Arkansas 1st Grade Math: What Students Learn This Year
In 1st grade, Arkansas students make a big jump from Kindergarten counting into real arithmetic. The Arkansas Mathematics Standards for 1st grade focus on building fluency with addition and subtraction, understanding how two-digit numbers work, and connecting math to everyday situations like measuring and telling time.
Addition and Subtraction Within 20
A large part of 1st grade math is adding and subtracting within 20. Students learn to solve word problems, add three whole numbers, and use strategies like counting on and making ten. They also explore properties of operations — for example, understanding that the order of addends does not change the sum. By the end of 1st grade, Arkansas students should have fluency with addition and subtraction facts within 10.
Place Value and Two-Digit Numbers
Students learn that a two-digit number is made up of tens and ones. They count to 120 starting from any number, compare two-digit numbers using the symbols >, =, and <, and practice mentally finding 10 more or 10 less than any number. They also add within 100 and subtract multiples of 10.
Measurement and Data
1st graders in Arkansas order objects by length, measure using whole units, and tell time in hours and half-hours on both analog and digital clocks. They also organize and interpret simple data with up to three categories.
Geometry
Students identify and build two-dimensional and three-dimensional shapes based on their defining attributes. They compose shapes to make new shapes and partition circles and rectangles into two and four equal shares.
How StudyPug Helps Arkansas 1st Graders
- Video lessons for every topic listed in the Arkansas Mathematics Standards for Grade 1
- Practice problems that mirror the types of questions seen in class and on homework
- Step-by-step explanations students can revisit whenever they need a refresher
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