1st Grade Math Morning Work: 36 Weeks of Spiral Review

One two-sided sheet a week for the whole 1st grade year. Each sheet has eight boxes: one practices the week's new topic and seven spiral back to earlier ones. Use it as morning work, a daily math review, a warm-up or bell work. The first 4 weeks are a free PDF with answer keys. No sign-up.

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The first 4 weeks, free

These are the real sheets, front and back. Print them and try a month of morning work before you decide on the rest of the year.

Week 1: Counting and writing numbers to 20

Also back again: counting objects. Standard: 1.NBT.A.1.

1st grade math morning work, week 1, front: Counting and writing numbers to 20
Week 1, front: boxes 1 to 4
1st grade math morning work, week 1, back: Counting and writing numbers to 20
Week 1, back: boxes 5 to 8

Week 2: Adding within 10

Also back again: counting to 20. Standard: 1.OA.C.6.

1st grade math morning work, week 2, front: Adding within 10
Week 2, front: boxes 1 to 4
1st grade math morning work, week 2, back: Adding within 10
Week 2, back: boxes 5 to 8

Week 3: Subtracting within 10

Also back again: adding within 10. Standard: 1.OA.C.6.

1st grade math morning work, week 3, front: Subtracting within 10
Week 3, front: boxes 1 to 4
1st grade math morning work, week 3, back: Subtracting within 10
Week 3, back: boxes 5 to 8

Week 4: Number bonds and fact families to 10

Also back again: adding and subtracting within 10. Standard: 1.OA.B.3, 1.OA.B.4.

1st grade math morning work, week 4, front: Number bonds and fact families to 10
Week 4, front: boxes 1 to 4
1st grade math morning work, week 4, back: Number bonds and fact families to 10
Week 4, back: boxes 5 to 8
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All 36 weeks

The front of every sheet in the pack, with the topic each week teaches. The weeks follow the order most U.S. math programs teach 1st grade (the sequence used by enVision and Go Math).

The 1st grade year plan

What each week teaches, what it brings back, and the Common Core standard its focus box practices. If your program teaches a topic at a different time, pick the week that matches.

"Preview" marks a week that looks ahead to a later grade.
WeekThis week's focusAlso back againStandard
1Counting and writing numbers to 20Counting objects1.NBT.A.1
2Adding within 10Counting to 201.OA.C.6
3Subtracting within 10Adding within 101.OA.C.6
4Number bonds and fact families to 10Adding and subtracting within 101.OA.B.3, 1.OA.B.4
5Addition and subtraction word problems within 10Fact families1.OA.A.1
6Counting on to addWord problems1.OA.C.5
7Doubles and near doublesCounting on1.OA.C.6
8Make ten to addDoubles1.OA.C.6
9Adding within 20Make ten1.OA.C.6
10Subtracting within 20Adding within 201.OA.C.6
11Fact families to 20 and related factsSubtracting within 201.OA.B.3, 1.OA.B.4
12Finding a missing number (8 + ? = 13)Fact families1.OA.D.8
13The equal sign: true or false equationsMissing numbers1.OA.D.7
14Adding three numbersTrue or false equations1.OA.A.2
15Comparing word problems within 20Adding three numbers1.OA.A.1
16Counting to 120Facts within 201.NBT.A.1
17Tens and onesCounting to 1201.NBT.B.2
18Mid-year review: facts within 20, word problemsTens and ones1.OA.A.1, 1.OA.C.6
19Comparing two-digit numbers with <, > and =Tens and ones1.NBT.B.3
20Ten more and ten lessComparing numbers1.NBT.C.5
21Adding tens, and adding tens to a two-digit numberTen more and ten less1.NBT.C.4
22Adding a two-digit and a one-digit numberAdding tens1.NBT.C.4
23Subtracting tensAdding two-digit numbers1.NBT.C.6
24Telling time to the hourAdding and subtracting tens1.MD.B.3
25Telling time to the half hourTime to the hour1.MD.B.3
26Comparing and ordering lengthsTelling time1.MD.A.1
27Measuring length with unitsComparing lengths1.MD.A.2
28Tally charts and picture graphsMeasuring1.MD.C.4
29Flat shapes and their attributesGraphs1.G.A.1
30Solid shapesFlat shapes1.G.A.1, 1.G.A.2
31Putting shapes togetherSolid shapes1.G.A.2
32Halves and fourthsShapes1.G.A.3
33Coins: pennies, nickels and dimesHalves and fourths2.MD.C.8 (preview)
34Review: adding and subtracting within 20Coins and fractions1.OA.C.6
35Review: place value and adding tensAdding and subtracting within 201.NBT.B.2, 1.NBT.C.4
36Ready for 2nd grade: adding two-digit numbersPlace value1.NBT.C.4

How to use it

As morning work

Two boxes a day, Monday to Thursday, about ten minutes a day. Go over the answers together on Friday.

As homework or a weekly check

The front one night and the back the next, or the whole sheet in one sitting of 20 to 30 minutes.

At home

Read each instruction aloud once, then let your child work. The pictures carry most of the problem.

The eight boxes on every sheet

Four on the front and four on the back, in the same places every week, so students know what to do without being told.

  1. 1
    Facts Quick adding and subtracting facts, in big type.
  2. 2
    Count and write Counting, writing and comparing numbers.
  3. 3
    Story problem One short story problem with a picture and an equation to fill in.
  4. 4
    This week's focus The new topic for the week. The line under the title names it.
  5. 5
    Mixed skills A different skill each week: time, money, measurement, graphs, shapes or fractions, whichever earlier weeks have taught.
  6. 6
    Patterns What comes next, in numbers and in shapes.
  7. 7
    Puzzle A riddle or a problem that takes some thinking.
  8. 8
    Find the mistake Two children give two answers. The student circles who is right.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is math morning work?
A short set of math problems students start on as soon as they sit down, before the lesson. Here it is one two-sided sheet a week with eight boxes: two boxes a day from Monday to Thursday, about ten minutes a day, and the answers gone over together on Friday.
What is spiral review?
Practice that keeps coming back to skills taught earlier in the year, so they are not learned once and forgotten. On each sheet one box practices that week's new topic and the other seven bring back earlier ones. The spiral boxes only use skills from earlier weeks of the plan.
What order do the 36 weeks follow?
The order most U.S. math programs teach 1st grade, which is the sequence used by enVision and Go Math. If your program teaches a topic at a different time, the year plan shows which week matches it.
Is it matched to the Common Core standards?
Yes. The year plan names the Common Core standard that each week's focus box practices. The last week of the year is "Ready for 2nd grade: adding two-digit numbers".
Is there an answer key?
Yes. Every week has a two-page answer key in the same layout as the sheet. The free PDF has the keys for weeks 1 to 4, and the full pack has all 36. Every answer was solved a second time and checked against the key.
What is in the free PDF?
The year plan, the two-sided sheets for weeks 1 to 4 and their answer keys, 17 pages in all. It downloads straight away, with no sign-up.
What do I get when I buy the full pack?
One PDF of 148 pages: a cover, a how-to page, the year at a glance, a student tracker, 36 two-sided weekly sheets and 36 two-page answer keys. It is a one-time purchase with an instant download, and the download link is also emailed to you.
Can I use it with my whole class?
Yes. The pack is for one classroom or one family, and you may print as many copies as your own students need. Please do not post the file online or pass it on.
Can I use it at home?
Yes. Homeschool families use it as a daily warm-up, and parents use it to keep skills fresh during the year or over the summer. Read each instruction aloud once, then let your child work. The pictures carry most of the problem.