Primary 1 Maths Syllabus: What Singapore parents need to know
Here's all you need to know about the Singapore schools' Primary 1 Maths syllabus.
This is for all you parents who have kids going into Primary 1 next year. We hope this will give you an idea of what the Primary 1 Maths syllabus includes.
This information is courtesy of the Singapore Ministry of Education.
The Primary 1 Maths syllabus consists of the main areas: whole numbers, money, measurement & geometry and statistics.
1. WHOLE NUMBERS
Numbers up to 100
- Counting to tell the number of objects in a given set
- Number notation, representations and place values (tens, ones)
- Reading and writing numbers in numerals and in words
- Comparing the number of objects in two or more sets
- Comparing and ordering numbers
- Patterns in number sequences
- Ordinal numbers (first, second, up to tenth) and symbols (1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc)
- Number bonds for numbers up to 10
Basic addition and subtraction is part of the Primary 1 Maths syllabus.
Addition and Subtraction
- Concepts of addition and subtraction
- Use of +, – and =
- Relationship between addition and subtraction
- Adding more than two 1-digit numbers
- Addition and subtraction within 100
- Adding and subtracting using algorithms
- Solving 1-step word problems involving addition and subtraction within 20
- Mental calculation involving addition and subtraction (within 20, of a 2-digit number and ones without renaming and of a 2-digit number and tens)
Multiplication and Division
- Concepts of multiplication and division
- Use of x
- Multiplying within 40
- Dividing within 20
- Solving 1-step word problems involving multiplication and division with pictorial representation
2. MONEY
- Counting amount of money (in cents up to $1 and in dollars up to $100)
- Solving 1-step word problems involving addition and subtraction of money in dollars only (or in cents only)
Kids also learn about the basics of money in the Primary 1 Maths Syllabus.
3. MEASUREMENT AND GEOMETRY
Measurement
- Length – Measuring and comparing the length of objects in non-standard units
- Time – Telling time to the hour/half hour
Geometry
Shapes
- Identifying, naming, describing and classifying 2D shapes (rectangle, square, circle, and triangle)
- Making or completing patterns with 2D shapes according to one or two of the following attributes – size, shape, colour and orientation
Kids will learn about picture graphs in the statistics subsection of the Primary 1 Maths syllabus.
4. STATISTICS
Data representation and interpretation
- Picture graphs – reading and interpreting data from picture graphs
Parents, we hope you find this information useful. What do you think of the this Primary 1 Maths syllabus? Let us know by leaving a comment below.
