A First Grade math curriculum should be taught using a combination of interactive activities, learning games, printable worksheets, assessments, and reinforcement. Manipulatives are very important for First Grade math lessons. And a First Grade math curriculum should cover all the math strands, not just arithmetic. The major math strands for First Grade curriculum are number sense and operations, algebra, geometry and spatial sense, measurement, and data analysis and probability. While these math strands might surprise you, they are all critical lessons for a First Grade math curriculum.
Time4Learning teaches a comprehensive First Grade math curriculum using fun, interactive math activities to build a solid math foundation.
During First Grade, math students will be expected to read and write numerals to 100, to count objects to 100 or more, to compare and order whole numbers to 100 or more using a variety of methods including usage of the symbols <, =, and >, and the vocabulary of less than, equal to, and more than. They will learn to apply these lessons to real-life scenarios. First grade math students will learn ordinal numbers from 1st to 10th or higher.
Counting is an important skill for a First Grade math student. The children will learn to count orally to 100 by 2s, 5s, and 10s with or without a hundred chart. They will learn to count forward or backward by 1s beginning with any number less than 100. Using a hundred chart they will learn to count forward by 10s starting at any number less than 10.
First Grade math students will be learning about place value. They will know the place value of any digit in a whole number less than 100. They will learn about place value patterns and about how zero is a place holder for expressing place value.
During this year, First Grade math students will be learning addition and subtraction. The children will demonstrate that they know addition means putting together, and subtraction means taking away. They will solve basic addition facts using concrete objects and thinking strategies such as ‘count on’, ‘count back’, ‘doubles’, ‘doubles plus one’, and ‘make ten’. They will learn about the commutative and associative properties of addition and learn fact families up to 18. Using concrete materials such as coins, diagrams, and number expressions, first grade math students will show equivalent forms of the same number.
In First Grade math studies, children will show a basic understanding of measuring lengths, weights, and capacity by selecting appropriate units to use for measurement. They will use standard and non-standard units to measure, compare, and order objects according to their lengths and weights.
First Grade math students will also study time, temperature, and money. They will show they understand these concepts by use of digital and analog clocks, calendars, and thermometers. Children studying first grade math will learn and compare money values including the quarter (25 cents), half-dollar (50 cents), and dollar (100 cents).
There are 100 math activities in the First Grade curriculum, and children can either move through them sequentially, or pick and choose from the lessons, using the Activity Finder. Parents can easily follow their child’s progress by logging into the child’s portfolio and viewing day by day lessons or a customizable and printable report than can be sorted by subject, lesson type, or date range.
To find out more about the First Grade math program at Time4Learning, try out one of the demo lessons, ask a question in our parents forum, or even view the entire First Grade Math scope and sequence. Sign up today to let your First Grader experience the fun and learning encompassed in the Time4Learning First Grade Math Program.
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This post was written by Kerry on June 26, 2009
