Grade 1
The focus of this post is to identify the expectations for 1st graders in math. I would like to have a clear understanding of what they need to learn. I like having all the information in one place for easy reference. I can now take my time with each area and look at it in depth at anytime.
In first grade students are expected to learn:
Operations and Algebraic Thinking
Number and Operations in Base Ten
Measurement and Data
Geometry
The students should enter 1st grade with an understanding of:
Counting and Cardinality
Operations and Algebraic Thinking
Number and Operations in Base Ten
Measurement and Data
Geometry
(www.corestandards.org/Math/Content/1/OA/)
Examples:
Operations and Algebraic Thinking for 1st graders
Geometry in 1st graders
Links:Operations and Algebraic Thinking for 1st graders
Geometry in 1st graders
Common Core Math Standards for 1st graders
EngageNY Grade 1 math
Math Games
IXL Math
Prodigy Math Game
Personal Reflection:
It is important for me to see and understand what is required at each grade level. Knowing the expectations helps to understand how to instruct at grade level and differentiate for children who are above or below grade level.
While reading your post, I was trying to remember what I learned and how lessons were taught when I was in first grade. Truthfully, I can't remember much but I definitely don't remember learning operations and algebraic thinking in first grade, or at least not in those terms. If I remember correctly, it was just basic addition and subtraction, not like the first worksheet you provided. As much as I think this could be complex for such young children, I think it's great that they are introducing these concepts at a young age. I wonder if we were taught in this way, if understanding algebra in high school would have been easier because we had the basic concept embedded in us from such a young age.
ReplyDeleteLooking at your blog and thinking about it I do not remember learning this in first grade. I remember just learning to count to 100 probably. Because of the common core standards in school children are force to use skill and knowledge. To complete these problems most students will count on their fingers how many numbers does it take to get to the next number. This I believe is conceptual understanding. While other students will notice if they have 8 and the sum was 15 to get the number missing, they have to subtract 8 from 15. This is procedural. I don’t think I did this math in first grade, so it is nice to see students doing it today
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