Math Curriculum Map

Numbers and Operations

First Grade

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CONCEPTS

SKILLS

ASSESSMENTS

SUGGESTED RESOURCES

Understand numbers, ways of representing numbers, relationships among numbers, and number systems

•count with understanding and recognize “how many” in sets of objects;

•use multiple models to develop initial understandings of place value and the base-ten number system;

•develop understanding of the relative position and magnitude of whole numbers and of ordinal and cardinal numbers and their connections;

•develop a sense of whole numbers and represent and use them in flexible ways, including relating, composing, and decomposing numbers;

•connect number words and numbers to the quantities they represent, using various physical models and representations;

•understand and represent commonly used fractions, such as 1/4,1/3, and 1/2

 

 

Understand meanings of operations and how they relate to one another

•understand various meanings of addition and subtraction of whole numbers and the relationship between the two operations;

•understand the effects of adding and subtracting whole numbers;

•Understand situations that entail multiplication and division, such as equal groupings of objects and sharing equally.

 

 

 

Compute fluently and make reasonable estimates

•develop and use strategies for whole-number computations, with a focus on addition and subtraction;

•develop fluency with basic number combinations for addition and subtraction;

•use a variety of methods and tools to compute, including objects, mental computation, estimation, paper and pencil, and calculators.