1st grade · Math
What a 1st grade student learns in Math
Grade 1 math focuses on building fluency with addition and subtraction within 20, understanding place value concepts for numbers up to 120, and developing strategies for solving problems involving length, time, and geometric shapes.
The skills for the year
- 1Represent and solve addition and subtraction word problems within 20
- 2Understand and apply properties of addition and subtraction (commutative and associative)
- 3Add and subtract within 20 fluently, using mental strategies
- 4Understand the relationship between addition and subtraction
- 5Work with equations representing addition and subtraction (unknown in all positions)
- 6Count, read, and write numbers up to 120, starting at any number
- 7Understand place value: tens and ones in two-digit numbers
- 8Compare two-digit numbers using <, >, and = symbols
- 9Use place value understanding to add and subtract multiples of ten
- 10Measure lengths using non-standard units
- 11Order and compare lengths of three objects
- 12Tell and write time in hours and half-hours using analog and digital clocks
- 13Organize, represent, and interpret data with up to three categories (picture/bar graphs)
- 14Recognize, compose, and describe 2-dimensional shapes (e.g., circles, triangles, rectangles, squares)
- 15Recognize, compose, and describe 3-dimensional shapes (e.g., spheres, cubes, cones, cylinders)
- 16Partition circles and rectangles into two and four equal shares; use terms like halves and fourths
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