Curriculum

Children will learn to use addition and subtraction within 20 to solve word problems that involve various scenarios such as adding to, taking from, putting together, taking apart, and comparing, with unknowns in all positions. They will utilize strategies like drawing, using concrete objects, or equations to illustrate and solve these problems.

Children will learn to measure both vertical and horizontal lengths using non-standard units such as finger lengths, paper clips, and strides from their feet and paces. For example, they can measure the height of a desk vertically in an up-down direction or position to understand upright measurements. This practice helps them grasp basic concepts of measurement and spatial awareness using relatable, everyday items.

Children will learn to solve word problems that involve the addition of three whole numbers, with the total sum being less than or equal to 20. They will use various methods like objects, drawings, and equations with symbols for the unknown numbers to represent and solve the problem effectively.

Children will informally explore the concept of measurement using standard units. They will become familiar with the metric unit of measure, the meter, as well as the US standard unit, the foot.

Children will learn to apply properties of operations as strategies for adding and subtracting. For example, if they know that 8 + 3 = 11, they can also understand that 3 + 8 = 11 due to the commutative property of addition, which states that the order in which numbers are added does not change the sum.

Children will learn to interpret data displayed in pictographs by answering simple questions. They will identify the category with the most items, compare quantities between categories by determining how many more are in one category compared to another, and calculate the total number of items across two categories. This will enhance their ability to analyze and draw conclusions from visual data representations.

Children will learn to understand subtraction as an unknown-addend problem. For example, to solve 10 - 8, they can find the number that, when added to 8, equals 10. This approach helps them grasp the relationship between addition and subtraction by identifying the missing number that completes the equation.

Children will learn to distinguish between defining attributes (such as triangles being closed and having three sides) and non-defining attributes (like color, orientation, and overall size).

Children will develop the ability to add and subtract within 20, while demonstrating fluency and speed for addition and subtraction within 10. This skill involves using efficient, accurate, and flexible methods for calculating sums and differences.

Children will learn to compose two-dimensional shapes such as rectangles, squares, trapezoids, triangles, half-circles, and quarter-circles, as well as three-dimensional shapes like cubes, right rectangular prisms, right circular cones, and right circular cylinders.