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
Excerpt from Learning Disabilities: Characteristics, Identification, and Teaching Strategies, by W.N. Bender, 2008 edition, p. 228.
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