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1^st Grade Math emphasizes the following content strands: Number and Numeration (counting; reading, writing, modeling whole numbers; investigating whole number place-value; exploring fractions; using ordinal numbers); Operations and Computation (learning addition and subtraction facts and exploring fact families; beginning informal work with properties of numbers and operations; exploring values of coin combinations); Data and Chance (collecting, organizing, and displaying data using tally charts, tables, line plots, and graphs; exploring concepts of chance); Geometry (exploring 2- and  3-dimensional shapes); Measurement and Reference Frames (using tools to measure length and weight; using clocks, calendars, timelines, and thermometers); Patterns, Functions, and Algebra (exploring attributes, patterns, sequences, relations, and functions; finding missing numbers and rules; Frames-and-Arrows and “What’s My Rule?” problems).

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2^nd Grade Math extends skills and concepts from the previous year. It also introduces new topics in each strand: Number and Numeration (reviewing whole numbers and place-value; comparing numbers; working with fractions; using money to develop place-value and decimal concepts); Operations and Computation (recall addition and subtraction facts; adding and subtracting with tens and hundreds; making reasonable estimates; beginning multiplication and division; calculating values of coin and bill combinations); Data and Chance (extended from 1^st grade); Geometry (classifying polygons); Measurement and Reference Frames (using tools to measure length, weight, temperature; using U.S. customary and metric units; using clocks and calendars); Patterns, Functions, and Algebra (exploring number patterns, rules for number sequences, and relations between numbers).

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3^rd Grade Math extends skills and concepts from the previous year. It also introduces new topics in each strand:  Numeration (numbers to 1,000,000; fractions, decimals, integers); Operations and Computation (automaticity with all addition and subtraction facts; extend multiplication and division facts to multi-digit problems; working with properties; operations with fractions and money); Data and Chance (extend from 2^nd grade); Geometry (shapes and other geometric concepts); Measurement and Reference Frames (measuring lengths to the nearest ½ inch and ½ centimeter; describing relationships among units of length and time; finding rectangle area and polygon perimeters; time to nearest minute); Patterns, Functions, and Algebra (patterns on the number grid; Frames-and-Arrows puzzles having two rules; variations of “What’s My Rule?” activities; relationships between addition/subtraction and between multiplication/division; using parentheses in number models; naming missing parts of number models).

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4^th Grade Math extends skills and concepts from the previous year. It also introduces new topics in each strand: Numeration (whole numbers through millions, decimals through thousandths, negative numbers to –20, and fractions; relations between fractions, decimals, percents; generating equivalent fractions); Operations and Computation (operations on multi-digit whole numbers and decimals; rounding; begin operations with fractions); Data and Chance (creating, reading, interpreting graphs; identifying landmarks in data sets; listing all possible outcomes; using fractions to quantify probabilities; using experimental results to make predictions); Geometry (locating points on a coordinate grid; drawing and measuring angles; classifying angles and lines; recognizing and using transformations; building, describing, and comparing 3-dimensional figures); Measurement and Reference Frames (measuring length, area, volume, time; calculating distance on scaled maps); Patterns, Functions, and Algebra (using letters and other symbols for unknowns; simplifying expressions containing parentheses; creating, extending, describing patterns; using some formulas; understanding and writing number models for number stories).