1st Grade Math Survival Guide

A couple of years ago my daughter was in 1st grade. Her school was using Eureka Math (aka Engage New York). When I would sit down to help with her math assignments I encountered a variety of unfamiliar terms (Arrow Notation, Number Bonds, Tape Diagrams etc.).

The "1st Grade Math Survival Guide" explains and organizes all the key concepts for students in first grade. It's geared for parents, but is an excellent resource for teachers as well.

Below is an outline of the topics covered in this Guide.

OUTLINE OF TOPICS

ADDITION

1. Whole Amounts can be broken into two parts

2. Match different addition models

3. Using a Number Bond to make a Number Sentence

4. Using a Number Sentence to make a Number Bond

5. Make multiple Number Bonds or Number Sentences from a given number

6. Write 2 Expressions from a given Number Bond

7. If given a math story, expression, number bond or math picture, you can make any of the other 3.

8. Find the missing part when adding.

9. The Count On Strategy to find the missing part

10. The Count Back Strategy to find a missing part

11. Arrow Notation Way (aka Arrow Way Notation)

12. Adding Double Facts 13. Adding Double Facts + 1

14. Writing Equal Expressions (aka number sentence)

15. Make 10 Strategy

16. Adding 3 numbers using the Make 10 Strategy

17. Using 10 Frames to Add

18. Make 10 Strategy using Number Bonds

19. Ten Plus Number Sentence

20. Ten Plus using a Number Bond

21. Place Value Chart (identifing Tens and Ones)

22. Hide Zero Picture

23. Adding by putting in Groups of Ten

24. Say Ten Way vs. Regular Way

25. Group 10 Adding (Matching)

26. Quick Tens

27. Adding with Quick Tens

28. Adding 10 to Multiples of 10 (up to 100)

29. Adding a 2 digit & a 1 digit number •When the ones added are equal to or greater than 10

30. Using simple single digit problems to help solve other problems.

31. Adding a pair of 2 digit numbers •When the ones added are less than 10

32. Adding a pair of 2 digit numbers •When the ones added are equal or greater than 10

SUBTRACTION

33. Subtraction is taking a part away from the whole amount

34. Subtraction using drawing to model

35. Given a Drawing, Number Story, Subtraction Sentence or Number Bond you can create or match to the others.

36. Finding the Missing Part When Adding

37. Using a drawing to find the missing Part When Adding

38. Matching the Addition Sentence with the Subtraction Sentence

39. Make 10 subtract from 10 (aka Take from 10) - Subtracting a single digit from a ten

40. Take from 10 (aka Make 10 subtract from 10) and the Count On strategy together 41. Subtracting 10 from Multiples of 10 - Taking 10 away from any number ending in zero up to 100

COMPARING

42. Compare two single digit amounts

43. Compare 2 Quantities (amounts) using a Place Value Chart (double digits)

44. Compare 2 Quantities (amounts) using Quick Tens

45. Compare Money (amounts) using Dimes and Pennies

46. Compare and Order Numbers

LENGTH

47. Using a benchmark to compare the length of objects

48. Organizing Objects

49. Compare the lengths of 3 objects using spaces

50. Compare the lengths of 3 objects using blocks

51. Estimate the Length of objects or distance

52. Find the length of an object with 2 different benchmarks

53. Find the difference between two objects

GEOMETRY

54. Recognizing Two Dimensional Shapes

55. Recognizing Three Dimensional Shapes

56. Composite Shapes

57. Recognizing Halves and Quarters

ORGANIZE DATA

58. Using Tally marks

59. Reading Tally marks

60. Comparing Tally marks

61. Collecting, sorting, organizing and answering questions

62. Make a table/graph with blocks

TIME

63. Recognizing Time on the Hour

64. Recognizing Time Half Past the Hour

MONEY

65. Identifying Pennies, Nickles, Dimes & Quarters

66. Adding and Subtracting Money

67. Find the value of a collection of coins

TAPE DIAGRAM

- A basic explanation