First Grade Math

About Grade 1 Math

Grade 1 math (1st grade, ages 6–7) is 40 lessons in 5 units: Numbers and Counting (lessons 1–8), Addition and Subtraction (lessons 9–16), Shapes and Measurement (lessons 17–24), Data and Money (lessons 25–32), and finally Problem Solving & Projects (lessons 33–40), project work that brings the year together. Along the way, children learn to read a short story problem and spot the clue words that signal add or subtract, compare the length and height of two objects and count a small group of coins by starting with the highest-value coin.

Start here: Lesson 1: Counting to 100 is free to open and print. Every other lesson has a free preview of its mini lesson and vocabulary.

Paper first: each lesson is printed before you call your child. You read it once and talk it through, your child does the exercises on paper, and you correct together with the Parent checklist — about 45 minutes at the table. The next day, a 10-minute screen review of the same lesson.