Key Stage 1
Year 1 Maths
The starting point: counting, reading and writing numbers to 100, number bonds to 20, and a first meeting with halves and quarters. The year also covers naming 2D and 3D shapes, measuring length and weight, and telling the time to the hour.
What Should a Student Know in Year 1?
Download the full checklist of Year 1 topics, every domain and every objective the year covers, as a printable PDF booklet.
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Visual Curriculum Map
See how Year 1 topics connect across the curriculum, where each one begins and what they build towards.
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14 topics
Year 1 Topics
Place value
Sort objects into groups and say what makes each group the same
Addition and subtraction
See that a whole can be split into parts
Place value (within 20)
Count reliably all the way to 20
Addition and subtraction (within 20)
Add by starting at the bigger number and counting on
Place value (within 50)
Count on from 20 as far as 50
Multiplication and division
Count in 2s
Fractions
Spot when a shape or object is split into two equal parts
Place value (within 100)
Count on from 50 as far as 100
Shape
Name solid shapes such as cubes, spheres and cones
Position and direction
Describe a turn as a whole, half or quarter turn
Length and height
Compare 2 things by length or height
Mass and volume
Say which of 2 things is heavier or lighter
Money
See that 1 coin can be worth many pennies
Time
Use before and after to describe when things happen
Check What Is Secure
Take a module assessment on a single Year 1 topic, or a full assessment across the whole year, and see what has landed and what needs another look.
Ready for Year 2?
Continue into the next stage of the curriculum when ready.