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Kindergarten Math Skills

First Grade Math Skills

Second Grade Math Skills

Kindergarten Math Skills

Adding and Subtracting

I can name the sign +, -, =.
I can show subtraction problems using counters with answers through 10.
I can listen to a story problem and solve it using addition or subtraction 0 to 9.
I can solve problems in my head by making good guesses.
I can tell if a problem needs to be solved with addition or subtraction.

Counting

I can count up to 20. I can count back from 10 with or without using counters
I can say, find and write numbers 0 to 20 in or out of order.
I can put at least 3 numbers in order through 20 from least to greatest or greatest to least.
I can tell if a number (0 to 20) is greater, equal, or less than another number.
I can show at least two ways to make the same number.

Graphing

I can read and understand a graph with pictures.
I can ask appropriate questions in order to collect information.
I can think and ask questions about a graph, chart and table

Money

I can name the penny, nickel, dime, quarter, and dollar.

Ordering - numbers, objects, differences, placement of objects

I can tell the difference between: inside/outside, above/below/between, smaller/larger, and longer/shorter.
I can tell out loud how an object is alike or different from another object.
I can put 3 or more objects in order by certain measurements.
I can name ordinal numbers to the fifth. (i.e., first, second, third, fourth, fifth).

Shapes and Patterns

I can find shapes in my world.
I can name the shapes: circle, square, rectangle, and triangle.
I can tell about their size, shape, and how many sides.
I can say an AB pattern.
I can finish a pattern using counters or objects.
I can create my own pattern.
I can color pictures so that no two colors share the same side.
I can sort objects in different ways.

Telling Time

I can tell time to the hour

First Grade Math Skills

Adding and Subtracting

I can create (make up) a number story.
I can find the sum or difference (answer) for a number sentence.
I can solve (find the answer) a plus and minus story problem with big numbers from 10 to 100.
I can add numbers up to 99 without regrouping (trading).
I can subtract (take away) numbers that are less that 99 without regrouping.
I can demonstrate (show) the commutative property (3 + 5 = 5 + 3) through 18.

Counting

I can identify (read and name) any number from 0 to 50.
I can identify (tell) if a number is odd or even all the way up to 100.
I can count by 2s, 5s, and 10s.
I can use base-10 blocks to show any number up to 100.
I can identify (read and name) any number from 0 to 100.
I can demonstrate (write) a fact family up to 18.

Graphing

I can answer questions about a pictograph.
I can use graphs, charts, and tables to solve problems.

Fractions

I can identify (find) an object that is divided (cut) in half and I can read ½.

Measurement

I can estimate (guess) the measurement of an object.I can measure an object using different math tools.

Money

I can count pennies and nickels to $1.00.
I can count pennies, nickels, and dimes to $1.00.
I can count pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters to $1.00.

Ordering

I can tell you if an object is: inside/outside, above/below/between, smaller/larger, and longer/shorter.
I can sort objects by their attribute (color, size, shape, weight).
I can use ordinal numbers (for example, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.) to tenth.
I can tell you what comes next (for example, stages of a plant growth).

Shapes and Patterns

I can create (make up) a pattern.
I can draw a square, rectangle, triangle, and circle.
I can know where a line of symmetry (middle) is on an object.
I can recognize (show) same shapes in different positions.

Telling Time

I can tell time to the hour using an analog (clock with hands) or a digital clock.
I can name (tell you) what day it is today, what day it was yesterday, and what day it will be tomorrow.
I can name (tell you) the months of the year in order.
I can name (tell you) the days of the week in order.

Second Grade Math Skills

Adding and Subtracting

I can add two three-digit numbers together.
I can tell when to add or to subtract in a story problem.
I can correctly solve addition problems with and without regrouping/carrying.
I can correctly solve two-digit subtraction problems with and without regrouping/borrowing
I can correctly solve addition and subtraction facts (0 to18) at the snap of a finger.
I can find the missing number to make the problem true

Counting

I can read numbers up to 999 in and out of order.
I can write numbers up to 999 in and out of order.
I can tell how many hundreds, tens, and ones are in a number.
I can put numbers in order up to 999.
I can describe the rule for the next number.

Graphing

I can use numbers or pictures to make and continue a pattern.
I can answer questions about a pictograph.

Measurement

I can measure an object using the correct unit.

Money

I can add and subtract money up to 99 cents
I can count money up to $5.00.
I can write amounts of money up to $5.00.

Ordering

I can use the greater than, less than, or equal to signs to compare numbers up to 999.
I can use words like first, second, and third to describe order.
I can show that order is not important when adding numbers.

Probability

I can predict the most likely and least likely result from a probability experiment.
I can find all the possible combinations given two sets containing up to three objects.

Shapes and Patterns

I can pick out a shape in a different position (flip/reflections).
I can compare shapes to each other by describing their attributes.
I can find two shapes that are exactly the same.
I can continue a pattern.
I can make a pattern.
I can find the lines of symmetry in a shape.

Telling Time

I can tell time to the quarter-hour.
I can tell what the date will be in days or weeks on a calendar.
I can describe how something changes over time.