{"id":344283,"date":"2025-11-11T13:58:50","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T13:58:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ora-visio.com\/online-academic-support\/school-curricula-cp-to-3e\/mathematics-in-cm1\/"},"modified":"2026-08-15T12:53:51","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T12:53:51","slug":"mathematics-in-cm1","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ora-visio.com\/en\/online-academic-support\/school-curricula-cp-to-3e\/mathematics-in-cm1\/","title":{"rendered":"Mathematics in CM1"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>As part of this first year of cours moyen (CM1), marking the start of <a href=\"https:\/\/ora-visio.com\/quel-est-le-programme-scolaire-du-cycle-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">cycle 3<\/a>, mathematics is studied for <strong>5h per week<\/strong> (the second most important subject after the 8h of <a href=\"https:\/\/ora-visio.com\/le-soutien-scolaire-a-distance\/les-programmes-scolaires-de-cp-a-la-3e\/le-francais-en-classe-de-cm1\/\">French<\/a>). While this class serves to deepen the teachings of <a href=\"https:\/\/ora-visio.com\/quel-est-le-programme-scolaire-a-lecole-elementaire-cycle-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">cycle 2<\/a>, it also introduces new techniques such as division&#8230;<\/p>\n<h2>The CM1 curriculum<\/h2>\n<p>Mathematics lessons in CM1 are organised around <strong>4 key areas<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Numbers and calculation:<\/strong> using and representing whole and decimal numbers, simple fractions, doing mental calculations (addition and multiplication tables), written calculations (4 operations) and calculator use, solving problems&#8230;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Space and geometry<\/strong>: learning geometric relationships and properties (axial symmetry, midpoint of a segment, alignment&#8230;), using instruments and techniques, describing, enlarging and reducing flat shapes or solids while respecting their proportions, solving related problems.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Quantities and measurements<\/strong>: working with lengths, masses, volumes, areas, angles, telling time, durations, currency (describing, comparing, using and solving concrete problems)&#8230;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Organising and managing data<\/strong>: sorting data, classifying it, producing tables and graphs, understanding proportionality (rule of three)&#8230;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>End-of-year expectations for CM1 in Mathematics<\/h2>\n<p>By the end of the CM1 year in mathematics, a student uses, represents and <strong>calculates<\/strong> large whole numbers as well as decimal numbers, compares them, orders them, brackets them, locates them, and can solve problems involving simple fractions and proportionality.<\/p>\n<p><strong>In terms of data organisation<\/strong>, they build representations (tables, diagrams and Cartesian graphs). <strong>In quantities and measurements<\/strong>, a CM1 student can use vocabulary, compare, estimate and measure quantities with whole and decimal numbers (length, area, volume, angle) and solve related problems.<\/p>\n<p><strong>In terms of space and geometry<\/strong>, they can find their way around a plan or a map and code movements in familiar spaces. They can describe simple or complex shapes (triangles, quadrilaterals, circles&#8230;) and recognise and use relationships of perpendicularity and parallelism.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-120777 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/ora-visio.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/CM1-math-1-1024x719.png\" alt=\"End-of-year expectations for Mathematics in CM1\" width=\"1024\" height=\"719\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>To find out more<\/strong> about the end-of-CM1 expectations in mathematics, <a href=\"https:\/\/eduscol.education.fr\/document\/13990\/download\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here<\/a>!<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-button-wrapper fusion-aligncenter\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat button-xlarge button-custom fusion-button-default button-1 fusion-button-default-span \" style=\"--button_accent_color:#ffffff;--button_accent_hover_color:#ffffff;--button_border_hover_color:#ffffff;--button-border-radius-top-left:800px;--button-border-radius-top-right:800px;--button-border-radius-bottom-right:800px;--button-border-radius-bottom-left:800px;--button_gradient_top_color:#ecc55b;--button_gradient_bottom_color:#ecc55b;--button_gradient_top_color_hover:#ecc55b;--button_gradient_bottom_color_hover:#ecc55b;--button_text_transform:uppercase;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"\/espace-adherent\/rdv\/12-soutien-scolaire\"><i class=\"fa-calendar-check far awb-button__icon awb-button__icon--default button-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">Book an online academic support appointment<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"parent":344265,"menu_order":81,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-344283","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ora-visio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/344283","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ora-visio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ora-visio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ora-visio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ora-visio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=344283"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ora-visio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/344283\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":344303,"href":"https:\/\/ora-visio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/344283\/revisions\/344303"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ora-visio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/344265"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ora-visio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=344283"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}