Math
A lot of first-grade math is addition and subtraction within 10, then within 20, including making ten to add, fact families, and the equal sign. Later in the year come length, time to the hour and half hour, shapes, and place value to 100.
First grade is the year of making ten, teen numbers, and short words that actually sound out. Packs keep the math on the page a child can write on, and they borrow a theme from what your kid already loves, like meadow creatures, space, or soccer, so they ask for the next one.
Here’s a page from a 1st-grade sample, made for a kid who loves meadow creatures. The name on it, Noa, is made up.
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Name and Date on every page.
A playful title with the kid’s name, here, Noa’s Meadow Math.
A theme from what they love with original characters, here, meadow friends Nilo and Tula.
Short instructions a parent can read aloud, in big clear type.
A short warm-up strip to ease in. Here, add or take away and watch the equal sign.
A picture puzzle Here, a number bond that builds number sense: Nilo has 8 berries, how many more make 10?
Main practice at the level they’re working on. Here, making ten to add, and teen numbers.
An optional star challenge marked “if you want.”
Each pack is made to finish in one sitting, sized to a school-age kid’s attention span.
Text back a photo of a finished sheet, and each skill can level up once your kid has it down.
A lot of first-grade math is addition and subtraction within 10, then within 20, including making ten to add, fact families, and the equal sign. Later in the year come length, time to the hour and half hour, shapes, and place value to 100.
Kids move from letter sounds to short-vowel words, then digraphs like sh and ch, and simple blends. They retell a story with the characters, the setting and what happened, and they write a sentence or two with room to draw.
First-grade science often looks at light and sound, how plants and animals survive, and patterns in the sky. A page might use a character from the theme to ask a question, not a textbook diagram.
A real pack Juno made, with a made-up name on it. Download the PDF to print it at home.
Make ten to add, teen numbers, a number-bond puzzle and a star challenge, with Nilo and Tula.
Download PDFText Juno that your child is in 1st grade and what they love. You’ll get a pack with their name, their level, and that theme on the page. After you work through it, text back a photo of the graded sheets. The next pack reviews what’s shaky and moves on when a skill is solid.
Your first 3 packs each month are free. After that, it’s $5 a month for up to 2 packs a week, or $10 a month for unlimited packs, paid through Stripe. Cancel any time.
Juno makes packs for TK through 8th grade.