1st Grade Math Worksheets: Free Printables by Skill (Addition, Place Value, Time & More)

1st grade math worksheets help kids practice the core skills of first grade: adding and subtracting within 20, counting to 120, understanding tens and ones, comparing numbers, telling time to the hour and half hour, measuring length, and naming shapes. The best way to use them is 10–15 minutes a day, one skill at a time.

Below you will find every first grade math skill in one place, which worksheet to use for each skill, a simple month-by-month plan, and free tools that make fresh printable worksheets in seconds. Whether you call it grade 1 math or class 1 maths, the skills are the same.

What Math Do Kids Learn in 1st Grade?

First grade math is built on four big areas. In the US these match the Common Core standards for grade 1, and most school systems (including class 1 syllabi in Pakistan and India) teach the same skills in a similar order.

Skill area	What kids should be able to do by the end of 1st grade	Worksheet types to use
Addition & subtraction	Add and subtract within 20; know facts within 10 quickly; solve simple word problems; understand the equal sign	Single digit addition, subtraction within 20, fact families, missing number, word problems
Numbers & place value	Count, read and write numbers to 120; understand tens and ones; compare two-digit numbers using >, < and =; find 10 more and 10 less	Number chart 1–120, tens and ones, comparing numbers, ascending and descending order, ordinal numbers
Measurement & data	Order objects by length; tell time to the hour and half hour; read and make simple graphs	Measuring length, clock worksheets, days of the week, months of the year, bar graphs
Geometry	Name and draw 2D and 3D shapes; split shapes into halves and quarters	Shape sorting, drawing shapes, halves and quarters

If your child is still working on kindergarten skills like counting to 20 or number recognition, start with our kindergarten math worksheets first. Moving up too early is the most common reason kids start to dislike math.

1st Grade Math Worksheets by Skill

Here is a skill-by-skill guide to 1st grade math worksheets. Each section tells you what to practice, what a good worksheet looks like, and where kids usually get stuck.

Addition Worksheets for Grade 1

Addition is the biggest topic in first grade. Kids move from counting objects to using strategies, then to knowing facts by heart.

• Start with: single digit addition (sums to 10) with pictures or a number line
• Then move to: sums to 20, doubles (6 + 6), near doubles (6 + 7) and making 10 (8 + 5 = 8 + 2 + 3)
• End of year: adding a two-digit number and a one-digit number (34 + 5), and adding tens (30 + 20)
• Common mistake: counting the first number again (for 5 + 3, saying “5, 6, 7” instead of “6, 7, 8”)

Our number bonds guide is the best warm-up before addition worksheets, because number bonds show kids how numbers break apart and join together.

Subtraction Worksheets for Grade 1

• Start with: “take away” pictures (5 apples, cross out 2)
• Then move to: subtraction within 10 on a number line, then within 20
• Key idea: fact families – if 7 + 3 = 10, then 10 − 3 = 7 and 10 − 7 = 3
• Common mistake: always taking the smaller number from the bigger one, even when the problem is written the other way

Tens and Ones (Place Value) Worksheets

Place value is the skill that unlocks all later math. A first grader should understand that 46 means 4 tens and 6 ones, not just “a four and a six.”

• Bundling sticks or drawing tens rods and ones cubes
• Writing numbers in expanded form (46 = 40 + 6)
• Finding 10 more and 10 less on a hundreds chart

Our place value chart post has a printable chart and examples you can use alongside these worksheets.

Counting, Number Charts and Number Order

First graders count to 120, so a 1–100 or 1–120 number chart becomes a daily tool. Useful worksheet types include:

• Missing numbers on a 100 chart
• Skip counting by 2s, 5s and 10s – see our skip counting for kids guide
• Ascending and descending order – putting 3–5 numbers from smallest to largest and back
• Comparing numbers with >, < and =
• Ordinal numbers – 1st, 2nd, 3rd, up to 10th

You can make a blank or partly filled chart with our free Hundreds Chart Maker, and find 15 game ideas in our hundreds chart activities post.

Time, Calendar and Measurement Worksheets

• Telling time: to the hour (3:00) first, then the half hour (3:30)
• Calendar: days of the week and months of the year worksheets
• Length: comparing “longer” and “shorter,” then measuring with cubes or paper clips
• Graphs: reading a simple bar graph and filling in a blank bar graph from a tally

Shapes and Fractions Worksheets

• Naming 2D shapes (circle, square, triangle, rectangle, hexagon) and 3D shapes (cube, cone, cylinder, sphere)
• Telling the difference between “defining” features (number of sides) and features that do not matter (color, size)
• Splitting circles and rectangles into halves and quarters (fourths)

Make Free 1st Grade Math Worksheets in Seconds

Printed packs run out fast. With our free Math Worksheet Generator you can make new 1st grade math worksheets for addition and subtraction every day. Choose Grade 1 and the tool uses numbers from 0 to 20, which matches the first grade target exactly. Print it or save it as a PDF, and you have a fresh practice page in under a minute.

• No sign-up and no login
• New problems every time you click, so kids cannot memorize the page
• Works on mobile and desktop

For quick on-screen practice, kids can also try our addition quiz for kids.

A Simple Month-by-Month Plan for 1st Grade Math

This plan follows the order most schools use. Use it to pick the right 1st grade math worksheets each month, and adjust it to your child – it is fine to spend an extra few weeks on any skill.

Months	Main focus	Worksheets to use
Months 1–2	Review kindergarten skills; counting to 100; addition and subtraction within 10	Number chart, counting objects, single digit addition
Months 3–4	Addition and subtraction strategies within 20; fact families	Doubles, making 10, subtraction within 20, missing number
Months 5–6	Place value; tens and ones; comparing numbers	Tens and ones, > < =, ascending and descending order
Months 7–8	Counting to 120; 10 more and 10 less; adding tens	Number chart 1–120, two-digit plus one-digit addition
Months 9–10	Time, measurement, graphs, shapes and fractions; mixed review	Clock, bar graph, shapes, halves and quarters, mixed review

How Many Math Worksheets Should a 1st Grader Do a Day?

One or two 1st grade math worksheets a day is enough – about 10 to 15 minutes. Short, regular practice works much better than a long weekend session. A simple daily routine looks like this:

• 2 minutes: warm-up – count aloud by 2s, 5s or 10s
• 8–10 minutes: one worksheet on the skill you are working on this week
• 2–3 minutes: check answers together and talk about one mistake

If your child is tired or upset, stop and play a math game instead. A happy 5 minutes beats a tearful 20 minutes.

Tips to Make 1st Grade Math Worksheets More Effective

• One skill per page: mixed pages are great for review, but not for learning something new
• Read word problems aloud: many first graders can do the math but cannot read the question yet
• Use a number line or ten frame: keep one on the table until your child stops reaching for it
• Praise the strategy, not just the answer: “You used doubles – smart!” builds thinking skills
• Repeat tricky pages: doing the same type of worksheet three days in a row is normal and helpful
• Mix in games: dice, playing cards and hundreds chart games build fact fluency without paper

Is My Child Ready for 2nd Grade Math?

Your child is likely ready for 2nd grade math if they can do most of the following without help:

• Add and subtract within 20, with facts to 10 known quickly
• Count, read and write numbers to 120
• Explain that 63 is 6 tens and 3 ones
• Compare two-digit numbers using >, < and =
• Tell time to the hour and half hour
• Name basic 2D and 3D shapes and split a shape into halves

If one or two skills are still shaky, spend a few extra weeks on those 1st grade math worksheets. That small gap is much easier to close now than in 2nd grade, when kids start adding and subtracting within 1,000.

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