Elementary Mathematics Office Howard County Public School System
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Grade 1 Number and Operations in Base Ten
What Your Child Will Learn
Count to 120 starting at any number. Read and write numbers. (1.NBT.1) Quarter 1 and 2
Understand that the two-digits in a two-digit number represent tens and
ones. (1.NBT.2)
Quarter 1
Compare two-digit numbers using >, =, and <. (1.NBT.3) Quarter 1 and 2
Add within 100. (1.NBT.4.) Quarter 3 and 4
Given a two-digit number, mentally find 10 more or less without counting.
(1.NBT.5)
Quarter 3 and 4
Subtract 10 from multiples of 10 (10-90). (1.NBT.6) Quarter 3 and 4
Vocabul ary
Place Value: the value of the place of the digit
in a number
Digit: A symbol used to show a number
Greater Than: (>) a symbol used to compare
two numbers, with the greater number listed
first. Example: 8 > 6
Less Than: (<) a symbol used to compare
two numbers, with the lesser number given
first. Example: 6 < 9
Equal to: (=) having the same value Add: To join together sets to find the total or
sum
Subtract: to find the difference when two groups
are compared or to
find out how many are left when items are taken
away from a group
Activities At Home (optional):
Count objects such as jellybeans in a bowl, pennies in a jar, cheerios in a baggie, etc.
Find numbers in newspapers, magazines, or on items around the house.
Practice counting with your student while doing various activities-driving in the car,
jumping rope, waiting in line at a store, etc.
Divide a deck of cards evenly between players. Each player flips over a card, the player
with the highest card wins the cards. Continue until one player has all cards in the deck.
Put different items into groups and talk about which group has more or less items using
the terms greater than and less than.
Roll dice and create numbers. Say what is 10 more or 10 less than that number.
