Class 1 Maths Chapter 1, Finding the Furry Cat! (Pre-number Concepts), opens NCERT’s 2026–27 Joyful Mathematics textbook with a playful poem searching for a furry cat — teaching children spatial and pre-number words like inside/outside, on/under, top/bottom, above/below, near/far, before/after, and sorting by colour and size.
What Class 1 Mathematics Chapter 1 Covers
Positional Words — Inside/Outside & On/Under: Following the furry cat looking for a red ball — on the bed, under the cot, inside the basket, and behind the curtain — and describing where objects are kept.
Top/Bottom, Above/Below, and Near/Far: Spotting birds on the top of a tree vs animals at the bottom, fans above our heads vs mats below, and coaches before and after on a train.
Sorting and Grouping by Colour & Size: Putting buttons, balls, and clothes into matching groups by colour and shape, and singing the national flag tricolour song.
Exercises in Chapter 1
- Let us Do (Pages 2–5): Circle things inside/outside the basket, on/under the table, and top/bottom of the slide.
- Before/After & Sorting (Pages 6–8): Answer train-coach position questions and group coloured buttons into bowls.
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- Next: Chapter 2: What is Long? What is Round?
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FAQ
What pre-number concepts are taught in Class 1 Maths Chapter 1?
Inside and outside, on and under, top and bottom, above and below, near and far, before and after, and sorting objects by colour.
Where all do the children look for the furry cat in the poem?
They look under the bed, inside the pot/basket, behind the box, and on top of the cupboard.