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DC 1st Grade Math Curriculum

Give your child the support they need to keep up with District of Columbia 1st grade math. Our lessons cover every strand your child's teacher is working through this year.

1st Grade Math

About 1st Grade District of Columbia math

District of Columbia schools follow DC academic standards for mathematics, organized around operations and algebraic thinking, number and operations in base ten, measurement and data, and geometry. In 1st grade, students build fluency with addition and subtraction within 20, explore place value with two-digit numbers, measure length, tell time, organize data, and work with 2D and 3D shapes. StudyPug provides video lessons and practice problems matched to every one of these strands.

  • Strands: operations and algebraic thinking, number and operations in base ten, measurement and data, and geometry
  • Video lessons explaining every 1st grade concept step by step
  • Practice problems and worked examples for each topic
  • Content aligned to DC academic standards for 1st grade math

Curriculum topics by strand

Find lessons and practice for every 1st grade math topic, organized by strand and aligned to DC academic standards.

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DC 1st Grade Math Topics

  • Operations and Algebraic Thinking: Addition and subtraction within 20, solving word problems, adding three whole numbers, applying properties of operations, understanding subtraction as an unknown-addend problem, and determining unknowns in equations.
  • Number and Operations in Base Ten: Counting to 120, understanding tens and ones in two-digit numbers, comparing two-digit numbers using >, =, and <, adding within 100, and subtracting multiples of 10.
  • Measurement and Data: Ordering objects by length, expressing length in whole-number units, telling and writing time in hours and half-hours, and organizing and interpreting data in up to three categories.
  • Geometry: Identifying defining versus non-defining attributes of shapes, composing 2D and 3D shapes, and partitioning circles and rectangles into equal shares.

How StudyPug Helps DC 1st Grade Math Students

When a first grader gets stuck on place value or cannot remember how to compare two-digit numbers, they can open StudyPug and find a short video lesson that walks through the exact concept. Our grade 1 math practice test also lets students check their understanding across all the strands before a class quiz or unit test.

Parents can browse every strand and topic from the same account, making it easy to spot where a child needs extra practice and to find a lesson that matches what the teacher is covering that week.

Aligned to DC 1st Grade Math Curriculum

All StudyPug 1st grade math content is built around DC academic standards, so every lesson your child watches and every problem they practice connects directly to what is being taught in District of Columbia classrooms. If your child is just starting out, our DC kindergarten math curriculum page shows the foundation they are building on.

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Last updated June 5, 2026

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