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Math Standards Example

by W.N. Bender
Source: Pearson Allyn Bacon Prentice Hall
Topics: Kindergarten, First Grade, What to Expect in Math (Grade and Age), National Math Standards

Kindergarten Standards

  • Sorts objects by similarities
  • Arranges/orders objects according to size, shape, and color
  • Matches objects of sets one-to-one
  • Recognizes/names number of items in a set up to 5
  • Counts number of items in a set up to 10
  • Combines and separates sets of objects by a given characteristic
  • Selects numeral that names the number of elements of a set up to 10
  • Compares two objects according to size
  • Measures length by counting nonstandard units
  • Moves oneself or an object from one point to another using given directions
  • Sorts and identifies basic geometric shapes
  • Recognizes coins and bills as representing a system of exchange
  • Names coins up to 25 cents and bills up to 5 dollars

First-Grade Standards

  • Determines amounts of money up to 50 cents and change to 25 cents
  • Applies units of measurement (time to half-hour, etc.)
  • Adds whole numbers—up to three one-digit numbers with no regrouping
  • Subtracts whole numbers—up to two digits with no regrouping
  • Recognizes different names for numbers—whole numbers up to 100 and fractions 1/2, 1/3, and 1/4
  • Relates numbers to models for numbers up to 60
  • Identifies the number of 10's and 1's in a given number
  • Recognizes sets that are equivalent
  • Recognizes ordinal numbers up to ninth
  • Identifies numerical relations—greater than, less than, equal to
  • Identifies standard geometric shapes and relations
  • Selects items belonging and not belonging to a given set
  • Identifies mathematical symbols ( =, +, –, >, < )
  • Selects appropriate units to measure time
  • Selects appropriate operation—addition or subtraction—for a given problem
  • Organizes elements of sets according to characteristics
  • Determines sequencing of numbers, points on a number line, and shapes
  • Counts by 1's, 2's, 5's, and 10's
  • Interprets data on simple graphs

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