Grade 1 Mathematics Course Overview September 2, 2010

Suggested
Timing
Unit/Strand Term 1 Topics Teacher Notes
4 weeks
1) Number
Sense &
Numeration
Represent, compare, and order whole
numbers to 31;
Provide students an opportunit to e!plore
with a variet o" learnin# tools includin#
the number line to represent numbers$
%mphasi&e the math processes$ %stablish a
math talk learnin# communit$
' weeks
() )ata
*ana#ement
+ollection and ,r#ani&ation o" )ata
-raph and .nterpret )ata
/se data mana#ement as a means to
or#ani&e and represent patterns and
relationships$ Provide students
opportunities to identi", interpret and
make meanin# "rom patterns and
relationships in the charts and #raphs$
3) Patternin#
Patterns and Relationships
( weeks
4) Number
Sense &
Numeration
+ompose, decompose numbers up to (0;
+ount "orward to 100, backwards "rom (0;
1ink numbers to patternin#
2 countin# "orwards and backwards can be
a part o" the dail calendar activities
' weeks
3)
*easurement
4ttributes, /nits and *easurement Sense
Non5standard units, 1en#th, capacit,
mass, area, time, temperature, calendar
2 note6 time and temperature should be
part o" the dail calendar activities
Suggested
Timing
Unit/Strand Term 2 Topics Teacher Notes
4 weeks
') -eometr
-eometric Properties and Relationships
( dimensional shapes and 3 dimensional
"i#ures
+onnect the relationship between two
dimensional shapes to three dimensional
ob7ects
' weeks
8) Number
Sense &
Numeration
Represent, compare and order whole
numbers to 30;
4ddition, and subtraction o" whole
numbers to (0;
.nclude representin# on a number line$
Provide addition and subtraction
opportunities without usin# the addition
and subtraction si#ns$ 9he smbol is
introduced in #rade ($
:) Patternin#
& 4l#ebra
%;ualit .ncorporate the balance model when
workin# with whole number addition and
subtraction
3 weeks
<) Number
Sense &
Numeration
Represent *one amounts to (0 cents;
4ddition and subtraction o" mone amounts
to 10 cents;
Provide additional support around the idea
o" tradin# 3 coins "or 1 coin$ =students are
previousl e!posed to tradin# in #roups o"
10 with the base ten materials)
( weeks 10) Number
Sense &
Numeration
.denti" and Name "ractions
=area model)
/se a variet o" learnin# tools to model
di""erent si&es o" the whole and their
parts$
1 week 11) Probabilit )escribe the chance o" an event .ncorporate "ractions lan#ua#e to
describe outcomes o" probabilit
( weeks 1() -eometr &
Spatial Sense
Relative 1ocations usin# Positional
1an#ua#e, Smmetr
Support students with identi"in# relative
locations usin# distance and positional
lan#ua#e