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Taiwan’s elementary curriculum, year by year
For parents who want to know what their child is meant to learn in a Taiwanese elementary school, and how to practise it at home. Each row gives the item code from the official curriculum guidelines (十二年國民基本教育課程綱要); in maths the middle number is the school year.
Checked on Thu 22 Oct 2026 against the official curriculum document below. This page is our own summary, not the official text.
Topics and where to practise them
| Year | Subject | What children learn | Official item | Practise with |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1 | Maths (數學) | Add numbers from 1 to 10 and do the matching subtractions, until they are fluent. | 數學 N-1-3 | Make 10 (number bonds) 100-cell grid |
| Year 1 | Maths (數學) | Count, swap and give change with NT$1, 5, 10, 50 and 100. | 數學 N-1-4 | Clock and money |
| Year 1 | Maths (數學) | Use everyday time words, and read the clock at the hour and half hour. | 數學 N-1-6 | Clock and money |
| Year 1 | Mandarin (國語文) | Say, spell and write the zhuyin symbols (注音符號), taught in the first ten weeks of Year 1. | 國語文 Aa-I-1・Aa-I-3 | Tracing sheets Typing practice |
| Year 1–2 | Mandarin (國語文) | Recognise about 1,000 common characters and 1,500 common words by the end of Year 2. | 國語文 Ab-I-1・Ab-I-5 | Dictation and spelling test |
| Year 2 | Maths (數學) | Add and subtract in columns (直式), building on place value. | 數學 N-2-2 | Column sums, digit by digit Worksheet maker |
| Year 2 | Maths (數學) | Learn the times tables up to 9 × 9 (十十乘法) until they are fluent, without rote chanting. | 數學 N-2-7 | Times-table sprint 100-cell grid |
| Year 2 | Maths (數學) | Understand unit fractions such as one half and one quarter, from sharing equally. | 數學 N-2-10 | Fraction strips |
| Year 2 | Maths (數學) | Read the time on a clock face in hours and minutes. | 數學 N-2-13 | Clock and money |
| Year 3 | Maths (數學) | Add and subtract in columns with several carries and borrows, including numbers with zeros. | 數學 N-3-2 | Column sums, digit by digit Worksheet maker |
| Year 3 | Maths (數學) | Multiply and divide two- and three-digit numbers by a one-digit number in columns. | 數學 N-3-3・N-3-5 | Column sums, digit by digit Worksheet maker |
| Year 3 | Maths (數學) | Compare, add and subtract simple fractions with the same denominator. | 數學 N-3-9 | Fraction strips |
| Year 3 | Maths (數學) | Days, hours, minutes and seconds: convert between them and add and subtract times. | 數學 N-3-17 | Clock and money |
| Year 4 | Maths (數學) | Multiply and divide in columns by numbers of up to three digits. | 數學 N-4-2 | Column sums, digit by digit Worksheet maker |
| Year 4 | Maths (數學) | Understand equivalent fractions and compare, add and subtract simple fractions with different denominators. | 數學 N-4-6 | Fraction strips |
| Year 4 | Maths (數學) | Solve everyday time problems across hours, noon and midnight, with the 24-hour clock. | 數學 N-4-13 | Clock and money |
| Year 5 | Maths (數學) | Simplify, compare, and add and subtract fractions with different denominators using a common denominator. | 數學 N-5-4 | Worksheet maker Fraction strips |
| Year 5 | Maths (數學) | See which faces of a cube or cuboid are parallel or at right angles. | 數學 S-5-6 | Cube nets |
Practise with Pencilhop
Start with zhuyin tracing, the times tables or fraction strips; for junior high, try the 會考 maths questions.