The NYS Common Core Learning Standards for Math drive the instruction of each grade level. Here are some of the areas your child will be exploring in math this year:
Counting:
up to 100 by ones and tens
to find out 'how many?' up to 20 objects
forward from any number
Number Sense:
break apart numbers up to 10 in more than one way (ex: 5 is 3 and 2, 5 is also 1 and 4)
write numbers to 20
numbers 11 - 19 are ten and some more
Addition:
recognize adding as putting together
using objects, drawings, sounds (like clapping) to represent the idea of addition
Subtraction:
recognize subtracting as taking away or taking from
use objects, drawings, manipulatives to represent subtraction
Geometry:
name shapes regardless of size or orientation
identify shapes as flat (2-dimensional) or solid (3-dimensional)