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Year 1 Maths

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Skills in this pack

Counting to 20
Zero
Counting to 50
Adding within 10
Taking away within 10
Adding and taking away within 20
Patterns that repeat
Longer, shorter, heavier, lighter
Day, night and the days of the week
Money and change
Shapes around us
Where things are
Reading a picture graph

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Year 1 Maths · 1 of 13

Counting to 20

Count forwards to 20 and say which number comes next.

Before you start

Have a wander along the line. Nothing here is right or wrong.

Every step to the right is exactly one more than the step before.

1.Start at 12 and count on 5. Tap where you land.
Mark the line with an X.
2.Tap 14 on the line.
Mark the line with an X.
3.What number comes after 19?
- a) 18
- b) 9
- c) 20
- d) 21
4.Put these numbers in order, smallest first.
- 8
- 5
- 11
- 3
5.What number comes before 12?
- a) 13
- b) 10
- c) 11
- d) 20
6.Sort each number by whether it is less than 10 or more than 10.
Groups: Less than 10 · More than 10
- 12
- 3
- 8
- 17
- 4
- 19
7.What number comes after 15?
8.What number comes after 7?
- a) 6
- b) 9
- c) 17
- d) 8

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Year 1 Maths · 2 of 13

Zero

Use zero as the number for nothing at all, and add or take away zero.

1.Which number is the smallest?
- a) 0
- b) 5
- c) 1
- d) 3
2.7 - 0 = ?
3.10 - 10 = ?
- a) 1
- b) 0
- c) 20
- d) 10
4.A box has no pencils in it. What number shows how many?
- a) 1
- b) 0
- c) 10
- d) 6
5.5 + 0 = ?
6.9 - 9 = ?
7.Sort each sum by whether the answer is zero or not zero.
Groups: Answer is 0 · Answer is not 0
- 8 - 0
- 0 + 2
- 6 - 1
- 5 - 5
- 0 + 0
- 7 - 7
8.Match each sum to its answer.
- 4 + 0
- 0 + 7
- 9 - 0
- 3 - 3
- 4
- 7
- 0
- 9

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Year 1 Maths · 3 of 13

Counting to 50

Count on to 50, and say which of two numbers is bigger.

Before you start

Have a wander along the line between 20 and 50. Nothing here is right or wrong.

Every time the ones reach nine, the very next number opens a new ten.

1.Count on: 30, 31, 32, __
2.What number comes after 29?
- a) 40
- b) 30
- c) 20
- d) 28
3.Sort each number by whether it is less than 25 or more than 25.
Groups: Less than 25 · More than 25
- 19
- 26
- 47
- 12
- 31
- 8
4.Which number is the biggest?
- a) 38
- b) 34
- c) 29
- d) 43
5.Match each number to the number that comes just after it.
- 9
- 19
- 29
- 39
- 20
- 40
- 30
- 10
6.Tap 38 on the line.
Mark the line with an X.
7.Which number is missing? 46, 47, __, 49
8.Which number is the smallest?
- a) 15
- b) 25
- c) 35
- d) 45

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Year 1 Maths · 4 of 13

Adding within 10

Add two small numbers with a total of 10 or less.

1.0 + 5 = ?
2.Sort each sum by whether the answer is less than 6 or more than 6.
Groups: Less than 6 · More than 6
- 3 + 0
- 3 + 5
- 5 + 2
- 1 + 4
- 2 + 2
- 6 + 3
3.2 + 6 = ?
4.Match each sum to its answer.
- 2 + 3
- 6 + 1
- 4 + 4
- 2 + 8
- 5
- 7
- 8
- 10
5.4 + 2 = ?
6.3 + 4 = ?
7.Which sum has the same answer as 3 + 5?
- a) 5 + 5
- b) 8 + 3
- c) 3 + 4
- d) 5 + 3
8.Start at 4 and jump on 3. Tap where you land.
Mark the line with an X.

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Year 1 Maths · 5 of 13

Taking away within 10

Take a small number away from 10 or less.

Before you start

Have a wander along the line. See how far each number sits from zero.

Taking away walks you to the left, one step for every one you take.

1.Start at 8 and jump back 3. Tap where you land.
Mark the line with an X.
2.Put these take aways in order, smallest answer first.
- 9 - 8
- 7 - 5
- 10 - 2
- 8 - 3
3.7 - 3 = ?
4.8 - 6 = ?
5.6 - 2 = ?
- a) 6
- b) 4
- c) 3
- d) 8
6.Sort each take away by whether the answer is less than 4 or more than 4.
Groups: Less than 4 · More than 4
- 7 - 5
- 9 - 1
- 8 - 2
- 10 - 2
- 6 - 3
- 5 - 4
7.9 - 4 = ?
8.Match each take away to its answer.
- 9 - 2
- 8 - 3
- 7 - 1
- 6 - 4
- 2
- 7
- 5
- 6

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Year 1 Maths · 6 of 13

Adding and taking away within 20

Add and take away with numbers up to 20, going past ten on the way.

1.Match each sum to its answer.
- 8 + 6
- 9 + 9
- 11 + 5
- 7 + 6
- 16
- 18
- 13
- 14
2.7 + 7 = ?
3.8 + 5 = ?
4.Put these sums in order, smallest answer first.
- 9 + 0
- 8 + 6
- 11 - 8
- 9 + 9
5.Sort each of these by whether its answer is less than 15 or more than 15.
Groups: Less than 15 · More than 15
- 10 + 9
- 6 + 6
- 12 + 7
- 9 + 8
- 8 + 5
- 14 - 2
6.Start at 9 and jump on 7. Tap where you land.
Mark the line with an X.
7.What do you add to 8 to make 15?
- a) 6
- b) 7
- c) 5
- d) 9
8.14 - 6 = ?

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Year 1 Maths · 7 of 13

Patterns that repeat

Spot the part of a pattern that repeats, or the jump it climbs by, and say what comes next.

1.This pattern goes up in tens. Put the cards in order, smallest first.
- 10
- 40
- 20
- 30
2.Every pattern here repeats. Match each one to the shape that comes next.
- ● ■ ● ■ ●
- ▲ ▲ ● ▲ ▲
- ★ ● ● ★ ● ●
- ■ ■ ▲ ■ ■
- ▲
- ★
- ■
- ●
3.What comes next? 2, 4, 6, 8, __
4.What comes next? ● ▲ ● ▲ ● __
- a) ★
- b) ■
- c) ▲
- d) ●
5.What comes next? clap, stamp, stamp, clap, stamp, stamp, __
- a) clap
- b) hop
- c) stamp
- d) jump
6.This pattern counts in fives: 5, 10, 15, __. Tap the next number on the line.
Mark the line with an X.
7.What comes next? 5, 10, 15, 20, __
8.What comes next? 3, 6, 9, 12, __

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Year 1 Maths · 8 of 13

Longer, shorter, heavier, lighter

Compare two things side by side and say which is longer, shorter, heavier or lighter.

Before you start

This balance has a weight on each side and three spare weights below it. Try to make the two sides match, and watch the beam while you do.

The side that goes down is always the heavier side, and the beam only sits level when the two sides weigh the same.

1.Put these in order, shortest first.
- A bicycle
- A cricket bat
- A spoon
- A bus
2.Put these in order, lightest first.
- A pencil
- A book
- A feather
- A car
3.Match each word to the word that means the opposite.
- Longer
- Heavier
- Bigger
- Fuller
- Lighter
- Smaller
- Shorter
- Emptier
4.Sort each thing by whether it is lighter or heavier than a school bag.
Groups: Lighter than a school bag · Heavier than a school bag
- A leaf
- A feather
- A table
- An elephant
- A car
- A pencil
5.Write the opposite of 'heavier'.
6.The balance has tipped. Tap the lighter bag.
Write the number of the part.
7.Which is longer, a bus or a bicycle?
- a) A pencil
- b) A bicycle
- c) A bus
- d) A shoe
8.Tap the longer ribbon.
Write the number of the part.

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Year 1 Maths · 9 of 13

Day, night and the days of the week

Name the days of the week in order and say what happens by day and by night.

1.You wake up and the sun is coming up. What time of day is it?
- a) Midnight
- b) Evening
- c) Night
- d) Morning
2.Which day comes before Sunday?
- a) Saturday
- b) Monday
- c) Tuesday
- d) Friday
3.Put these days in order, starting with Monday.
- Thursday
- Monday
- Friday
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
4.Today is Wednesday. What day will it be tomorrow?
- a) Tuesday
- b) Thursday
- c) Monday
- d) Friday
5.Match each day to the day that comes before it.
- Tuesday
- Thursday
- Sunday
- Monday
- Saturday
- Wednesday
6.How many days are there in a week?
7.Put these days in order, starting with Friday.
- Monday
- Sunday
- Friday
- Saturday
8.Today is Monday. What day was it yesterday?
- a) Tuesday
- b) Friday
- c) Saturday
- d) Sunday

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Year 1 Maths · 10 of 13

Money and change

Add small amounts of money, compare prices and work out simple change.

1.Match each pair of amounts to what they make altogether. Give the total as a plain number.
- $2 and $3
- $4 and $5
- $6 and $6
- $10 and $5
- 15
- 9
- 5
- 12
2.Which one costs more?
- a) A toy for $12
- b) A book for $15
- c) A pencil for $2
- d) A pen for $9
3.Which amount is worth more?
- a) $11
- b) $4
- c) $9
- d) $7
4.Sort each price by whether it is less than $10 or more than $10.
Groups: Less than $10 · More than $10
- $2
- $4
- $11
- $8
- $18
- $15
5.Put these prices in order, cheapest first.
- $3
- $19
- $12
- $7
6.You have $5 and $3. How much is that altogether? Give just the number.
7.A pencil costs $2. What do 3 pencils cost? Give just the number.
8.A pen costs $6. You pay with $10. How much change do you get? Give just the number.

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Year 1 Maths · 11 of 13

Shapes around us

Name the flat shapes around you and count their sides and corners.

Before you start

Look at each shape in turn and count its sides and its corners.

1. Circle
2. Square
3. Triangle
4. Rectangle

A circle is the odd one out here. It has no straight sides and no corners at all.

1.Which shape has 5 sides?
- a) Triangle
- b) Square
- c) Circle
- d) Pentagon
2.How many sides does a hexagon have?
3.Put these shapes in order, fewest sides first.
- Hexagon
- Triangle
- Pentagon
- Square
4.Tap the shape with four equal sides.
Write the number of the part.
5.How many sides does a triangle have?
6.Sort each shape by whether it has corners.
Groups: Has corners · No corners
- Square
- Rectangle
- Circle
- Triangle
- Pentagon
7.Tap the triangle.
Write the number of the part.
8.A shape has 4 sides all the same length and 4 corners. Which one is it?
- a) Triangle
- b) Circle
- c) Pentagon
- d) Square

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Year 1 Maths · 12 of 13

Where things are

Use above, below, inside, outside, left and right to say where something is.

Before you start

Look at each shape and say where it sits compared with the box.

1. Ball
2. Diamond
3. Book
4. Brick
5. Mat

The box never moves. Every one of these words describes where a shape sits next to it.

1.The toys are in the box. Where are the toys?
- a) Under the box
- b) Inside the box
- c) Outside the box
- d) Above the box
2.Tap the shape below the box.
Write the number of the part.
3.Tap the shape inside the box.
Write the number of the part.
4.Which word means the same as 'under'?
- a) Below
- b) Above
- c) Left
- d) Inside
5.Tap the shape on the left of the box.
Write the number of the part.
6.Sort each word by what it tells you.
Groups: Up and down · Left and right
- Left
- Below
- Over
- Under
- Above
- Right
7.Tap the shape above the box.
Write the number of the part.
8.Write the opposite of 'above'.

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Year 1 Maths · 13 of 13

Reading a picture graph

Read a picture graph where one picture stands for one thing, and answer questions from it.

Before you start

Look along each row of the graph and count the pictures in it.

1. Apples
2. Bananas
3. Pears

The row that stretches furthest has the most, every single time.

1.A graph shows 6 red counters and 6 blue counters. How many more red counters are there than blue?
2.One row has 5 pictures and another has 3. How many pictures are there altogether?
3.A graph shows 3 apples, 9 bananas, 4 pears and 7 mangoes. Sort each fruit by whether there are fewer or more than 5.
Groups: Fewer than 5 · More than 5
- Apples
- Bananas
- Mangoes
- Pears
4.Each square is one fruit picked. Tap the row with the most fruit.
Write the number of the part.
5.A picture graph shows 4 cats, 6 dogs and 2 birds. Which has the most?
- a) Birds
- b) Cats
- c) Dogs
- d) All the same
6.Each square is one fruit picked. Tap the row with the fewest fruit.
Write the number of the part.
7.A graph shows 5 red cars, 2 blue cars, 8 green cars and 6 white cars. Put the colours in order, fewest cars first.
- Blue
- Green
- Red
- White
8.One row has 4 pictures and another has 7. How many more does the longer row have?

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Answer keys — Year 1 Maths

In the same order as the worksheets.

Counting to 20

1. 17
2. 14
3. c) 20
4. 1. 3 2. 5 3. 8 4. 11
5. c) 11
6. 4 → Less than 10; 17 → More than 10; 8 → Less than 10; 12 → More than 10; 3 → Less than 10; 19 → More than 10
7. 16
8. d) 8

Zero

1. a) 0
2. 7
3. b) 0
4. b) 0
5. 5
6. 0
7. 5 - 5 → Answer is 0; 8 - 0 → Answer is not 0; 0 + 2 → Answer is not 0; 7 - 7 → Answer is 0; 0 + 0 → Answer is 0; 6 - 1 → Answer is not 0
8. 4 + 0 → 4; 0 + 7 → 7; 9 - 0 → 9; 3 - 3 → 0

Counting to 50

1. 33
2. b) 30
3. 12 → Less than 25; 8 → Less than 25; 31 → More than 25; 47 → More than 25; 19 → Less than 25; 26 → More than 25
4. d) 43
5. 9 → 10; 19 → 20; 29 → 30; 39 → 40
6. 38
7. 48
8. a) 15

Adding within 10

1. 5
2. 2 + 2 → Less than 6; 6 + 3 → More than 6; 1 + 4 → Less than 6; 5 + 2 → More than 6; 3 + 0 → Less than 6; 3 + 5 → More than 6
3. 8
4. 2 + 3 → 5; 6 + 1 → 7; 4 + 4 → 8; 2 + 8 → 10
5. 6
6. 7
7. d) 5 + 3
8. 7

Taking away within 10

1. 5
2. 1. 9 - 8 2. 7 - 5 3. 8 - 3 4. 10 - 2
3. 4
4. 2
5. b) 4
6. 7 - 5 → Less than 4; 9 - 1 → More than 4; 6 - 3 → Less than 4; 10 - 2 → More than 4; 8 - 2 → More than 4; 5 - 4 → Less than 4
7. 5
8. 9 - 2 → 7; 8 - 3 → 5; 7 - 1 → 6; 6 - 4 → 2

Adding and taking away within 20

1. 8 + 6 → 14; 9 + 9 → 18; 11 + 5 → 16; 7 + 6 → 13
2. 14
3. 13
4. 1. 11 - 8 2. 9 + 0 3. 8 + 6 4. 9 + 9
5. 8 + 5 → Less than 15; 9 + 8 → More than 15; 6 + 6 → Less than 15; 12 + 7 → More than 15; 14 - 2 → Less than 15; 10 + 9 → More than 15
6. 16
7. b) 7
8. 8

Patterns that repeat

1. 1. 10 2. 20 3. 30 4. 40
2. ● ■ ● ■ ● → ■; ▲ ▲ ● ▲ ▲ → ●; ★ ● ● ★ ● ● → ★; ■ ■ ▲ ■ ■ → ▲
3. 10
4. c) ▲
5. a) clap
6. 20
7. 25
8. 15

Longer, shorter, heavier, lighter

1. 1. A spoon 2. A cricket bat 3. A bicycle 4. A bus
2. 1. A feather 2. A pencil 3. A book 4. A car
3. Longer → Shorter; Heavier → Lighter; Bigger → Smaller; Fuller → Emptier
4. A feather → Lighter than a school bag; A pencil → Lighter than a school bag; A leaf → Lighter than a school bag; A car → Heavier than a school bag; An elephant → Heavier than a school bag; A table → Heavier than a school bag
5. lighter
6. 1 — Left bag
7. c) A bus
8. 1 — Top ribbon

Day, night and the days of the week

1. d) Morning
2. a) Saturday
3. 1. Monday 2. Tuesday 3. Wednesday 4. Thursday 5. Friday
4. b) Thursday
5. Tuesday → Monday; Thursday → Wednesday; Sunday → Saturday
6. 7
7. 1. Friday 2. Saturday 3. Sunday 4. Monday
8. d) Sunday

Money and change

1. $2 and $3 → 5; $4 and $5 → 9; $6 and $6 → 12; $10 and $5 → 15
2. b) A book for $15
3. a) $11
4. $4 → Less than $10; $15 → More than $10; $8 → Less than $10; $11 → More than $10; $2 → Less than $10; $18 → More than $10
5. 1. $3 2. $7 3. $12 4. $19
6. 8
7. 6
8. 4

Shapes around us

1. d) Pentagon
2. 6
3. 1. Triangle 2. Square 3. Pentagon 4. Hexagon
4. 2 — Square
5. 3
6. Triangle → Has corners; Circle → No corners; Square → Has corners; Rectangle → Has corners; Pentagon → Has corners
7. 3 — Triangle
8. d) Square

Where things are

1. b) Inside the box
2. 3 — Book
3. 2 — Diamond
4. a) Below
5. 4 — Brick
6. Above → Up and down; Below → Up and down; Left → Left and right; Right → Left and right; Under → Up and down; Over → Up and down
7. 1 — Ball
8.
- below
- under

Reading a picture graph

1. 0
2. 8
3. Apples → Fewer than 5; Bananas → More than 5; Pears → Fewer than 5; Mangoes → More than 5
4. 3 — Pears
5. c) Dogs
6. 2 — Bananas
7. 1. Blue 2. Red 3. White 4. Green
8. 3

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