Below is a list of the content that will be covered in each grade level. The concepts will be continually reinforced throughout the year.

 

September & October

COUNTING SEQUENCE:

Count by ones at least to 100.
Count by fives and tens to 100.
Count on by ones from some number other than 1.

CARDINALITY: COUNTING TO TELL HOW MANY
Count up to at least 15 objects.
Understand that the last number counted tells the total number in the group.
Understands that size, shape, color, physical arrangement, or function of objects does not affect the number of objects in a group.
Recognize and use different ways to represent numerals (numerals, groups of dots, words, groups of objects).
Record numerals 0-10.
Compare groups of objects using one-to-one correspondence to tell which group has more, fewer, or if both groups have the same number of objects.
Use terms more, fewer, and same to describe relationships among groups of objects.
Interpret simple bar graphs.

ORDINALITY: COUNTING TO TELL WHICH ONE:

Identify positions in a line using ordinal numbers first through tenth.
Describe events over time to tell which is first, second, third,…tenth, and last.

November

TWO-DIMENSIONAL SHAPES:

Identify triangles, squares, rectangles, and circles of different sizes and in rotated positions.

Use the terms triangle, square, rectangle, circle, pentagon, and hexagon to identify shapes.
Identify the attributes of triangles, squares, rectangles, circles, pentagons, and hexagons: count the number of straight sides and corners, and identify the relative lengths of sides of squares and nonsquare rectangles.
Recognize that all squares are rectangles.
Match the drawings of shapes to their names.

SYMMETRY:
Identify lines of symmetry in equilateral triangles, squares, rectangles, and circles.

 

THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPES:

Identify spheres, cylinders, cubes, cones, triangular prisms, square pyramids, and rectangular prisms.
Use the terms sphere, cylinder, cube, cone, triangular prism, square pyramid, and rectangular prism to name shapes.
Identify the shapes of faces and the number of faces for cubes, rectangular prisms, triangular prisms, and square pyramids.

 

December

PATTERN:

Identify and extend simple patterns involving letters.
Identify and extend simple patterns involving sound.
Identify and extend simple patterns involving color and shape.
Identify and extend simple patterns involving number.

LOGIC:
Use simple clues to make logical deductions.
Identify and reason about relationships between size and number.

January & February

LENGTH/HEIGHT:
Recognize a need for a common endpoint to compare heights or lengths.
Compare objects to tell which is longer, longest, taller, tallest, shorter, shortest, or if they have the same height or length.
Order objects by height or length.
Use the terms taller, tallest, longer, longest, shorter, shortest, and same length to describe height and length relationships.
Recognize that the tallest objects is also the longest
Measure and compare lengths using non-standard and standard units.

WEIGHT:
Recognize that when two objects have the same weight, the pan balance is level.
Compare weights of two objects using a balance to tell which is heavier, which is lighter, or if they have the same weight.
Order objects by weight and tell which is the heaviest and lightest.
Use the terms heavier, heaviest, lighter, lightest, and same weight to describe weight relationships.
Explore methods for achieving balance.
Use nonstandard units to measure the weight of objects.

CAPACITY:

Use nonstandard units to measure and compare capacities.
Compare and order containers by capacity.
Use the terms holds the most. Holds more, holds the least, holds less, and holds about the same to describe capacity relationships.
Explore relationships among quarts, cups, and half-cups.

TEMPERATURE:
Use Fahrenheit thermometers to identify temperatures of water.
Recognize that greater numbers on a thermometer represent warmer temperatures.
Use the terms hot, warm, cool, and cold to describe relative temperatures.

TIME:
Identify time to the hour on analog and digital clocks.
Associate daily activities with times of day.
Estimate the number of actions that can be performed in 1 minute.
Identify days of the week and dates on a calendar.
Order events over time.
Use the terms before, after, and between to describe events over time.

MONEY:
Identify pennies, nickels, and dimes by examining their features.
Identify the values of pennies, nickels and dimes.
Trade pennies for nickels and dimes.

March & April

COMPARISON::
Compare sets of objects to tell which has more or fewer objects, and how many fewer objects.

ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION:
Understand that counters can be used to represent objects.
Combine two sets of one to five objects or counters and find the number in all.
Use the terms put together, altogether, how many in all, total, and add to describe addition situations.
Take away zero to five objects or counters from a set of one to five objects or counters and find the number left.
Use the terms take away, how many are left, and subtract to describe subtraction situations.

EQUAL SHARES:
Separate a set of objects into two equal groups.

May

RIGHT AND LEFT:

Identify one’s right and left hands.
Identify the object that is on one’s right or left.

POSITIONS:
In response to spatial directions, identify the positions of objects that are under, over, above, below, at the bottom of, in the middle of, on top of, next to, inside, behind, and in front of other objects.
Use the terms over, bottom, middle, top, on top of, next to, inside, behind, and in front of to describe positions.

DIRECTIONS:
Move in specific ways by following verbal instructions that use directional terms forward, backward, right and left and specific numbers of steps.

MAP READING:
Read a map to identify the location of specific objects in the classroom.