
Year 1 Maths & English Worksheets
Free printable year 1 worksheets aligned to the New Zealand Curriculum. 112+ worksheets across the topics below — download and print instantly.
Year 1 is where five-year-olds settle into school and the New Zealand Curriculum's first phase begins in earnest — counting collections, forming letters, and hearing the sounds inside words. These worksheets keep early maths and phonics practice short, visual, and hands-on, so new entrant teachers can slot them into a busy junior classroom without extra prep.
Year 1 maths worksheets by topic
Year 1 English & literacy worksheets
Latest year 1 worksheets

Animal Adventures Worksheet
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Colorful Counting 201-300
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201-300 Counting Chart
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Counting Chart 201-300
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Matariki Pangarau Pukapuka
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Creative Shape Exploration
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Measuring Everyday Objects
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Nature's Colour Exploration
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Fishing Days and Moon Phases
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Farm Animal Phonics Fun
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Wahine Story: Caring Together
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Family Vocabulary in Māori
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Multiplication with Numicon
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Comparing Lengths and Weights
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Data Collection and Graphing
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Teen Numbers Exploration
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Shapes and Emotions Exploration
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Shape Mystery Exploration
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"Friendship & Phonics Fun"
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Matariki Stars Exploration
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Balancing Equations for Beginners
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Numicon Shapes Exploration
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Numicon Shapes Exploration
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Place Value Exploration
FreeYear 1 worksheets — FAQs
What maths should a Year 1 student in NZ be working on?
In Year 1 (curriculum level 1), students count, order and compare numbers to 20, make and continue patterns, and begin simple addition with materials. Our Year 1 worksheets focus on counting, early addition, and number recognition with picture support.
Are these worksheets aligned to the New Zealand Curriculum?
Yes — every worksheet is tagged to NZ year levels and written for the New Zealand Curriculum, including the refreshed maths and English curriculum. Year 1 sheets sit at curriculum level 1.
How long should a Year 1 child spend on a worksheet?
Five to ten minutes is plenty for five-year-olds. These sheets are deliberately short — one skill per page — so they work as a warm-up, a rotation station, or quick home practice.
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