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:
Addition:
add within 1000 using models, drawings, or other strategies.
add within 100 using place value strategies (written).
add using up to a 5 by 5 array, to find a sum and write the matching repeated addition equation.
add up to four 2-digit numbers.
mentally add 10 or 100 to any number from 0 to 1,000.
Subtraction:
subtract within 1000 using models, drawings, or other strategies.
subtract within 100 using place value strategies (written).
mentally subtract 10 or 100 to any number from 0 to 999.
Number Sense:
count, read and write numbers within 1000.
skip count by 5s, 10s, and 100s up to 1000.
determine odd or even by pairing or counting by 2s.
understand place value of a 3-digit number including 100 is 10 tens.
Measurement:
tell and write time from a digital or analog clock to the nearest 5 minutes using a.m. and p.m.
estimate lengths in inches, feet, centimeters and meters.
measure and compare the lengths of objects in inches or feet.
solve simple problems using money (counting coins and their values to determine amounts).
Geometry:
draw a shape based on specific attributes (ex: draw a shape with four sides of the same length)
identify triangles, quadrilaterals, pentagons, hexagons, and cubes
partition circles and rectangles into 2, 3, or 4 equal shares describing the shares as halves, thirds, quarters and fourths