Grade Level: 1st
Subject: Math / Revised Date: 4/11/12
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Strand / Domain / Mathematical Practices / The standards for Mathematical Practice describe varieties of expertise that mathematical educators at all levels should seek to develop in their students.
Standard(s)
(one or more standards/indicators; can be clustered) /
Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
Big Idea(s)
Essential Question(s)
Academic Vocabulary (what students need to know in order to complete the task)
Sample Activities
District Adopted
Core Curriculum
Additional Resource(s)
Formative Assessment(s)
that relate to CCSS
Summative Assessment(s)
that relate to CCSS
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Subject: / Revised Date:
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Strand / Domain / Mathematical Practices / The standards for Mathematical Practice describe varieties of expertise that mathematical educators at all levels should seek to develop in their students.
Standard(s)
(one or more standards/indicators; can be clustered) /
Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
Big Idea(s)
Essential Question(s)
Academic Vocabulary (what students need to know in order to complete the task)
Sample Activities
District Adopted
Core Curriculum
Additional Resource(s)
Formative Assessment(s)
that relate to CCSS
Summative Assessment(s)
that relate to CCSS
Grade Level: 1st
Subject: Math / Revised Date: 4/11/12
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Strand / Domain / Mathematical Practices / The standards for Mathematical Practice describe varieties of expertise that mathematical educators at all levels should seek to develop in their students.
Standard(s)
(one or more standards/indicators; can be clustered) /
Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.
Big Idea(s)
Essential Question(s)
Academic Vocabulary (what students need to know in order to complete the task)
Sample Activities
District Adopted
Core Curriculum
Additional Resource(s)
Formative Assessment(s)
that relate to CCSS
Summative Assessment(s)
that relate to CCSS
Grade Level: 1st
Subject: Math / Revised Date: 4/11/12
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Strand / Domain / Mathematical Practices / The standards for Mathematical Practice describe varieties of expertise that mathematical educators at all levels should seek to develop in their students.
Standard(s)
(one or more standards/indicators; can be clustered) /
Model with mathematics.
Big Idea(s)
Essential Question(s)
Academic Vocabulary (what students need to know in order to complete the task)
Sample Activities
District Adopted
Core Curriculum
Additional Resource(s)
Formative Assessment(s)
that relate to CCSS
Summative Assessment(s)
that relate to CCSS
Grade Level: 1st
Subject: Math / Revised Date: 4/11/12
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Strand / Domain / Mathematical Practices / The standards for Mathematical Practice describe varieties of expertise that mathematical educators at all levels should seek to develop in their students.
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(one or more standards/indicators; can be clustered) /
Use appropriate tools strategically.
Big Idea(s)
Essential Question(s)
Academic Vocabulary (what students need to know in order to complete the task)
Sample Activities
District Adopted
Core Curriculum
Additional Resource(s)
Formative Assessment(s)
that relate to CCSS
Summative Assessment(s)
that relate to CCSS
Grade Level: 1st
Subject: Math / Revised Date: 4/11/12
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Strand / Domain / Mathematical Practices / The standards for Mathematical Practice describe varieties of expertise that mathematical educators at all levels should seek to develop in their students.
Standard(s)
(one or more standards/indicators; can be clustered) /
Attend to precision.
Big Idea(s)
Essential Question(s)
Academic Vocabulary (what students need to know in order to complete the task)
Sample Activities
District Adopted
Core Curriculum
Additional Resource(s)
Formative Assessment(s)
that relate to CCSS
Summative Assessment(s)
that relate to CCSS
Grade Level: 1st
Subject: Math / Revised Date: 4/11/12
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Strand / Domain / Mathematical Practices / The standards for Mathematical Practice describe varieties of expertise that mathematical educators at all levels should seek to develop in their students.
Standard(s)
(one or more standards/indicators; can be clustered) /
Look for and make use of structure.
Big Idea(s)
Essential Question(s)
Academic Vocabulary (what students need to know in order to complete the task)
Sample Activities
District Adopted
Core Curriculum
Additional Resource(s)
Formative Assessment(s)
that relate to CCSS
Summative Assessment(s)
that relate to CCSS
Grade Level: 1st
Subject: Math / Revised Date: 4/11/12
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Strand / Domain / Mathematical Practices / The standards for Mathematical Practice describe varieties of expertise that mathematical educators at all levels should seek to develop in their students.
Standard(s)
(one or more standards/indicators; can be clustered) /
Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.
Big Idea(s)
Essential Question(s)
Academic Vocabulary (what students need to know in order to complete the task)
Sample Activities
District Adopted
Core Curriculum
Additional Resource(s)
Formative Assessment(s)
that relate to CCSS
Summative Assessment(s)
that relate to CCSS
Grade Level: 1st
Subject: Math / Revised Date: 4/11/12
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Strand / Domain / Operations and Algebraic Thinking/ Represent and solve problems involving addition and subtraction.
Standard(s)
(one or more standards/indicators; can be clustered) / 1.OA.1 Use addition and subtraction within 20 to solve word problems involving situations of adding to, taking from, putting together, taking apart, and comparing, with unknowns in all positions, e.g., by using objects, drawings, and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem.
Big Idea(s) / 1. There are multiple ways to represent and find sums/ differences within 20 (story problems, pictures, equations, computational strategies, manipulatives).
2. An equation must be balanced and the equal sign represents quantities on each side of the symbol as the same (equal).
3. The relationship between addition & subtraction can be used to solve problems.
Essential Question(s) /

1.What are the different ways I can use to find the missing number in an addition or subtraction word problem?

  1. How canI use objects, drawings and equations to act out real-life situations?

Academic Vocabulary (what students need to know in order to complete the task) / Use, solve, adding to, taking from, putting together, taking apart, comparing, using, represent
Sample Activities / Possible Activities:
Addition Word Problems
Subtraction Word Problems
Bunk Bed Problem
Double Decker Bus Problem
Making Apple Ten Packs
Possible Read Alouds: (see task cards in right hand column)
- Rooster's Off to See the World
- One Duck Stuck
- One Hunter
- The Very Hungry Caterpillar
- Two of Everything (Doubles facts)
- Domino Addition
District Adopted
Core Curriculum / Envision Math
1.OA.1
Topic 3, Lessons: 1, 2, 3, 5A, 5, 7
Topic 4 Lessons: 1, 2, 5A, 5, 6, 7, 8
Topic 6 Lesson: 6
Topic 7 Lessons: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Topic 16 Lessons: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Topic 17 Lesson: 5
Additional Resource(s) / IXL
  • Addition: Addition with pictures - sums to 10 (First grade - B.1)
  • Addition: Addition sentences - sums to 10 (First grade - B.2)
  • Addition: Addition word problems - sums to 10 (First grade - B.3)
  • Addition: Word problems - write the addition sentence (First grade - B.4)
  • Addition: Addition word problems - sums to 18 (First grade - B.11)
  • Addition: Complete the addition sentence (First grade - B.12)
  • Subtraction: Subtraction with pictures - numbers up to 10 (First grade - D.1)
  • Subtraction: Subtraction sentences - numbers up to 10 (First grade - D.2)
  • Subtraction: Subtraction word problems - one-digit numbers (First grade - D.3)
  • Subtraction: Word problems - write the subtraction sentence (First grade - D.4)
  • Subtraction: Subtraction word problems - numbers up to 18 (First grade - D.12)
  • Subtraction: Complete the subtraction sentence (First grade - D.13)
  • Mixed operations: Addition and subtraction word problems (First grade - F.6)
  • Comparing: Comparison word problems (First grade - G.4)
  • Measurement: Customary units of length: word problems (First grade - M.3)
  • Measurement: Metric units of length: word problems (First grade - M.7)

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Formative Assessment(s)
that relate to CCSS / Pre/Post Topic Test Assessments
Easy CBM assessments (District-Wide Progress Monitoring)
Curriculum In-Program Assessments (Spiral Review, Quick-Check)
Summative Assessment(s)
that relate to CCSS / District-Wide Benchmark Assessments
CCSS Math performance tasks
Grade Level: 1st
Subject: Math / Revised Date: 4/11/12
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Strand / Domain / Operations and Algebraic Thinking/ Represent and solve problems involving addition and subtraction.
Standard(s)
(one or more standards/indicators; can be clustered) / 1.OA.2 Solve word problems that call for addition of three whole numbers whose sum is less than or equal to 20, e.g., by using objects, drawings, and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem.
Big Idea(s) /

1.What are the different ways I can use to find the missing number in an addition word problem?

  1. How canI use objects, drawings and equations to act out real-life situations?

Essential Question(s) /
  1. There are multiple ways to represent and find sums/ differences within 20 (story problems, pictures, equations, computational strategies, manipulatives).
  2. An equation must be balanced and the equal sign represents quantities on each side of the symbol as the same (equal).
  3. The relationship between addition & subtraction can be used to solve problems.

Academic Vocabulary (what students need to know in order to complete the task) / Solve, using, addition word problems, less than, equal to, objects, drawings, equations, symbol, unknown number, represent, problem
Sample Activities / Word Problems with 3 Addends
Find 3 Cards
Three Letter Addends
District Adopted
Core Curriculum / Envision Math
1.OA.2
Topic 16 Lesson: 7, 8A
Additional Resource(s) / IXL
  • Addition: Adding three numbers (First grade - B.13)
  • Addition: Word problems - adding three numbers (First grade - B.14)

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Formative Assessment(s)
that relate to CCSS / Pre/Post Topic Test Assessments
Easy CBM assessments (District-Wide Progress Monitoring)
Curriculum In-Program Assessments (Spiral Review, Quick-Check)
Summative Assessment(s)
that relate to CCSS / District-Wide Benchmark Assessments
CCSS Math performance tasks
Grade Level: 1st
Subject: Math / Revised Date: 4/11/12
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Strand / Domain / Operations and Algebraic Thinking/ Understand and apply properties of operations and the relationship between addition and subtraction.
Standard(s)
(one or more standards/indicators; can be clustered) / 1.OA.3Apply properties of operations as strategies to add and subtract. (Students need not use formal terms for these properties.) Examples: If 8 + 3 = 11 is known, then 3 + 8 = 11 is also known. (Commutative property of addition.) To add 2 + 6 + 4, the second two numbers can be added to make a ten, so 2 + 6 + 4 = 2 + 10 = 12. (Associative property of addition.)
Big Idea(s) /

1.How can I change the position of the numbers in an addition problem without changing the answer?

Essential Question(s) /
  1. There are multiple ways to represent and find sums/ differences within 20 (story problems, pictures, equations, computational strategies, manipulatives).
  2. An equation must be balanced and the equal sign represents quantities on each side of the symbol as the same (equal).
  3. The relationship between addition & subtraction can be used to solve problems.

Academic Vocabulary (what students need to know in order to complete the task) / Apply, using, properties of operations, strategies, add, subtract, commutative property of addition, associative property of addition
Sample Activities / Turn Around Trains
Turn Around Dominoes
Domino Fact Families
District Adopted
Core Curriculum / Envision Math
1.OA.3
Topic 3 Lesson: 6
Topic 6 Lesson: 1
Topic 16 Lessons: 7, 8A
Additional Resource(s) / IXL
  • Addition: Adding three numbers (First grade - B.13)
  • Addition: Word problems - adding three numbers (First grade - B.14)
  • Addition: Related addition facts (First grade - B.15)
  • Subtraction: Related subtraction facts (First grade - D.14)
  • Mixed operations: Fact families (First grade - F.3)


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Formative Assessment(s)
that relate to CCSS / Pre/Post Topic Test Assessments
Easy CBM assessments (District-Wide Progress Monitoring)
Curriculum In-Program Assessments (Spiral Review, Quick-Check)
Summative Assessment(s)
that relate to CCSS / District-Wide Benchmark Assessments
CCSS Math performance tasks
Grade Level: 1st
Subject: Math / Revised Date: 4/11/12
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Strand / Domain / Operations and Algebraic Thinking/ Understand and apply properties of operations and the relationship between addition and subtraction.
Standard(s)
(one or more standards/indicators; can be clustered) / 1.OA.4Understand subtraction as an unknown-addend problem. For example, subtract 10 – 8 by finding the number that makes 10 when added to 8.
Big Idea(s) /
  1. How can I relate addition to subtraction?

Essential Question(s) /
  1. There are multiple ways to represent and find sums/ differences within 20 (story problems, pictures, equations, computational strategies, manipulatives).
  2. An equation must be balanced and the equal sign represents quantities on each side of the symbol as the same (equal).
  3. The relationship between addition & subtraction can be used to solve problems.

Academic Vocabulary (what students need to know in order to complete the task) / Understand, subtraction, unknown-addend, problem
Sample Activities / Ten Frame Subtraction
Doubles Subtraction
Doubles Addition
District Adopted
Core Curriculum / Envision Math
1.OA. 4
Topic 4 Lessons: 1, 2, 3, 5A, 5, 6, 7
Topic 7 Lessons: 2, 3, 4
Topic 17 Lessons: 2, 3, 4
Additional Resource(s) / IXL
Addition: Complete the addition sentence (First grade - B.12)
Animated/ Interactive Math Dictionary
Formative Assessment(s)
that relate to CCSS / Pre/Post Topic Test Assessments
Easy CBM assessments (District-Wide Progress Monitoring)
Curriculum In-Program Assessments (Spiral Review, Quick-Check)
Summative Assessment(s)
that relate to CCSS / District-Wide Benchmark Assessments
CCSS Math performance tasks
Grade Level: 1st
Subject: Math / Revised Date: 4/11/12
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Strand / Domain / Operations and Algebraic Thinking/ Add and subtract within 20.
Standard(s)
(one or more standards/indicators; can be clustered) /
1.OA.5Relate counting to addition and subtraction (e.g., by counting on 2 to add 2).
Big Idea(s) /
  1. There are multiple ways to represent and find sums/ differences within 20 (story problems, pictures, equations, computational strategies, manipulatives).
  2. An equation must be balanced and the equal sign represents quantities on each side of the symbol as the same (equal).
  3. The relationship between addition & subtraction can be used to solve problems.

Essential Question(s) /
  1. How can I use predictable math patterns to add and subtract?
  2. How can I use counting to solve an addition or subtraction problem?

Academic Vocabulary (what students need to know in order to complete the task) / Relate, counting, addition, subtraction, counting on to add
Sample Activities / Show One More
Show One Less
One More on the 10 Frame
One More/One Less Scoop
District Adopted
Core Curriculum / Envision Math
1.OA. 5
Topic 6 Lesson: 1
Topic 7 Lesson: 1
Additional Resource(s) / IXL
  • Counting and number patterns: Counting forward and backward (First grade - A.9)
  • Counting and number patterns: Skip-counting patterns - with tables (First grade - A.14)
  • Counting and number patterns: Sequences - count up and down by 1, 2, 3, 5, and 10 (First grade - A.15)
Animated/ Interactive Math Dictionary
Formative Assessment(s)
that relate to CCSS / Pre/Post Topic Test Assessments
Easy CBM assessments (District-Wide Progress Monitoring)
Curriculum In-Program Assessments (Spiral Review, Quick-Check)
Summative Assessment(s)
that relate to CCSS / District-Wide Benchmark Assessments
CCSS Math performance tasks
Grade Level: 1st
Subject: Math / Revised Date: 4/11/12
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Strand / Domain / Operations and Algebraic Thinking/ Add and subtract within 20.
Standard(s)
(one or more standards/indicators; can be clustered) / 1.OA.6Add and subtract within 20, demonstrating fluency for addition and subtraction within 10. Use strategies such as counting on; making ten (e.g., 8 + 6 = 8 + 2 + 4 = 10 + 4 = 14); decomposing a number leading to a ten (e.g., 13 – 4 = 13 – 3 – 1 = 10 – 1 = 9); using the relationship between addition and subtraction (e.g., knowing that 8 + 4 = 12, one knows 12 – 8 = 4); and creating equivalent but easier or known sums (e.g., adding 6 + 7 by creating the known equivalent 6 + 6 + 1 = 12 + 1 = 13).
Big Idea(s) /
  1. How canI use symbols and numbers to show the actions of taking apart and combining numbers?
  2. How can I relate addition to subtraction?
  3. How canI break a number into smaller parts?
  4. How can I use counting to solve an addition or subtraction problem?

Essential Question(s) /
  1. There are multiple ways to represent and find sums/ differences within 20 (story problems, pictures, equations, computational strategies, manipulatives).
  2. An equation must be balanced and the equal sign represents quantities on each side of the symbol as the same (equal).
  3. The relationship between addition & subtraction can be used to solve problems.

Academic Vocabulary (what students need to know in order to complete the task) / Add, subtract, use, addition, subtraction, counting on, making ten, decomposing a number leading to a ten, relationship between addition and subtraction, creating equivalent but easier or known sums,
adding by creating the known equivalent
Sample Activities /
  • Decomposing a number leading to a ten
  • 13-4=13-3-1=10-1=9
  • The relationship between addition and subtraction
  • 8+4=12 so 12-8=4
  • Creating equivalent but easier or known sums
adding 6 + 7 by creating the known equivalent 6 + 6 + 1 = 12 + 1 = 13
Plus One Game (two dice)
One Less (11-20)
Doubles Facts
Make Ten Game
Facts of Ten
Fact Family House
Make 10 on the Ten Frame
Number Sentence Match
Sums of Ten
Make 10 Squares
Dot Card Addition
Addition Domino Train
I Have..Who Has? (easy facts)
Domino Addition
Cuisenaire DoublesNew!
Make 10 with Cuisenaire RodsNew!
Build a Cuisenaire HouseNew!
Math Match
Ace of Numbers
Fact Worms
Double Ten Frame
District Adopted
Core Curriculum / Envision Math
1.OA.6
Topic 4 Lessons: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7
Topic 6 Lessons: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
Topic 7 Lessons: 1, 2, 3, 4
Topic 16 Lessons: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6
Topic 17 Lessons: 1, 2, 3, 4
Additional Resource(s) / IXL
  • Addition: Ways to make a number using addition (First grade - B.5)
  • Addition: Ways to make a number - addition sentences (First grade - B.6)
  • Addition: Adding zero (First grade - B.7)
  • Addition: Adding doubles (First grade - B.8)
  • Addition: Addition facts - sums to 10 (First grade - B.9)
  • Addition: Addition facts - sums to 18 (First grade - B.10)
  • Addition: Addition facts - sums to 20 (First grade - B.16)
  • Addition - skill builders: Adding 0 (First grade - C.1)
  • Addition - skill builders: Adding 1 (First grade - C.2)
  • Addition - skill builders: Adding 2 (First grade - C.3)
  • Addition - skill builders: Adding 3 (First grade - C.4)
  • Addition - skill builders: Adding 4 (First grade - C.5)
  • Addition - skill builders: Adding 5 (First grade - C.6)
  • Addition - skill builders: Adding 6 (First grade - C.7)
  • Addition - skill builders: Adding 7 (First grade - C.8)
  • Addition - skill builders: Adding 8 (First grade - C.9)
  • Addition - skill builders: Adding 9 (First grade - C.10)
  • Subtraction: Ways to make a number using subtraction (First grade - D.5)
  • Subtraction: Ways to make a number - subtraction sentences (First grade - D.6)
  • Subtraction: Ways to subtract from a number - subtraction sentences (First grade - D.7)
  • Subtraction: Subtracting zero and all (First grade - D.8)
  • Subtraction: Subtracting doubles (First grade - D.9)
  • Subtraction: Subtraction facts - numbers up to 10 (First grade - D.10)
  • Subtraction: Subtraction facts - numbers up to 18 (First grade - D.11)
  • Subtraction: Subtract one-digit numbers from two-digit numbers (First grade - D.17)
  • Subtraction - skill builders: Subtracting 0 (First grade - E.1)
  • Subtraction - skill builders: Subtracting 1 (First grade - E.2)
  • Subtraction - skill builders: Subtracting 2 (First grade - E.3)
  • Subtraction - skill builders: Subtracting 3 (First grade - E.4)
  • Subtraction - skill builders: Subtracting 4 (First grade - E.5)
  • Subtraction - skill builders: Subtracting 5 (First grade - E.6)
  • Subtraction - skill builders: Subtracting 6 (First grade - E.7)
  • Subtraction - skill builders: Subtracting 7 (First grade - E.8)
  • Subtraction - skill builders: Subtracting 8 (First grade - E.9)
  • Subtraction - skill builders: Subtracting 9 (First grade - E.10)
  • Mixed operations: Addition and subtraction - ways to make a number (First grade - F.1)
  • Mixed operations: Addition and subtraction facts - numbers up to 10 (First grade - F.4)
  • Mixed operations: Addition and subtraction facts - numbers up to 18 (First grade - F.5)
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