We learn lots of things in math in first grade! Here are a few of the topics that we cover in first grade:
Skip count by 2’s, 5’s and 10’s
Identify halves, thirds and fourths of a whole
Addition and subtraction for sums up to 20 (This includes word problems and using words, pictures and numbers to explain how to solve these problems.)
Extend a given pattern
Recognize the following 2D shapes: circle, rectangle, triangle trapezoid, and rhombus
Recognize the following 3D shapes: sphere, rectangular prism, cylinder and pyramid
Read calendar to identify day and date
Measuring using various objects (ex. Measuring a piece of paper with paper clips. We do not use rulers for measuring in 1st grade.)
Represent data using pictures and bar graphs
Tell time to the nearest hour and half hour using digital and analog clocks
Count money to fifty cents, including quarters and half dollars (This includes recognizing and telling the worth of a penny, nickel, dime and quarter.)
The last two things, money up to fifty cents and time to the hour and half hour, are the most difficult for first graders to understand. These would be excellent things to work on at home!
