Primary 1 / Year 1 Maths Curriculum
Alpha Brain teaches Primary 1 (Year 1) maths through 17 dojos and 49 short narrated levels, for children aged 5–6.
Coverage spans Number & Numeration, Basic Operations and Mensuration & Geometry.
Every level is matched to both the Nigerian NERDC primary curriculum and the British Key Stage 1, and plays in a browser or the installed app.
- Class (Nigeria)
- Primary 1
- Year group (UK)
- Year 1
- Stage (UK)
- Key Stage 1
- Age
- 5–6
- Dojos
- 17
- Levels
- 49
Primary 1 Maths topics
Number & Numeration
Counting Dojo
Numbers 1–20
3 of its 10 levels are set at Primary 1
Questions at this level look like:
- “Drag 3 shurikens into the basket”
- “Drag 4 cherries into the basket”
- “Drag 2 leaves into the toy box”
More or Fewer Dojo
Compare the groups
3 of its 10 levels are set at Primary 1
Questions at this level look like:
- “Which number is smaller, 19 or 7?”
- “Which number is bigger, 5 or 8?”
- “Which number is bigger, 11 or 13?”
Pattern Parade
What comes next?
3 of its 10 levels are set at Primary 1
Fractions Dojo
Parts of a whole
3 of its 10 levels are set at Primary 1
Place Value Dojo
Hundreds, tens, units
4 of its 10 levels are set at Primary 1
Questions at this level look like:
- “What number do the blocks show?”
- “Which digit is in the units place of 65?”
- “Which digit is in the tens place of 73?”
Patterns Dojo
Skip count
5 of its 20 levels are set at Primary 1
Questions at this level look like:
- “What comes next? 8, 13, 18, 23, ?”
- “What comes next? 8, 10, 12, 14, ?”
- “What comes next? 3, 5, 7, 9, ?”
Basic Operations
Bonds Dojo
Missing parts of a whole
3 of its 10 levels are set at Primary 1
Questions at this level look like:
- “Tunde has 1 lemon. How many more lemons make 9?”
- “Halima has 2 apples. How many more apples make 10?”
- “Bayo has 9 stars. How many more stars make 11?”
Addition Dojo
Add it up
2 of its 10 levels are set at Primary 1
Questions at this level look like:
- “Aisha scores 11 goals in the first game and 4 in the second. How many goals in all?”
- “Emeka scores 32 goals in the first game and 27 in the second. How many goals in all?”
Subtraction Dojo
Take away
2 of its 10 levels are set at Primary 1
Questions at this level look like:
- “9 − 8 = ?”
- “12 − 10 = ?”
Double & Half Dojo
Doubling & halving
4 of its 10 levels are set at Primary 1
Questions at this level look like:
- “What is half of 14?”
Mensuration & Geometry
Position Dojo
Left, right & between
3 of its 10 levels are set at Primary 1
Questions at this level look like:
- “Which one is between the Book and the Rat?”
- “Which one is between the Banana and the Gem?”
- “What is beside the Car?”
Naira Dojo
Money & change
2 of its 10 levels are set at Primary 1 · Nigerian curriculum only
Questions at this level look like:
- “How much money is in Bayo's purse?”
- “How much money is in Ngozi's basket?”
Pounds Dojo
Money & change
2 of its 10 levels are set at Primary 1 · British curriculum only
Questions at this level look like:
- “How much money is in Ngozi's purse?”
- “How much money is in Ngozi's basket?”
Time Dojo
Read & set the clock
2 of its 10 levels are set at Primary 1
Questions at this level look like:
- “Set the clock to 6:00.”
- “Set the clock to 10:00.”
2D Shapes Dojo
Circles, squares & more
2 of its 10 levels are set at Primary 1
Questions at this level look like:
- “How many sides does this shape have?”
Length Dojo
Centimetres & metres
2 of its 10 levels are set at Primary 1
Questions at this level look like:
- “How long is the marked point?”
Calendar Dojo
Days, months & dates
4 of its 10 levels are set at Primary 1
Questions at this level look like:
- “What day comes after Friday?”
- “Put these three days in order.”
- “Which day comes two days before Saturday?”
What a level is like
Every level is 10 questions long and takes a few minutes. Questions are read aloud in recorded narration rather than robotic text-to-speech, and answers are tapped, dragged or typed on a number pad rather than written, so a child who is still learning to read can play unaided.
Most dojos open with a short lesson before the questions start. Get one wrong and the level teaches the step you missed before showing the answer, and you can play the level again — the questions vary on each replay, so it is practice rather than memorising a fixed sheet. Levels are scored out of three stars.
Region difference at this level: Naira Dojo is shown only to Nigerian learners; Pounds Dojo is shown only to British learners. Of the 17 dojos listed here, a Nigerian child sees 16 and a British child 16.
Primary 1 Maths questions parents ask
- What does Alpha Brain cover in Primary 1 Maths?
- Alpha Brain teaches Primary 1 (Year 1) maths through 17 dojos and 49 short narrated levels, for children aged 5–6. The topics are Counting, More or Fewer, Pattern Parade, Bonds and 13 more, grouped under Number & Numeration, Basic Operations and Mensuration & Geometry.
- What is Primary 1 in the British system?
- Primary 1 in Nigeria matches Year 1 in the UK, which sits in Key Stage 1, for children aged 5–6. Alpha Brain teaches both from the same maths levels, so a family moving between the two systems keeps its progress.
- Is the Primary 1 Maths content aligned to the NERDC curriculum?
- Yes. Every maths dojo is tagged to a NERDC strand — at Primary 1 that is Number & Numeration, Basic Operations and Mensuration & Geometry — and the same levels are matched to the British Key Stage 1 programme of study.
- How many Maths levels are there for Primary 1?
- 49 levels across 17 dojos at Primary 1 / Year 1, at 10 questions a level — about 490 questions. A level takes a few minutes, so it fits a school night.
- Can a child who cannot read yet use the Primary 1 Maths levels?
- Yes. Questions are read aloud in recorded narration, and answers are tapped or dragged rather than written, so a 5–6 year old can play Primary 1 maths without reading the screen.
- How much does Alpha Brain cost?
- Alpha Brain costs ₦15,000 per year for a child, and a 3-day free trial unlocks when you invite three friends. That covers all three subjects — Maths, English and Science — from Nursery 1 to Primary 6, not just Maths.
Play Primary 1 Maths tonight
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