Category: Free Year 1 Maths Worksheets

Year 1 maths vocabulary list from mathsblog.co.uk

The final list of vocabulary that children in year 1 are expected to become familiar with is to do with position and general instructions. Earlier sets of words can be found in the reception worksheet section of the site.
Words to do with position are:
underneath              centre                     journey
whole turn          half turn
There are also a number of instructions that children are expected to be familiar with, including:
listen     remember     point to     arrange     rearrange
separate     carry on     choose     collect     describe
explain     record     complete     finish

(Taken from Mathematical Vocabulary Book  DfEE)

The attached pdf has this vocabulary written large to cut out and use as flash cards/display etc.

Maths vocabulary for Year 1 (Position and instructions)

Maths vocabulary from mathsblog.co.uk

Continuing with the list of vocabulary that children in year 1 are expected to become familiar with is this set on measures and shape. Much of this is to do with time. Earlier sets of words can be found in the reception worksheet section of the site.

Words to do with measures and shape:

roughly                  metre            ruler                  metre stick
seasons        spring         summer          autumn         winter
weekend              month                year             midnight
fast faster fastest
half past          how long ago?          how long will it be to…?
how often?
always         never        often       sometimes       usually
once           twice
point          pointed
cuboid       cylinder

(Taken from Mathematical Vocabulary Book  DfEE)

The attached pdf has this vocabulary written large so that they can be cut out and use as flash cards/display etc.

Maths vocabulary year 1 (measures and shape)

maths vocabulary list from mathsblog.co.uk

There is an excellent list of the vocabulary children need to understand and use in the reception worksheet section. The following list has the new words that they should come across in school during year 1 to do with calculating and solving problems. (According to the Primary Framework for maths and Numeracy Strategy.)
Words to do with calculating and solving problems:
plus                                      near double
how much more is…?             how much less is…?
subtract                                minus
half                                       halve
equals                                  sign
number sentence
operation

The attached pdf has all these words written twice: once so that they can be traced over and larger so that they can be cut out or used as ‘flash cards’ etc.

Maths vocabulary for Year 1 (Calculations and solving problems)

Free maths worksheet from mathsblog.co.uk

The term investigation often seems a little frightening to parents and indeed, some teachers. But a maths investigation can be very simple, as shown by this year 1 maths worksheet.

The question is, “I am three years older than Sammy. How old could we be?”

This is a fairly open ended question, with many possible answers. However, some are not possible eg the elder can not only be 2 years old.

Investigations are all about asking questions; what is the oldest they could possibly be? Why? etc.

Solve puzzles and investigate (pg 7)

Vocabulary list from mathsblog.co.uk

We have extensively covered the maths vocabulary that children in reception are expected to come across. The following lists are the new words that they should come across in school during year 1 to do with numbers and the number system.
If a child does not respond to a mathematical question it may be because they do not understand the words or instructions used. Another difficulty can arise when a mathematical term has a different meaning in everyday English eg ‘table’.
Words to do with number:
Units
ones     tens     exchange    digit     teens number
equal to     roughly     half-way between
eleventh     twelfth     thirteenth     fourteenth
fifteenth     sixteenth     seventeenth
eighteenth     nineteenth     twentieth
(all these are frequently used when stating the date; eg it is the thirteenth of February.)
The attached pdf has all these words written twice: once so that they can be traced over and again larger so that they can be cut out or used as ‘flash cards’ etc.

Maths vocabulary year 1 (number system)

Free maths worksheet from mathsblog.co.uk: investigating numbers

Here is a follow up to a simple number investigation using 3 boxes and some buttons. It looks at how many different ways 10 buttons can be placed in 3 boxes.

Much the best way to do this is practically and it is a suitable activity for children much older than Year 1. It allows for the making of rules eg can I put all ten buttons in one box and leave the others empty? it also encourages logical thinking and careful recording to ensure that the same combination is not repeated.

Free Y1 maths worksheet; investigating numbers

The Primary Framework for Mathematics is very keen that young children use their mathematical knowledge to solve problems and investigate. This worksheet gives an idea of the kind of work that can be done. Find 3 boxes and 7 counters or buttons. Explore how many different ways that the counters can be put in the boxes. Usually children will begin a task like this in a random way – the better mathematicians will soon begin to work in a more ordered way.

Help by asking questions such as: If there are 4 buttons in box A how many different ways could the rest of the buttons be put into boxes B and C? The options are 3 and 0, 2 and 1, 1 and 2 and 0 and 3.

Free Y1 maths worksheet: how many ways?

Here is a nice little investigation for young children which will show how well they can organise their thinking and work in a logical way.

The question is simple: how many different ways can you score 8 when throwing two dice?

It’s always a good idea to sit down with your children when doing this type of activity. In this way you can ask questions which will help them clarify their thoughts. The sheet is designed to be used as a record of results. At first they might just keep rolling the dice and adding up the totals until a total of 8 is achieved. Other children might dive straight in with some answers eg 4 + 4 makes 8.

A good question to ask at the end is “How do you know that you have got all the possibilities?

Free Y1 maths worksheet: Investigate dice

Here’s a nice little investigation for young children. Take two differently coloured dice and work out how many different ways that 6 can be scored when they are both rolled.

Not quite as easy as it might appear – for example you can not have 6 and 0 as a pair as each die must score something. Also is a red 2 and a black 4 the same as a red 4 and a black 2? These are things to discuss.

Free Y1 maths worksheet: investigate ways of scoring 6

A simple starter worksheet looking at recognising squares. A square is a regular type of rectangle as it has four right angles and all four sides are equal in length. For those of you who like to think about these things, it is a special case of a rhombus, kite, parallelogram and trapezoid. However, for the average five year old recognition alone is enough. Concentrate on pointing out that the sides have to be equal in length.

Most children will recognise a square when it is positioned horizontally on the page, put if it is tilted at an angle and appears to look more like a four sided star then this is much tougher to spot.

Free Y1 maths worksheet: Recognise squares (pg 1)