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:
- “Adaeze has these leaves. How many?”
- “Match each numeral to its word.”
- “Which animal is second in the line?”
More or Fewer Dojo
Compare the groups
3 of its 10 levels are set at Primary 1
Questions at this level look like:
- “Put these in order, smallest first.”
- “19 __ 16. Which sign goes here? 19 __ 16”
- “Tobi has 9 coins. Segun has 3. How many more does Tobi have?”
Pattern Parade
What comes next?
3 of its 10 levels are set at Primary 1
Questions at this level look like:
- “What comes next? 8, 10, 12, ?”
- “Which strip repeats a pattern?”
Fractions Dojo
Parts of a whole
3 of its 10 levels are set at Primary 1
Questions at this level look like:
- “Is this cake cut into two equal halves?”
- “Which picture shows one half shaded?”
- “Half of these stars is how many?”
Place Value Dojo
Hundreds, tens, units
4 of its 10 levels are set at Primary 1
Questions at this level look like:
- “Drag each digit into its place. 21”
- “How many tens are in 62?”
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:
- “3 and what makes 7?”
- “6 and what makes 8?”
- “13 and what makes 14?”
Addition Dojo
Add it up
2 of its 10 levels are set at Primary 1
Questions at this level look like:
- “There are 4 leaves and 1 more. How many altogether?”
- “13 + 5 = ?”
Subtraction Dojo
Take away
2 of its 10 levels are set at Primary 1
Questions at this level look like:
- “9 − 8 = ?”
- “18 − 6 = ?”
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 10?”
- “Chinedu has 3 pairs of shoes. How many shoes?”
Mensuration & Geometry
Position Dojo
Left, right & between
3 of its 10 levels are set at Primary 1
Questions at this level look like:
- “What is to the right of the Key?”
- “Which one is between the Tree and the Banana?”
- “Which one is between the Banana and the Gem?”
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 Tobi's purse?”
- “Which one is worth more?”
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 Aisha's purse?”
- “Which one is worth more?”
Time Dojo
Read & set the clock
2 of its 10 levels are set at Primary 1
Questions at this level look like:
- “What time does football practice start?”
- “Set the clock to 5 o'clock.”
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?”
- “How many corners 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 many handspans long is the football pitch?”
Calendar Dojo
Days, months & dates
4 of its 10 levels are set at Primary 1
Questions at this level look like:
- “Today is Saturday. What day will it be tomorrow?”
- “Today is Sunday. What day will it be tomorrow?”
- “What day comes after Sunday?”
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 is free to play online — every dojo, every level, with narration. Ninja Pass is ₦1,500 a month, or ₦15,000 a year (two months free), and adds offline play, the parent progress report and up to three children. That covers all three subjects — Maths, English and Science — from Nursery 1 to Primary 6, not just Maths.
Play Primary 1 Maths tonight
Create an account, pick Primary 1 in Settings, and your child starts on the first level of whichever dojo you choose.
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