MATH
Counting and Cardinality
Know numerical sequence and positioning.
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Count to 100 or more by 2’s, 5’s and 10’s and
backwards from numbers less than 100 with or
without a hundred chart or number line
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Identify ordinal positions through 10 (1st-10th)
using concrete objects
Operations and algebraic thinking
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Represent and solve problems involving addition
and subtraction
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Use addition and subtraction within 20 to solve
word problems involving situations of adding to,
taking from, putting together, taking apart, and
comparing, with unknowns in all positions
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Solve word problems that call for addition of
three whole numbers whose sum is less than or
equal to 20
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Add and subtract one to three digit numbers
without regrouping
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Understand and apply properties of operations
and relationship between addition and
subtraction
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Apply properties of operations as strategies to
add and subtract
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Understand subtraction as an unknown-addend
problem
Add and subtract within 20
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Relate counting to addition and subtraction
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Add and subtract within 20, demonstrating
fluency for addition and subtraction within 10
Work with addition and subtraction equations
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Understand the meaning of the equal sign, and
determine if equations involving addition and
subtraction are true or false
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Determine the unknown whole number in an
addition or subtraction equation relating three
whole numbers
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Write and solve number sentences from problem
situations that express relationships involving
addition and subtraction
Number and Operations in Base Ten
Extend the counting sequence
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Count to 120, starting at any number less than
120. In this range, read and write numerals and
represent a number of objects with a written
numeral
Understand place value
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Understand that the two digits of a two-digit
number represent amounts of tens and ones
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10 can be thought of as a bundle of ten ones —
called a “ten”
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Know that the numbers from 11 to 19 are
composed of a ten and one, two, three, four,
five, six, seven, eight, or nine ones
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Know that the numbers 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60,
70, 80, 90 refer to one, two, three, four, five, six,
seven, eight, or nine tens
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Compare two two-digit numbers based on
meanings of the tens and ones digits, recording
the results of comparisons with the symbols >,
=, and <
Use place value understanding and properties of
operations to add and subtract
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Add within 100, including adding a two-digit
number and a one-digit number, and adding a
two-digit number and a multiple of 10
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Given a two-digit number, mentally find 10 more
or 10 less than the number, without having to
count; explain the reasoning used
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Subtract multiples of 10 in the range 10-90 from
multiples of 10 in the range 10-90
Numbers and operations – fractions
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Identify and represent fraction concepts using
1/2 and 1/4 and show equivalencies
Measurement and Data
Measure lengths indirectly and by iterating
length units
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Order three objects by length; compare the
lengths of two objects indirectly
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Express the length of an object as a whole
number of length units
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Begin to explore units of measure such as inches
Measure and compare weights
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Use scale to compare weights of two objects
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Begin to explore units of measure such as
kilograms and pounds
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First Grade
Measure and compare capacity and volume
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Demonstrate an understanding of capacity or
volume
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Begin to explore units of measure such as quarts
and liters
Tell and write time
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Tell and write time in hours and half-hours using
analog and digital clocks
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Estimate and measure the passage of time using
mathematical language
Represent and interpret data
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Organize, represent, and interpret data with up
to three categories
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Use estimation to compute and solve problems
Work with money
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Identify coins and determine the value of money
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Compare coin values and determine money
equivalencies
Geometry
Reason with shapes and their attributes
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Distinguish between defining attributes, build
and draw shapes to possess defining attributes
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Compose two-dimensional shapes or three-
dimensional shapes to create a composite shape
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Partition circles and rectangles into two and four
equal shares
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Identify and create shapes that have symmetry
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Investigate and predict the results of putting
together and taking apart two-dimensional
shapes and describe the relationship between
shapes
Space and position
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Follow directions to move or place an object
and describe the relationship of objects in space
using positional language
SCIENCE
Land Features
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Identify the following landforms: mountain,
hill, plain, valley
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Explore the process of erosion
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Describe how rocks weather to form soil
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Understand that soil is made from a
combination of weathered rocks and organic
materials
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Observe and explain how/why soils differ in
color, texture, capacity to hold water, and ability
to support the growth of plants
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Understand that fossils provide evidence of
plant and animal life from long ago
Water Features
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Know that the majority of the Earth is covered
in water
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Understand that there are various types of
bodies of water
Natural Resources
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Explain how rock, water, plants, and soil provide
many resources including food, fuel, and
materials for shelter
Earth and Space
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Define rotation
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Define revolution
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Explain how seasons affect plants and animals
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Understand the importance of measuring and
recording weather data
Animals and Plants
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Know that plants need water and light to
survive
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Identify and describe purpose of various
plant parts
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Understand that plants and animals go through
distinctive life cycles
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Identify the stages of a fruit-producing plant
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Identify the life cycle stages of an insect
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Understand that plants and animals produce
offspring with similar characteristics
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Understand that basic structural characteristics
of plants and animals are used to classify them
Interactions
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Understand that there is an interdependency
of plants and animals that can be shown in a
food web
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Know that animals can affect the germination,
growth, and development of plants
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Understand how plants and animals have
adapted through time
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