Friday, May 18th, 2012

Math


Below is a list of the major skills the children will work on during first grade:

  • Number sense with numbers
  • Recognize place values through 100’s
  • Counting by 2′s, 5′s and 10′s to 100
  • Writing numerals through 100 and identify number words through 20
  • Comparing and ordering numbers
  • Estimating quantities
  • Understand the basic relationship between addition and subtraction
  • Single and double-digit addition and subtraction
  • Count collections of coins with a total value of $1.00
  • Telling time to the hour and 1/2 hour
  • Measure length and weight of objects
  • Using a calendar
  • Identifying geometric shapes
  • Interpret information displayed in a line graph, bar graph and pictograph
  • Patterns