Year 1 Math Curriculum, Programs & Resources2025-06-12T13:09:49+10:00

Year 1 Maths Curriculum, Programs & Resources

Your All-in-One Year 1 Maths Toolkit – Programs, Worksheets & Lesson Plans

An Engaging Hands-On Approach to teaching Mathematics.

  • Whole School Program
  • Yearly Overviews
  • Detailed lessons
  • Engaging activities
  • Assessment tasks, Pre-Post and Concept Check-Ups
Structured, hands-on, high impact use of visual mathematical models to support learning

Are you looking for teaching resources that support the learning of your Year 1 pupils without adding to your never-ending workload? Then you have come to the right place.

With Learning Through Doing, you gain access to detailed lesson plans, helpful resources and a network of like-minded teachers and principals.

With the help of our comprehensive math curriculum for Year 1, you can adopt a hands-on approach to teaching mathematics to boost engagement and understanding. Incorporating both group activities and individual tasks, you can cater to the learning styles of all of your pupils. Read More

Three-Part Structures That Make Maths Fun for All

In an infant school class, you probably notice some bored or distracted faces as you talk to the group. Let’s be honest, it’s natural at that age to lose focus easily. So it becomes even more important to think outside the box and ensure that every lesson is engaging. But rest assured that you don’t have to spend hours thinking of new lesson plans and creating new resources. We have you covered there. With Learning Through Doing, you make learning fun for all.

The structure is simple:

Whole class activity

This introduces the lesson and gives the class a chance to practice their newfound skills in a fun and engaging group environment.

Hands-on activity

In this activity, your pupils can use materials to further investigate the maths to solidify their understanding.

Independent task

This is your chance to assess each pupil’s understanding of the maths concept, showing you where they are excelling and where they may need additional support.

Giving Your Students a Good Foundation

Maths is an essential subject for students to learn. And when you have the privilege of teaching year 1 students, you are forming the foundation for their development. So it’s important to ensure that your lessons are teaching them the essential skills that they need. With Learning Through Doing, you’ll be teaching a comprehensive range of mathematics skills covering:

  • Number names, numerals and quantities
  • Number partitioning for both one and two-digit numbers
  • Skip counting in twos, fives and/or tens
  • Addition and subtraction
  • Uniform informal units for measurements
  • Make, compare and classify shapes and objects

…and much more.

Learning Through Doing resources are split into six strands to mirror the Australian maths curriculum: number, measurement, statistics, algebra, space and probability, and a selection is covered each term to ensure that lessons are varied yet effective.

Why Teachers Love Learning Through Doing

Many teachers around Australia are benefiting from Learning Through Doing for their Year 1 students and for good reason. Our maths resources class for Year 1 have helped countless teachers save time and stress while continuing to deliver good maths lessons day after day.

Each lesson is structured into phases so you can quickly and easily find the resource that you need. And the best part? If your students are struggling in a particular area, you’re able to skip through and find the relevant lesson to recap your teachings as many times as you need. And with a short video alongside each lesson, you can give yourself an overview of the lesson in advance so you know exactly what topics you will be teaching.

Another great benefit of subscribing is the student progression data that you gain access to. And with scope and sequence overview documents, you can easily see how students are progressing through the curriculum.

There is often the misconception that teachers know everything. And as a teacher, you’ll know that you don’t. There is always room to expand your knowledge and pedagogy, which is why we have built Maths Professional Development into each of the lessons. You’ll access a Teacher Background section that provides insight into the maths you’ll be teaching to continuously develop your skills.

Perfect for Individual Teachers or Entire Schools

Our resources are perfect for both individual teachers and entire schools. We understand that your needs as a teacher are unique, which is why we offer individual and whole school subscriptions. If you are looking to boost your personal resources or are just starting out in teaching, an individual subscription can be a great ally. Or, to create consistency throughout the entire school in mathematics, why not sign up as a school? We offer resources that cater to a year 1 curriculum through to a year 6 curriculum, so your school can enjoy consistency for pupils throughout their infant and junior school years.

Revolutionise the Way That You Teach Maths

Do you want to find out more about how our maths resources can make lesson planning efficient yet effective?

Get in touch with our friendly team by completing our online enquiry form. Or, to get started right away, hit JOIN NOW. Access easy, affordable support with Learning Through Doing. Read Less

Guided Resources

Detailed Lessons

Engaging Activities

Whole School Plans

Sample Lessons

Our lessons include Lesson Video, Worksheet and Associated Resources.

Try these FREE, dynamic lessons and accompanying resources designed to utilise hands-on activities to support learning.

Open Assessment Tasks

Have a look at our example ‘Open Assessment Tasks’.

Step by Step

We have created high-impact lesson plans that use visual mathematics models to help engage and support all students learning and upgrade your approach to teaching.

Complete Lesson Plans

Complete lesson plans designed to include worksheets and how-to videos. All plans coincide with the Australian Primary School curriculum and are created to inspire a love for Maths.

Helpful Resources

A complete and comprehensive list of visual resources to aid you in keeping your students engaged.

Access to the LTD Community

Share your learnings and up skill with other teachers and principles with our webinar and coaching sessions.

Hear from our teachers…

“Having a variety of tools
and strategies to teach the same concept in many exciting ways and having
lots of engaging hands on methods for teaching concrete to abstract.”

– Nicole, Teacher

“I have been teaching mathematics
for 15 years and it is one of the
hardest subjects to keep students
engaged and wanting to learn.
After implementing these tools and
visuals aids I have seen a dramatic
increase in my students
understanding and love for maths”

– Phillip, Teacher

“Having a variety of tools
and strategies to teach the same concept in many exciting ways and having
lots of engaging hands on methods for teaching concrete to abstract.”

– Warren Giles, Senior
Director of Education

Made by teachers, for teachers

Guy Constable

A classroom teacher for 17 years. Specialising in Maths education and an advocate for the use of hands on materials in primary and secondary classrooms. Guy has worked at the Queensland University of Technology focusing on maths education in schools.

Dr Judy Hartnett

Receiving her doctorate in 2011 Judy started teaching in 1987. Focusing on teacher professional development and student reasoning in mathematics. Judy worked at the Queensland University of Technology as well as being a lecturer.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I find a lesson on a particular topic on the website?2020-04-11T09:44:58+10:00

LTD lessons are organised according to the strands of the Australian Curriculum – Number and Algebra, Measurement and Geometry and Statistics and Probability. Within each strand is a topic menu and within each topic is a list of lessons. Each lesson title describes the Maths in the lesson. Lessons are organised on the webpage in a suggested teaching sequence within each topic.

Is Learning Through Doing just for Australian schools?2020-04-11T09:44:11+10:00

Learning Through Doing is based in Australia but the mathematics in our lessons is universal. LTD lessons are currently linked to the Australian Curriculum but these can certainly be linked to the Curriculum documents of other countries.

The website says there is Maths Professional Development built into the lessons. What does this mean?2020-04-11T09:43:33+10:00

All LTD lessons include a list of the maths concepts that are the focus of the lesson. They also include a brief Teacher Background section aimed at providing some insight into the Maths in the lesson. The intention of these sections is to teach the teacher something they may not have realised about the maths in the lesson. LTD lessons also model an inquiry approach so teachers can learn about this way of teaching as they become familiar with the lessons. The LTD team can also present dedicated Professional development to schools on request.

I am a parent home schooling my daughter. Would LTD be suitable for me as I have no teaching background?2020-04-11T09:42:55+10:00

LTD lessons have been written so they are accessible to parents as well as teachers. Each lesson provides some background to the maths being taught and the lessons are detailed so each step makes sense. The resources mentioned in lessons can be swapped for things around the home e.g. dry pasta instead of counters.

Is there a Scope and Sequence to show lesson progression across year levels?2020-04-11T09:41:46+10:00

Yes, LTD lessons are carefully organised so learning in each topic progresses across year levels. We have Scope and Sequence overview documents for Foundation to Yr 2; Year 2 to Year 4 and Year 4 to Year 6.

Is LTD organised as a whole school program for Mathematics?2020-04-11T09:40:58+10:00

LTD has written Year Overviews for grades Foundation to Year 6 with a term by term suggested teaching sequence for the LTD lessons all linked to the Australian Curriculum.

Students in my class are working below their year level expectations. Can LTD lessons help me to support their learning?2020-04-11T09:40:17+10:00

LTD lessons are organised into ‘phases’ within each topic. The lessons are listed in order so if there is a concept your students need you can track backwards to find a lesson to help them.

Is there a way to get an overview of a lesson without reading the whole document?2020-04-11T09:39:34+10:00

Each lesson has a short video that models each lesson. The video briefly describes the three parts of the lesson.

Can I access LTD lessons as an individual teacher or does my school have to sign up?2020-04-11T09:38:51+10:00

Access to the LTD website can be by individual subscription or whole school subscription.

My school uses a textbook for Maths. Can I get other ideas from LTD?2020-04-11T09:38:23+10:00

LTD lessons can be used to supplement existing school programs. LTD lessons are organised using the same topics as most curriculum documents/commercial programs.

How are LTD lessons different to lessons in other online Maths programs?2020-04-11T09:37:52+10:00

All Learning Through Doing lessons have a three-part pedagogical structure. They start with a Whole Class activity followed by a Hands-On activity where students use materials to further investigate the maths and each lesson has an Independent task that is directly related to the lesson that can be used for assessment or for follow up.

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