Grade 1 Math Board

Use a deck of cards with the 10’s and Face Cards removed to complete the activities below.

Complete one activity each weekday. When finished, practice counting to 100 by 1s or 10s.

Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4

Counting On Numbers One More Sort by Colour
Using a deck of Using a deck of cards, Using a deck if cards Sort cards into 2 sets.
cards, turn over the count out 20 cards and (Ace-9), count out 10
top card and count on make a pile. Turn over cards (this will be the Red and Black.
Monday

from that number to the top card and say the draw pile).
30 number’s name. Turn over Turn the other cards *Save these sets for
Challenge: another card and say its face up on the table. tomorrow’s activity
Count on to 50 name. Turn over one card in (Tuesday Week 4)
For numbers 11-19, use your draw pile. Find a
an ace and another card. card on the table that is
one more.
Model Numbers Patterns One Less Sort by Shape
Using a deck of Use a deck of cards to Using a deck of cards Sort the red cards into 2
cards, turn over the recreate patterns: (Ace-9), count out 10 sets.
top card and count cards (draw pile).
Tuesday

that many dry beans, Red, black, red, black Turn the other cards Heart and Diamonds
cereal, noodles, face up on the table.
LEGO, etc. 5, 4, 5, 4, 5, 4, 5, 4 Turn over one card in *Save these sets for
your draw pile. Find a Thursday’s activity
Heart, Diamond, Heart, card on the table that is (Thursday Week 4).
Diamond one less.
More Than, Less Sorting Shape Hunt Sort by Shape
Than, The Same Give your child ten Take a walk and find Sort the black cards into 2
as random cards to sort. objects shaped like sets.
Wednesday

Using a deck of cards Ask them to describe squares, triangles,

(Aces-10), turn over how they sorted their circles and rectangles Spades and Clubs
two cards. Compare. cards.
By colour, shape, *Save these sets for
number? tomorrow’s activity
(Thursday Week 4)
Say: 1 is less than 10
Length Heavier/Lighter Longer/Shorter Number Order
Find 6 different Take a walk and find Find sticks, leaves, Take the spades and order
objects and order by objects that are heavier bushes, trees, etc. and then cards in number order
Thursday

shortest to longest. and lighter. Compare. compare their length. from 1-10. Repeat with
This can be objects clubs, diamonds, and
outdoors such as The leaf is lighter than The bush is shorter hearts.
leaves, sticks, rocks, the rock. than the tree. *Save these sets for
etc. tomorrow’s activity (Friday
Week 4)
 Make Ten Money Make a Graph Sort by Number
Turn over 20 cards Sort a set of coins. Sort your pairs of Using the sets of cards
and find pairs o cards Name the pennies, shoes. sorted by shape, sort the
that make a total of nickels, dimes and Sneakers, sandals, cards into sets by
Friday

10 by counting the quarters. boots, etc. numbers. Put all the ones in
shapes on the cards. Arrange each type of a stack, all the twos in a
shoe in a separate row stack, and so on.
to create a graph.
Count to find how many
of each.