1st GradeWorkbookMath20–25 minutes

1st Grade Number Sense

Skill taught: Place value, comparing numbers, and number patterns to 120

Hands-on number sense activities for 1st graders covering place value, comparing numbers, and number patterns.

Subject

Math

Type

Workbook

Free printable
Time

20–25 minutes

Estimated

Materials Needed

  • β€’Printed workbook pages
  • β€’Pencil
  • β€’Optional: base-ten blocks or hundred chart

Directions

  1. 1.Use a hundred chart alongside the workbook for visual support.
  2. 2.For place value pages, have your child build each number with base-ten blocks before writing.
  3. 3.For comparison pages, use the symbols >, <, = and explain the reasoning aloud.
  4. 4.For number pattern pages, identify the rule before completing the sequence.
  5. 5.End each session by counting forward and backward from a random number.

Parent Teaching Tip

A hundred chart is one of the most versatile math tools for first grade. Use it for counting, skip-counting, addition, subtraction, and pattern recognition β€” all in one visual.

Skill Progression

Prerequisite skill

Counting to 20 with one-to-one correspondence

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1st Grade Number Sense

Next skill

Addition and subtraction within 100 using place value strategies

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