Grade 1 Math
10 units matched to the Nunavut Curriculum. Kids see this subject as “Numbers”.
Learning focus
- 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.
- Shape and Space: measure, and describe 2-D shapes and 3-D objects and how they move.
- Statistics and Probability: collect, read and interpret data, and describe chance.
Units
Unit 1
Numbers to 20
Counting, ordering and comparing numbers to 20, and seeing teen numbers as 1 ten and some ones.
Approved guide: Alberta Mathematics K–9 (2007), Number · counting, representing and comparing numbers to 20, and one more and one less
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.
Approved guide: Alberta Mathematics K–9 (2007), Number · addition and subtraction facts to 10 and making 10
Unit 3
Adding
Adding to 20 with pictures, ten frames, number lines and short stories, using strategies like counting on, doubles and making 10.
Approved guide: Alberta Mathematics K–9 (2007), Number · addition facts to 20 with counting on and doubles
Unit 4
Take Away
Subtracting within 20 by counting back and thinking addition, and solving short take-away and compare stories.
Approved guide: Alberta Mathematics K–9 (2007), Number · subtraction facts to 20 as the opposite of addition
Unit 5
Equal or Not
Learning that = means "the same amount as" (not just "the answer is"), and using ≠ when two sides are different.
Approved guide: Alberta Mathematics K–9 (2007), Patterns and Relations · equality as a balance, and recording equalities with the equal symbol
Unit 6
Patterns
Finding the repeating part (the core) of patterns like AB, ABB and ABBC, including patterns where colour and shape both change.
Approved guide: Alberta Mathematics K–9 (2007), Patterns and Relations · repeating patterns, and translating them from one form to another
Unit 7
Measuring
Measuring length with paper clips and cubes, comparing longer and shorter, heavier and lighter, and seeing why same-size units matter.
Approved guide: Alberta Mathematics K–9 (2007), Shape and Space · measurement as comparing attributes of objects
Unit 8
Shapes
Naming and comparing 2D shapes by their sides and corners, and 3D objects by their faces and whether they roll or stack.
Approved guide: Alberta Mathematics K–9 (2007), Shape and Space · sorting and building 2-D shapes and 3-D objects
Unit 9
Quick Counting
Practises seeing small amounts at a glance on dice and ten frames, and counting on from a starting number instead of counting everything again.
Approved guide: Alberta Mathematics K–9 (2007), Number · naming familiar arrangements of 1 to 10 dots, and counting on
Unit 10
Guess and Group
Practises estimating a quantity to 20 using something known, such as ten, and making numbers up to 30 from equal groups of 2, 5 or 10, with or without singles.
Approved guide: Alberta Mathematics K–9 (2007), Number · estimating quantities to 20 with referents, and numbers up to 30 as equal groups with and without singles
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