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Year 1 maths

Year 1 maths runs to 185 lessons across a 36 week year, for children aged 5 to 6 in Key Stage 1. Every lesson is listed below in teaching order.

The vocabulary a child meets this year includes count, forwards, backwards, altogether, group, count out, how many, represent, counting forwards, counting backwards, action, Subitise.

These lessons are written by Oak National Academy, the government-funded curriculum body, and are free to anyone. StudyDen sequences them, marks the answers and keeps the record.

Every Year 1 maths lesson

In the order they are taught. 185 lessons.

Counting, recognising and comparing numbers 0 - 10

  1. Counting Forwards and Backwards Within 10
  2. Counting Objects Within Ten
  3. Counting Different Groups
  4. Representing Counting Songs
  5. Anything Can Be Counted
  6. Subitising Numbers to Five
  7. Conservation: Does the Amount Change?
  8. Using Numerals
  9. Introducing Zero
  10. Ordinal Numbers: First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth
  11. Ordering Numbers to 10
  12. More Than and Fewer Than
  13. One More With Manipulatives and Counting
  14. One Less: Counting Back and Taking Away
  15. Finding the Missing Numbers

Counting to and from 20

  1. Counting to and from 20
  2. Counting On
  3. Counting Back from 20
  4. Counting Forward to 20 and Back from 20
  5. Comparing Numbers to 20
  6. Ordering Numbers 11–20 Practically
  7. Comparing and Ordering Numbers 0–20 Practically
  8. Finding One More and One Less
  9. Finding One More and One Less
  10. Finding the Missing Number from 0 to 20

Counting in tens - decade numbers

  1. Counting Forwards and Backwards in 10s to 50
  2. Counting Forwards and Backwards in 10s to 100
  3. Making Groups of 10
  4. Count Groups of 10 in Decade Numbers
  5. Order and Compare Decade Numbers on a Number Track

Pattern in counting from 20 to 100

  1. Counting Patterns Within a Decade
  2. Crossing the Tens Boundary Counting Forwards
  3. Crossing the Tens Boundary Counting Backwards
  4. Crossing the Tens Boundary: Counting Forwards and Backwards
  5. Find Missing Numbers Between 20 and 100

Comparing quantities - part part whole relationships

  1. Taller, Shorter, Longer: Comparing Length and Height
  2. Heavier or Lighter? Comparing Mass
  3. How Much Can It Hold? Comparing Capacity
  4. Count a Set of Objects
  5. Solve problems by comparing sets of objects
  6. More Than, Less Than, Equal To: Comparing Sets of Objects
  7. More Than, Less Than, Equal To: Comparing Numbers
  8. Explain What a Whole Is
  9. A Whole Can Be Split Into Parts
  10. A Whole Group — None Are Missing!
  11. Identify a Part of a Whole Group
  12. What Is a Part-Part-Whole Model?
  13. Part-Part-Whole: Splitting Numbers into Two Parts
  14. Splitting Numbers into More Than Two Parts
  15. Splitting Numbers into More Than Two Parts

Composition of numbers 0 to 5

  1. How Many? Counting and Seeing Numbers
  2. Ordinal Numbers: First, Second, Third and More!
  3. Partition Numbers 1 to 5 in Different Ways
  4. Partition the Numbers One to Five in a Systematic Way
  5. Find the Missing Part
  6. Find the Missing Part!
  7. One More and One Less
  8. One More, One Less
  9. Use a Bar Model to Show a Whole Split into Two Parts
  10. Solve problems using a bar model to represent a whole partitioned into two parts

Recognise, compose, decompose and manipulate 2D and 3D shapes

  1. Composing Pattern Block Images
  2. Copy, Extend and Describe Repeating Patterns
  3. Radiating Patterns
  4. Compose Tangram Images
  5. Tetrominoes and Pentominoes
  6. Building with Cubes: Different Arrangements
  7. Spheres, Cones and Cylinders: Explore 3D Shapes
  8. Cuboids, Cubes and Pyramids
  9. Identify 2D Shapes Within 3D Shapes
  10. Recognise, Describe and Sort 3D Shapes
  11. Explore and Recognise 2D Shapes
  12. Explore, Discuss and Compare 2D Shapes
  13. Is It a Circle? Explore and Identify Circles
  14. Is It a Triangle? Explore, Discuss and Identify Triangles
  15. Are You a Rectangle? Exploring Shapes with 4 Sides and Square Corners

Composition of numbers 6 to 10

  1. Count and Match: Numbers 6 to 10
  2. Five and a Bit: Numbers 6 to 10
  3. Greater Than or Less Than? Comparing Two Numbers
  4. Five and a Bit: Splitting Numbers 6 to 10
  5. 5 and a Bit: Exploring Numbers 6 to 10 on a Number Line
  6. Where Do 6, 7, 8 and 9 Live on the Number Line?
  7. Estimate where 6, 7, 8 and 9 lie on an unmarked number line
  8. Order and Sort Numbers into Odd and Even Sets
  9. Skip Count in Odds and Evens
  10. Odd and Even Numbers
  11. Splitting Numbers: Odd and Even Parts
  12. Partition the Numbers 6 and 7 in Different Ways
  13. Partition 8 and 9 in Different Ways
  14. Partition the Numbers 6 to 10 in Different Ways
  15. Find the Missing Part

Additive structures: addition

  1. Combine Parts Using the Addition Symbol
  2. Parts Can Go in Any Order
  3. The Equals Sign: Both Sides Are the Same!
  4. Understanding Part-Part-Whole Relationships
  5. Add Parts to Find the Whole and Write the Equation
  6. Find the Missing Part in an Equation
  7. Partition a Whole into Two Parts and Write as a Subtraction Equation
  8. Using Bar Models to Subtract
  9. Adding and Taking Away: Two Sides of the Same Story
  10. Addition as Increasing a Quantity

Additive structures: addition and subtraction

  1. First, Then, Now: Addition Stories
  2. Subtraction as Decreasing an Amount
  3. First, Then, Now: Subtraction Stories
  4. Subtraction: Taking Away and Splitting Up
  5. Create Addition and Subtraction Stories
  6. Find the Missing Part of an Addition Story
  7. Find the Missing Part in Addition and Subtraction Stories
  8. Find the Missing Part of a Subtraction Story
  9. Addition and Subtraction Are Opposites
  10. Undo It! Addition and Subtraction Are Opposites

Addition and subtraction facts within 10

  1. Addition Is Commutative: Swap the Order, Same Answer!
  2. Find Pairs of Numbers That Sum to 10
  3. Use Number Pairs to 10 in Subtraction
  4. Add and Subtract One from Any Number
  5. Find the Difference Between Consecutive Numbers
  6. Add and Subtract Two from Even Numbers within 10
  7. Add and Subtract Two from Odd Numbers within 10
  8. Explain the difference between consecutive even numbers
  9. Explain the difference between consecutive odd numbers
  10. Addition and Subtraction Involving Zero
  11. Double Numbers and What Doubling Means
  12. Halve Numbers and Explain What Halving Means
  13. Use Knowledge of Doubles to Calculate Near-Doubles
  14. Adding 5 and 3, and 6 and 3
  15. Addition and Subtraction Facts Within 10

Composition of numbers 11 to 19

  1. Teen Numbers: Ten and a Bit!
  2. Where Do the Teen Numbers Live?
  3. Teen Numbers: One Ten and Some Ones
  4. 10 and a Bit: Solving Number Problems
  5. Solve subtraction problems using knowledge of 10 and a bit
  6. Odd and Even Numbers Within 20
  7. Double the Numbers 6 to 9 and Halve the Result
  8. Use Addition Facts Within 10 to Add Within 20
  9. Use Subtraction Facts Within 10 to Subtract Within 20
  10. Use What You Know: Adding and Subtracting Within 20

Numbers 0 to 20 in different contexts

  1. Comparing Lengths
  2. Measure Length Using Objects
  3. Measure Length Using Objects and Record Results in a Table
  4. Measure Length Using Centimetre Cubes
  5. Measure Items Using Centimetre Cubes and Record Results in a Table
  6. Measure length using a ruler
  7. Solve Problems by Measuring Lengths in cm Using a Ruler
  8. Estimate Length in Centimetres
  9. Estimate and Measure Length and Record Results in a Table
  10. Solve Addition and Subtraction Problems Involving Length

Unitising and coin recognition - counting in 2s, 5s and 10s

  1. Skip Count in Twos Forwards and Backwards
  2. Count Efficiently in Groups of Two
  3. Count Efficiently in Groups of Ten
  4. Skip Count in Fives Forwards and Backwards
  5. Count Efficiently in Groups of Five
  6. Count Efficiently in Groups of Two, Five and Ten
  7. What Is a Penny Worth?
  8. What Is a 2p Coin Worth?
  9. What Is a 5p Coin Worth?
  10. What Is a 10p Coin Worth?

Unitising and coin recognition - value of a set of coins

  1. How Much Are My 2p Coins Worth?
  2. How Many 2p Coins Do You Need?
  3. How Much Are My 10p Coins Worth?
  4. How Many 10p Coins Do You Need?
  5. Counting 5p Coins: Skip Count in Fives
  6. How Many 5p Coins Do You Need?
  7. Compare Sets of 2p, 5p and 10p Coins
  8. Find and Make Amounts Within 10p
  9. Find and Make Amounts Within 20p
  10. Calculate Amounts Up To 20p

Solving problems in a range of contexts

  1. Counting and Comparing
  2. Combining and Partitioning Numbers Within 10
  3. Addition and Subtraction Within 10
  4. Using Known Addition and Subtraction Facts
  5. Skip Counting in 2s, 5s and 10s

Position and direction including fractions of turns

  1. Using Directional Language
  2. Using Positional Language: Above, Below, Between and More
  3. Understanding Turns
  4. Giving Directions and Describing Turns
  5. Follow and Give Directions

Time - sequencing events and telling the time to the hour and half hour

  1. Sequence Events in the School Day in Chronological Order
  2. Sequence Everyday Events in Chronological Order
  3. Days of the Week
  4. Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow: Days of the Week
  5. Months of the Year
  6. Days, Weeks, Months and Years
  7. Draw and Label a Clock Face
  8. Tell the Time to the Hour Using the Hour Hand
  9. Tell the Time to the Half Hour Using the Hour Hand
  10. Tell the Time to the Hour and Half Hour

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Common questions

What does Year 1 maths cover?
Year 1 maths runs to 185 lessons across a 36 week year, covering count, forwards, backwards, altogether, group, count out and more.
How many maths lessons are in Year 1?
185 lessons, sequenced in teaching order across the school year.
How old is a child in Year 1?
Children in Year 1 are 5 to 6 years old during the school year in England and Wales.