NC Curriculum

NC 1st Grade Math Curriculum

Give your 1st grader a solid math foundation with lessons and practice problems built around what North Carolina schools teach, from counting to 120 to telling time and reading data.

1st Grade Math

About 1st Grade North Carolina math

North Carolina 1st grade math follows the NC Standard Course of Study, covering five main strands: Operations and Algebraic Thinking, Number and Operations in Base Ten, Measurement and Data, and Geometry. Students build fluency with addition and subtraction within 20, explore place value with two-digit numbers, measure lengths, tell time, and work with shapes. StudyPug provides step-by-step lessons and practice problems aligned to every strand.

  • Strands: Operations and Algebraic Thinking, Number and Operations in Base Ten, Measurement and Data, and Geometry
  • Step-by-step video lessons for every 1st grade math topic
  • Practice problems with instant feedback for each strand
  • Aligned to the NC Standard Course of Study for 1st Grade Math

Curriculum topics by strand

Browse lessons and practice problems for every strand in the NC Standard Course of Study for 1st Grade Math.

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NC 1st Grade Math Topics

  • Operations and Algebraic Thinking: Addition and subtraction within 20, solving word problems, applying properties of operations, understanding the equal sign, and finding unknown numbers 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 units, telling and writing time in hours and half-hours, and organizing data into up to three categories.
  • Geometry: Distinguishing defining attributes of shapes, building and drawing shapes, composing two- and three-dimensional shapes, and partitioning circles and rectangles into equal shares.

How StudyPug Helps NC 1st Grade Math Students

When a 1st grader gets stuck on a word problem or cannot remember how to compare two-digit numbers, StudyPug provides short video lessons and worked examples that walk through each step at a comfortable pace. Parents and students can search by topic, jump straight to the skill causing trouble, and then move into practice problems to build confidence. A grade 1 math practice test is also available to check where your child stands across the full year of content.

The full set of lessons for 1st grade math is organized by strand, matching exactly the order North Carolina teachers follow, so there is no confusion about where a topic fits in the school year.

Aligned to NC 1st Grade Math Curriculum

Every lesson and practice problem on StudyPug for 1st grade math is written to the NC Standard Course of Study, the same standards North Carolina public school teachers use when planning instruction. Families coming from kindergarten can also review the NC kindergarten math curriculum to fill any gaps before tackling 1st grade material.

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