Homeschool → Australia → Year 1
Year 1 homeschool curriculum
In Year 1, children extend their counting well past 100 and begin to see two-digit numbers as tens and ones. They add and subtract small numbers using objects, fingers and simple strategies, and they measure and compare lengths using repeated informal units. They also explore patterns, shapes, simple data and the language of chance.
In Year 1, children extend their phonics knowledge to sounds written with two letters, such as 'sh', 'ch' and 'th', so they can read and spell a much wider range of words. They learn to name people, places and things (nouns) and actions (verbs), and they start to answer questions about what they have read. Writing grows from single sentences into short recounts, and shared stories help children talk about characters and settings.
In Year 1, children look closely at the features of animals and plants and where they live. They change the shape of materials by bending, squashing and stretching, notice changes in the sky and landscape, and explore how sounds are made. They begin recording what they observe with simple drawings and tables.
In Year 1, children compare family life today with family life in the past. They look at how homes, toys, jobs and daily routines have changed and stayed the same, and practise sequencing events using time words and simple timelines. In the Australian Curriculum v9.0 this learning sits within the HASS (Humanities and Social Sciences) learning area.
In Year 1, children explore how places have natural, managed and constructed features, how weather and seasons change, and how people care for places. They learn that First Nations Australians have long observed seasonal patterns on Country, and they practise using simple maps and direction words. In the Australian Curriculum v9.0 this learning sits within the HASS (Humanities and Social Sciences) learning area.