First Grade Math Standards

• describe patterns in a variety of ways
• sort objects based on their attributes
• use equations to summarize attributes about objects
• record data to find solutions to a problem
• use number pairs to describe another number
• use known numbers to find hidden numbers
• find a hidden number in an equation
• use pictures to illustrate numbers

• compare and contrast basic properties of common geometric shapes and solids
• identify basic properties of shapes and solids(numbers of sides,corners) compare similarities and differences between common geometric shapes
• identify shapes according to various presentations(flip,slide,turn)
• identify, sort, name and draw shapes(circle, square, triangle, rectangle)
• illustrate spatial sense(inside, between, etc.) from written and oral directions
• demonstrate that patterns can be made by putting different shapes together or taking them apart

• record data by tallying
• organize the group data
• interpret data
• predict outcomes
• interpret simple bar, line, and pictographs
• make a bar graph given the axis

• measure length, width, height, weight using nonstandard units
• show how estimation leads to awareness of size units
• measure length using inches
• make quantitative estimates of familiar linear dimensions, weight, intervals and check them against measurement
• read and identify dates and days of the week using a calendar]
• sequence days and months
• tell time to the hour and half-hour
• calculate time by one hour
• know the values of coins
• add totals value of mixed coins:pennies, nickels, and dimes

• add numbers with sums to 18
• master addition facts with single digits
• subtract numbers with subtrahends of 18 or less
• master subtraction facts with single digits
• add numbers with regrouping of tens place
• solve addition problems with multiple addends with sums to 18
• add and subtract two-digit numbers without regrouping
• model and write fact families (7+3=10, 3+7=10, 10-7=3, 10-3=7)
• use a number line to demonstrate addition and subtraction

• count, read, write numbers 0 to 100
• compare sets of objects to show more than, less than, or equal to using symbols
• recognize odd numbers and even numbers
• round numbers to nearest 10
• identify place value of ones and tens
• identify numbers that come before, after, and between
• represent familiar fractions such as 1/2, 1/3, 1/4
• count backwards from 10
• count by 2's, 5s's and 10s to 100
• write 2-digit numbers in expanded notation

• estimate answers to various problems
• use simple graphs and charts to locate information to solve a problem
• use a drawing to help find a solution
• identify extra information and disregard
• select relevant information
• classify and sort a variety of items
• recognize that a story can include a problem
• use logical reasoning techniques in solving problems
• select appropriate operation of addition and subtraction
• identify and use various strategies such as process of elimination, patterns, manipulatives, tables, logical reasoning, etc. to solve problems
• write a word problem for a number sentence
• differentiate between valid and invalid mathematical sentences