Year 1 Maths Unit Plan: Number Ninjas (Unit 1)
Transform your classroom into an active, ninja-training dojo with our "Unit 1: Number Ninjas" for Year 1! This is the first of four comprehensive units that together cover all mandatory content descriptors for the Year 1 Australian Mathematics Curriculum (Version 9.0).
We understand the heavy workload of educators, which is why we've designed this complete 10-week unit to be high-quality, engaging, and ready to use. Say goodbye to countless hours of preparation and confidently guide your students to build a strong foundation in number sense, place value, and early calculation strategies.
What's Inside?
10 Weeks of Explicit, Play-Based Lessons: Guide your students through a full term of learning, from mastering the principles of counting to adding and subtracting within 20. Each week focuses on a new skill:
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Week 1: Counting Champions (Principles of Counting)
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Week 2: The Human Number Line (Ordering Numbers to 120)
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Week 3: Place Value Power (Tens and Ones)
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Week 4: Partitioning Puzzles (Standard & Non-Standard Partitioning)
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Week 5: Super Skip Counters (Counting by 2s, 5s, and 10s)
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Week 6: Collections & Groups (Quantifying Sets to 120)
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Week 7: Addition Adventures (Adding within 20)
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Week 8: Subtraction Stories (Subtracting within 20)
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Week 9: Ninja Number Challenge (Consolidation)
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Week 10: Number Ninja Graduation (Summative Task)
Engaging, Hands-On Activities: Bring maths to life with memorable games and kinesthetic activities like "Human Number Line," "Place Value War," and "Subtraction Bowling."
Built-in Assessment: Effortlessly monitor progress with embedded formative assessment opportunities and a complete summative task, "The Number Ninja Handbook," which includes a detailed marking rubric.
Full Differentiation: Cater to all learners in your classroom with thoughtfully designed support, challenge, and extension tasks included in every weekly plan.
