GRADE 1 MATH

12-Week Lesson Plan

3 sessions per week · 20–30 minutes per session

Follows a Concrete → Pictorial → Abstract teaching approach

How to Use This Plan

• Each week has 3 sessions; adjust to 2 longer sessions if that fits your schedule better.
• Always start with the Warm-Up — it reviews the previous session and takes only about 5 minutes.
• Move through Concrete (objects) → Pictorial (drawings) → Abstract (numbers only) — don't rush to worksheets before the
child has handled real objects.
• If a topic isn't sticking, repeat that session's activity again before moving on — this plan is a guide, not a strict deadline.
• End each week with quick informal praise/feedback — stickers or a simple progress chart work well for this age.

WEEK 1: Number Sense 0–20

Goal: Confidently count, read, write, and understand quantities from 0 to 20.
Session Focus Warm-Up (5 min) Main Activity (10-15 min) Practice / Take-Home (5
Count aloud together, Match counters to numeral cards 0–10;
1 Counting 0–10 Worksheet: trace & count 0
clapping each number trace numbers
Count from where we left Build numbers 11–20 with ten-frame +
2 Counting 11–20 Draw dots to match numbe
off yesterday extra counters
Number line hopping "What comes before/after" cards; missing Fill in missing numbers on
3 Before/After/Between
game number strips number line

Teaching tip: Use fingers, counters, or small toys for every number — first graders need to physically touch quantities before
numerals mean anything.

WEEK 2: Number Sense 20–100 & Counting

Goal: Extend counting fluently to 100; recognize patterns in the number sequence.
Session Focus Warm-Up (5 min) Main Activity (10-15 min) Practice / Take-Home (5
Hundred chart: find and Count in groups of 10 using Fill missing numbers 1–50
1 Counting to 50
circle a number bundles/straws chart
Puzzle: order jumbled number cards 1–
2 Counting to 100 Chant counting 60–100 Count and write numbers 5
100
Countdown game (rocket
3 Counting backward Countdown from 20 and from 100 by tens Backward counting worksh
launch 10→1)

Teaching tip: Use a hundred chart daily — point and count together, and highlight patterns (e.g., every row starts a new ten).

WEEK 3: Skip Counting

Goal: Skip count fluently by 2s, 5s, and 10s as a foundation for multiplication and grouping.
 Session Focus Warm-Up (5 min) Main Activity (10-15 min) Practice / Take-Home (5
Pair up objects (shoes, socks) and count
1 Skip count by 2s Clap-count by 2s to 20 Connect-the-dots by 2s wo
by 2s
Count fingers in groups of
2 Skip count by 5s Group counters into 5s; count total Skip count by 5s to 50 wor
5
Count bundles of 10 Combine skip counting 2s/5s/10s in a
3 Skip count by 10s Fill in skip-counting numb
straws mixed game

Teaching tip: Turn skip counting into a song or clapping rhythm — repetition through music makes it stick far faster than silent
drills.

WEEK 4: Place Value (Tens & Ones)

Goal: Understand that two-digit numbers are made of tens and ones.
Session Focus Warm-Up (5 min) Main Activity (10-15 min) Practice / Take-Home (5
Bundle 10 straws into 1 Build 2-digit numbers using ten-bundles Draw tens/ones blocks for
1 Tens and ones intro
group + loose ones numbers
Reading 2-digit Show a number, say Place value chart: sort numbers into Write numbers in expanded
2
numbers tens+ones aloud tens/ones columns (34 = 30+4)
Quick-fire tens/ones
3 Practice & games Place value bingo or matching game Mixed place value workshe
flashcards

Teaching tip: Base-ten blocks or bundled straws are essential here — this concept must be built physically before it's written
abstractly, since it underlies all later addition/subtraction.

WEEK 5: Addition Within 20

Goal: Move from concrete counting to mental addition strategies within 20.
Session Focus Warm-Up (5 min) Main Activity (10-15 min) Practice / Take-Home (5
Count two small groups of Draw and solve 5 addition
1 Addition with objects Use counters to solve addition within 10
toys together problems
Use ten-frames for addition crossing 10
2 Addition within 20 Ten-frame warm-up Ten-frame addition worksh
(e.g., 8+5)
Doubles & near- "Double it" flash game Doubles facts practice, then near-doubles
3 Doubles/near-doubles work
doubles (3+3, 4+4) (4+5)

Teaching tip: Follow Concrete → Pictorial → Abstract: objects first, then drawings/dots, only then bare number sentences. Don't
skip a stage even if the child seems to "get it" quickly.

WEEK 6: Subtraction Within 20 & Fact Families

Goal: Understand subtraction as "taking away" and connect it to addition through fact families.
Session Focus Warm-Up (5 min) Main Activity (10-15 min) Practice / Take-Home (5
Subtraction with Take-away story: "you had Counters: physically remove and count Simple subtraction worksh
1
objects 8 candies, gave away 3" remainder within 10
Number line hops
2 Subtraction within 20 Ten-frame subtraction crossing 10 Subtraction worksheet with
backward
Show 3 numbers, ask for Build fact family houses (4 related facts
3 Fact families Fact family worksheet
the family (e.g., 4,5,9) per set of numbers)

Teaching tip: Always relate subtraction back to a matching addition fact (5+3=8 and 8-3=5) — this builds number relationships
instead of two separate skills.
WEEK 7: Comparing Numbers & Word Problems
Goal: Compare quantities using greater than/less than/equal to, and solve simple real-life word problems.
Session Focus Warm-Up (5 min) Main Activity (10-15 min) Practice / Take-Home (5
Greater than / less Compare two groups of Compare numbers using >,
1 Alligator mouth game with number cards
than objects by counting worksheet
Simple word Tell a mini addition story Word problem worksheet
2 Solve 3–4 word problems using drawings
problems together (addition/subtraction)
Quick oral quiz:
3 Mixed review comparing + word Review game combining weeks 5–7 skills Mixed review worksheet
problems

Teaching tip: Use the "alligator mouth" trick for > and < — the alligator always eats the bigger number. For word problems, use
the child's favorite characters/toys to keep it engaging.

WEEK 8: Shapes (Geometry)

Goal: Identify and describe common 2D and 3D shapes by their properties.
Session Focus Warm-Up (5 min) Main Activity (10-15 min) Practice / Take-Home (5
Name shapes you can see Trace and sort circle, square, triangle,
1 2D shapes Shape tracing & naming w
in the room rectangle
Compare a flat shape vs a Explore cube, sphere, cone, cylinder Match 3D shape to real-wo
2 3D shapes
solid object using real objects object worksheet
Count sides/corners of
3 Sorting & properties Sort shapes by number of sides/corners Shape sorting worksheet
shapes together

Teaching tip: Go on a "shape hunt" around the house or yard — connecting shapes to real objects (a ball = sphere, a door =
rectangle) makes the concept concrete.

WEEK 9: Measurement
Goal: Compare and measure length and weight using non-standard units.
Session Focus Warm-Up (5 min) Main Activity (10-15 min) Practice / Take-Home (5
Line up 3 objects, guess Measure objects using paperclips or
1 Comparing length Length comparison worksh
the longest blocks
Hold two objects, guess Use a simple balance scale (or hands) to
2 Comparing weight Heavier/lighter worksheet
heavier one compare weight
Measurement scavenger Record measurements of 5 household
3 Practice & review Measurement recap worksh
hunt around the room objects

Teaching tip: Let the child use their own body or toys as measuring tools (hand spans, paperclips) — this builds intuition before
introducing rulers later.

WEEK 10: Time

Goal: Read a clock to the hour and half-hour; connect time to daily routine.
Session Focus Warm-Up (5 min) Main Activity (10-15 min) Practice / Take-Home (5
Identify hour hand vs Set a toy clock to different "o'clock" Draw hands on clock faces
1 Clock parts & hour
minute hand times (o'clock) worksheet
Review o'clock times from Practice setting and reading half-hour
2 Half-hour Half-hour clock worksheet
yesterday times
Daily routine & List things done in Match daily activities to specific clock
3 Mixed time worksheet
review morning/afternoon/night times
Teaching tip: Use a toy or paper clock the child can move by hand, and tie every time lesson back to their real schedule ("what
do you do at 8 o'clock?").

WEEK 11: Money

Goal: Identify common coins and count small combinations of money.
Session Focus Warm-Up (5 min) Main Activity (10-15 min) Practice / Take-Home (5
Match coin name to coin picture and
1 Identifying coins Sort coins by size/color Coin identification worksh
value
Counting small Count a small pile of
2 Pretend shop: "buy" items with play coins Simple money-counting wo
amounts same-value coins
3 Review Quick coin value quiz Mixed coin counting game Money review worksheet

Teaching tip: Use real coins or play money and set up a simple pretend "shop" — role play makes counting money far more
engaging than worksheets alone.

WEEK 12: Data & Graphs + Final Review

Goal: Read and create simple graphs; consolidate the full term's math skills.
Session Focus Warm-Up (5 min) Main Activity (10-15 min) Practice / Take-Home (5
Tally marks & picture Tally a small survey (e.g.,
1 Turn tally data into a simple picture graph Reading a picture graph wo
graphs favorite fruit)
Review tally-to-graph Build and read a simple bar graph
2 Bar graphs Bar graph worksheet
from yesterday together
Rapid-fire review quiz Play a board-game style review covering Cumulative review worksh
3 Full term review
(one question per topic) all 12 weeks mini assessment

Teaching tip: Build a graph from data about the child's own life (favorite colors, toys, snacks) — personal data keeps interest
high while reviewing every core skill from the term.

End-of-Term Checklist
• Counts confidently from 0–100, forward and backward
• Skip counts by 2s, 5s, and 10s
• Understands tens and ones (place value) in 2-digit numbers
• Adds and subtracts fluently within 20
• Knows fact families and doubles/near-doubles
• Compares numbers using >, <, =
• Solves simple addition/subtraction word problems
• Identifies common 2D and 3D shapes
• Compares length and weight using simple units
• Reads a clock to the hour and half-hour
• Identifies coins and counts small amounts
• Reads and creates simple tally charts and bar graphs