MATH
Counting and Cardinality
Number conceptualization in counting backwards
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Count backwards from 1,000 using a variety
of methods
Operations and algebraic thinking
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Represent and solve problems involving
addition and subtraction
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Use addition and subtraction within 100 to solve
one- and two-step word problems
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Use repeated subtraction, equal sharing, and
equal groups to solve division problems
Add and subtract within 20
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Add and subtract within 20 using mental
strategies
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Work with equal groups of objects to gain
foundations for multiplication
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Determine whether a group of objects has an
odd or even number of members
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Use addition to find the total number of objects
arranged in rectangular arrays with up to five
rows and up to five columns
Represent and solve problems involving
multiplication and division
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Use repeated addition, arrays, and counting by
multiples to solve multiplication problems
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Know multiplication facts for the 2’s, 5’s,
and 10’s
Numbers and Operations in Base Ten
Understand place value
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Understand that three digits of a three-digit
number represent amounts of hundreds,
tens, ones
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Know that 100 can be thought of as a bundle of
ten tens — called a “hundred”
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Know that numbers 100, 200, 300, 400, 500,
600, 700, 800, 900 refer to one, two, three, four,
five, six, seven, eight, or nine hundreds
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Count within 1000; skip-count by 5s, 10s,
and 100s
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Read and write numbers to 1000 using base-ten
numerals, number names, and expanded form
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Compare two three-digit numbers
Use place value understanding and properties of
operations to add and subtract
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Fluently add and subtract within 100 using
strategies based on place value
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Add four two-digit numbers using strategies
based on place value and properties of
operations
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Add and subtract within 1000, using concrete
models or drawings and strategies
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Mentally add 10 or 100 to a given number 100–
900, and mentally subtract 10 or 100 from given
number 100–900
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Explain addition and subtraction strategies, use
place value and properties of operations
Numbers and Operations – Fractions
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Recognize, name, and compare fractions from
1/4 to 1/12
Measurement and Data
Measure and estimate lengths in standard units
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Measure the length of an object by selecting
and using appropriate tools
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Measure the length of an object twice, using
length units of different lengths
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Estimate lengths using units of inches, feet,
centimeters, and meters
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Measure to determine how much longer one
object is than another
Relate addition and subtraction to length
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Use addition and subtraction within 100 to solve
word problems involving lengths
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Represent whole numbers as lengths from 0 on
a number line diagram
Work with time and money
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Tell and write time from analog and digital clocks
to nearest five minutes, using a.m. and p.m.
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Solve word problems involving dollar bills,
quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies, using $
and ¢ symbols appropriately
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Calculate the duration of time in hour intervals
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Understand relationships of time
Solve problems involving measurement and
estimation
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Estimate and measure the distance around a
figure to determine the perimeter
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Second Grade
Measure and compare capacity and volume
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Estimate and determine volume using materials
such as cubes to fill a box
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Use measuring devices to measure and compare
liquid volume in metric and customary units
Measure and compare weights
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Estimate and weigh objects in pounds and
kilograms using a scale
Measure and compare temperature
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Demonstrate an understanding of temperatures
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Generate measurement data by measuring
lengths of several objects to the nearest
whole unit
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Draw a picture graph and a bar graph to
represent a data set with up to four categories
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Use technology to explore math skills
Data analysis
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Determine questions for a survey with two or
more categories, collect and record the data,
represent the data on charts and/or graphs, and
interpret and present the data
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Construct a graph using computer software
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Identify parts of data such as the mode and
range
Geometry
Reason with shapes and their attributes
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Recognize and draw shapes having specified
attributes
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Partition a rectangle into rows and columns of
same-size squares and count to find total
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Partition circles and rectangles
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Identify, describe, sort, compare, and contrast
one-, two-, and three-dimensional figures
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Identify and create symmetric figures using a
line of symmetry
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Identify congruent shapes and manipulate them
to create other figures
Space and position
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Explore slides, flips, and turns and predict
reflection of given two-dimensional shape
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Locate and identify the coordinate points of
objects on a coordinate grid
SCIENCE
Land Features
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Identify the following landforms: mountain, hill,
plain, valley
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Explore the process of erosion
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Describe how rocks weather to form soil
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Understand that soil is made from a
combination of weathered rocks and organic
materials
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Observe and explain how/why soils differ in
color, texture, capacity to hold water, and ability
to support the growth of plants
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Understand that fossils provide evidence of
plant and animal life from long ago
Water Features
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Know that the majority of the Earth is covered
in water
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Understand that there are various types of
bodies of water
Natural Resources
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Explain how rock, water, plants, and soil provide
many resources including food, fuel, and
materials for shelter
Earth and Space
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Define rotation
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Define revolution
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Explain how seasons affect plants and animals
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Understand the importance of measuring and
recording weather data
Animals and Plants
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Know that plants need water and light to survive
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Identify and describe purpose of various
plant parts
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Understand that plants and animals go through
distinctive life cycles
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Identify the stages of a fruit-producing plant
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Identify the life cycle stages of an insect
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Understand that plants and animals produce
offspring with similar characteristics
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Understand that basic structural characteristics
of plants and animals are used to classify them
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