1st Grade Math Topics in DC
District of Columbia 1st graders work through a wide range of foundational math skills. StudyPug covers every topic, from solving word problems with addition and subtraction to understanding place value with tens and ones.
Addition and Subtraction
First graders in DC learn to add and subtract within 20, solve word problems, add three whole numbers, and apply properties of operations. They also explore the relationship between addition and subtraction and build fluency within 10.
- Add and subtract within 20
- Solve word problems using addition and subtraction
- Understand subtraction as an unknown-addend problem
- Determine unknown numbers in addition and subtraction equations
Place Value and Number Sense
Students count to 120, understand that two-digit numbers represent tens and ones, and compare two-digit numbers using >, =, and < symbols.
- Count to 120 starting from any number
- Understand tens and ones in two-digit numbers
- Compare two-digit numbers
- Add within 100, including two-digit and one-digit numbers
- Mentally find 10 more or 10 less than any two-digit number
- Subtract multiples of 10
Measurement and Data
1st graders order objects by length, use length units to measure, tell time to the hour and half-hour, and organize data into up to three categories.
- Order three objects by length
- Express length as a whole number of units
- Tell and write time in hours and half-hours
- Organize and interpret data with up to three categories
Geometry
Students identify defining and non-defining attributes of shapes, compose 2D and 3D shapes, and partition circles and rectangles into equal shares.
- Distinguish defining vs. non-defining shape attributes
- Compose two-dimensional and three-dimensional shapes
- Partition circles and rectangles into two and four equal shares