NZ Curriculum · Year 1 Mathematics & Statistics · Phase 1

Year 1 Maths Lesson Plan & Curriculum Map

A full-year Year 1 maths lesson plan organised around the New Zealand Curriculum – Mathematics and Statistics, Phase 1 (Years 0–3). 100 lessons across the school year from February to December, set out week by week for 1, 2, 3 or 4 lessons a week, covering Number & Algebra (numbers to 120, place value, and adding and subtracting within 20); Measurement (comparing and measuring length, mass, capacity and time); Geometry (shapes, position and directions); and Statistics (data and statistical investigations).

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February · Number & Algebra

Year 1 Maths — February Lesson Plan

NZC Mathematics & Statistics · Phase 1

Week	1 Day/Week	2 Day/Week	3 Day/Week	4 Day/Week
February 1st week (Maths)	Recognising, Representing & Ordering Numbers to 120 1. Recognising numbers to at least 120	Recognising, Representing & Ordering Numbers to 120 1. Recognising numbers to at least 120 2. Representing numbers using physical and virtual materials, numerals	Recognising, Representing & Ordering Numbers to 120 1. Recognising numbers to at least 120 2. Representing numbers using physical and virtual materials, numerals 3. Ordering numbers to at least 120 using number lines and charts	Recognising, Representing & Ordering Numbers to 120 1. Recognising numbers to at least 120 2. Representing numbers using physical and virtual materials, numerals 3. Ordering numbers to at least 120 using number lines and charts Partitioning One- & Two-Digit Numbers 1. Partitioning one-digit numbers in different ways using physical and virtual materials
February 2nd week (Maths)	Recognising, Representing & Ordering Numbers to 120 1. Representing numbers using physical and virtual materials, numerals	Recognising, Representing & Ordering Numbers to 120 1. Ordering numbers to at least 120 using number lines and charts Partitioning One- & Two-Digit Numbers 1. Partitioning one-digit numbers in different ways using physical and virtual materials	Partitioning One- & Two-Digit Numbers 1. Partitioning one-digit numbers in different ways using physical and virtual materials 2. Partitioning two-digit numbers in different ways 3. Partitioning two-digit numbers into tens and ones	Partitioning One- & Two-Digit Numbers 1. Partitioning two-digit numbers in different ways 2. Partitioning two-digit numbers into tens and ones Quantifying Collections & Skip Counting 1. Quantifying sets of objects to at least 120 2. Partitioning collections into equal groups
February 3rd week (Maths)	Recognising, Representing & Ordering Numbers to 120 1. Ordering numbers to at least 120 using number lines and charts	Partitioning One- & Two-Digit Numbers 1. Partitioning two-digit numbers in different ways 2. Partitioning two-digit numbers into tens and ones	Quantifying Collections & Skip Counting 1. Quantifying sets of objects to at least 120 2. Partitioning collections into equal groups 3. Using skip counting and number knowledge to quantify collections	Quantifying Collections & Skip Counting 1. Using skip counting and number knowledge to quantify collections Adding & Subtracting Numbers Within 20 1. Adding numbers within 20 using physical and virtual materials 2. Subtracting numbers within 20 3. Using part-part-whole knowledge to 10
February 4th week (Maths)	Partitioning One- & Two-Digit Numbers 1. Partitioning one-digit numbers in different ways using physical and virtual materials	Quantifying Collections & Skip Counting 1. Quantifying sets of objects to at least 120 2. Partitioning collections into equal groups	Adding & Subtracting Numbers Within 20 1. Adding numbers within 20 using physical and virtual materials 2. Subtracting numbers within 20 3. Using part-part-whole knowledge to 10	Adding & Subtracting Numbers Within 20 1. Using a variety of calculation strategies Mathematical Modelling — Money Transactions 1. Using mathematical modelling to solve problems involving additive situations, including simple money transactions 2. Representing situations with diagrams, physical and virtual materials 3. Using calculation strategies to solve the problem

March · Number & Algebra

Year 1 Maths — March Lesson Plan

NZC Mathematics & Statistics · Phase 1

Week	1 Day/Week	2 Day/Week	3 Day/Week	4 Day/Week
March 1st week (Maths)	Partitioning One- & Two-Digit Numbers 1. Partitioning two-digit numbers in different ways	Quantifying Collections & Skip Counting 1. Using skip counting and number knowledge to quantify collections Adding & Subtracting Numbers Within 20 1. Adding numbers within 20 using physical and virtual materials	Adding & Subtracting Numbers Within 20 1. Using a variety of calculation strategies Mathematical Modelling — Money Transactions 1. Using mathematical modelling to solve problems involving additive situations, including simple money transactions 2. Representing situations with diagrams, physical and virtual materials	Mathematical Modelling — Sharing & Grouping 1. Using mathematical modelling to solve problems involving equal sharing 2. Using mathematical modelling to solve problems involving grouping 3. Representing situations with diagrams, physical and virtual materials 4. Using calculation strategies to solve the problem
March 2nd week (Maths)	Partitioning One- & Two-Digit Numbers 1. Partitioning two-digit numbers into tens and ones	Adding & Subtracting Numbers Within 20 1. Subtracting numbers within 20 2. Using part-part-whole knowledge to 10	Mathematical Modelling — Money Transactions 1. Using calculation strategies to solve the problem Mathematical Modelling — Sharing & Grouping 1. Using mathematical modelling to solve problems involving equal sharing 2. Using mathematical modelling to solve problems involving grouping	Skip Counting Patterns 1. Recognising pattern sequences formed by skip counting 2. Continuing pattern sequences formed by skip counting by twos, fives and tens 3. Creating pattern sequences with numbers, symbols, shapes and objects Repeating Patterns 1. Recognising repeating patterns with numbers, symbols, shapes and objects
March 3rd week (Maths)	Quantifying Collections & Skip Counting 1. Quantifying sets of objects to at least 120	Adding & Subtracting Numbers Within 20 1. Using a variety of calculation strategies Mathematical Modelling — Money Transactions 1. Using mathematical modelling to solve problems involving additive situations, including simple money transactions	Mathematical Modelling — Sharing & Grouping 1. Representing situations with diagrams, physical and virtual materials 2. Using calculation strategies to solve the problem Skip Counting Patterns 1. Recognising pattern sequences formed by skip counting	Repeating Patterns 1. Continuing repeating patterns 2. Creating repeating patterns 3. Identifying the repeating unit Applying Number & Pattern Concepts — Mixed Practice 1. Mixed practice: place value, partitioning and quantifying collections
March 4th week (Maths)	Quantifying Collections & Skip Counting 1. Partitioning collections into equal groups	Mathematical Modelling — Money Transactions 1. Representing situations with diagrams, physical and virtual materials 2. Using calculation strategies to solve the problem	Skip Counting Patterns 1. Continuing pattern sequences formed by skip counting by twos, fives and tens 2. Creating pattern sequences with numbers, symbols, shapes and objects Repeating Patterns 1. Recognising repeating patterns with numbers, symbols, shapes and objects	Applying Number & Pattern Concepts — Mixed Practice 1. Mixed practice: addition/subtraction, modelling and patterns 2. Applied problem-solving task Term 1 Assessment & Consolidation 1. Revision workshop — number topics 2. Revision workshop — algebra and patterns

April · Number & Algebra

Year 1 Maths — April Lesson Plan

NZC Mathematics & Statistics · Phase 1

Week	1 Day/Week	2 Day/Week	3 Day/Week	4 Day/Week
April 1st week (Maths)	Quantifying Collections & Skip Counting 1. Using skip counting and number knowledge to quantify collections	Mathematical Modelling — Sharing & Grouping 1. Using mathematical modelling to solve problems involving equal sharing 2. Using mathematical modelling to solve problems involving grouping	Repeating Patterns 1. Continuing repeating patterns 2. Creating repeating patterns 3. Identifying the repeating unit	Term 1 Assessment & Consolidation 1. Topic test: Number & Algebra 2. Feedback session Comparing Length & Mass 1. Comparing objects and events directly and indirectly using length 2. Comparing objects and events using mass
April 2nd week (Maths)	Adding & Subtracting Numbers Within 20 1. Adding numbers within 20 using physical and virtual materials	Mathematical Modelling — Sharing & Grouping 1. Representing situations with diagrams, physical and virtual materials 2. Using calculation strategies to solve the problem	Applying Number & Pattern Concepts — Mixed Practice 1. Mixed practice: place value, partitioning and quantifying collections 2. Mixed practice: addition/subtraction, modelling and patterns 3. Applied problem-solving task	Comparing Capacity & Duration; Ordering & Reasoning 1. Comparing objects and events using capacity and duration 2. Ordering objects and events using these attributes 3. Communicating reasoning Measuring Length with Informal Units 1. Measuring the length of shapes and objects using informal units

The learning framework

Anatomy of a focused lesson

Each session moves from a clear focus to guided practice and a quick check for understanding.

10 minutes

Number talk

Open with a quick number talk or counting game so your child explains their thinking out loud and builds fluency.

25 minutes

Explore and practise

Introduce the idea with materials, pictures and number lines, then work through examples together before your child tries some on their own.

10 minutes

Check for understanding

Finish with a few targeted questions or an explain-it-back task that shows what is secure and what to revisit.

Student learning toolkit

Resources for Year 1 Maths

Concept lessons

Clear, visual lessons across the Number, Algebra, Measurement, Geometry, Statistics and Probability strands.

Practice sets

Short question sets matched to each week’s focus, from fluency to problem solving.

Statistical investigations

Problem, Plan, Data, Analysis, Conclusion (PPDAC) investigations using real data.

Progress notes

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