
• Comparing fraction pieces with drawings

• How addition and subtraction help each other
• Addition and subtraction facts to 10
• Mental math to add and subtract within 20

• Using objects and pictures to solve number stories
• Equal-group problems up to 10

Unit 2: Algebra

Noticing, making, and extending patterns; telling what changes and what stays the same; and writing and reading simple step-by-step code.

• Spotting what repeats in a pattern
• Making and re-showing patterns
• Finding the pattern rule to extend and predict
• Using patterns to show how numbers relate

• What changes and what always stays the same
• Are two number sentences equal?
• Finding equal ways to make the same number

• Writing and running step-by-step code
• Reading and changing step-by-step code

Unit 3: Data

Sorting, collecting, and showing data about people and things, then asking and answering questions about it — and describing how likely something is to happen.

• Sorting data by one feature
• Collecting data and using tally tables
• Showing data with real objects and pictures
• Putting data groups in order by how many
• Asking and answering questions about data

• Describing likelihood: impossible, possible, certain
• Predicting if two groups will match

Unit 4: Spatial Sense

Sorting and building 2D shapes and 3D objects, describing where things are and giving directions, and measuring and comparing everyday objects.

• Sorting shapes and objects by one feature
• Building 3D objects and finding 2D shapes inside
• Shapes and objects with matching halves

• Describing where things are
• Giving and following directions

• Noticing what can be measured
• Comparing and ordering everyday objects
• Reading and using a calendar

Unit 5: Financial Literacy

Getting to know Canadian coins and bills and comparing their values.

• Naming coins and bills and comparing their value