1st Grade Math Strategies and Resources

Below you'll find a variety of easy-to-filter professional development-oriented resources for 1st Grade teachers—including a collection of videos which can help spark creative ideas to enhance your instructional practice, and offer clear guidance and support related to your grade-level standards.

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Achieve/EQuIP

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EQuIP Rubric for Lessons and Units - Mathematics

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America Achieves

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Exploring the Commutative Property (Full video)

America Achieves

EngageNY

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Math Studio Talk: Instruction for 1.NBT (Full video)

EngageNY

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Clip 1: Instruction for 1.NBT.A.1 (1:05-4:33)

Math Studio Talk: Instruction for 1.NBT

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Clip 2: Instruction for 1.NBT.B.2 (4:34-6:51)

Math Studio Talk: Instruction for 1.NBT

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Clip 3: Instruction for 1.NBT.B.3 (6:52-9:40)

Math Studio Talk: Instruction for 1.NBT

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Clip 4: Instruction for 1.NBT.C.4 (9:41-16:20)

Math Studio Talk: Instruction for 1.NBT

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Math Studio Talk: Common Core Instruction for 1.OA (Full video)

EngageNY

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Math Studio Talk: Common Core Instruction for 1.NBT (Full video)

EngageNY

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Bi-Lingual Classroom tackles Addition (Full video)

EngageNY

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Math Studio Talk: Instruction for 1.OA (Full video)

EngageNY

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Clip 1: Instruction for 1.OA.A.1 and 1.OA.A.2 (1:06-4:51)

Math Studio Talk: Instruction for 1.OA

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Clip 2: Instruction for 1.OA.B.3 and 1.OA.B.4 (4:52-9:21)

Math Studio Talk: Instruction for 1.OA

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Clip 3:Math Studio Talk: Instruction for 1.OA.C and 1.OA.D (9:22-15:46)

Math Studio Talk: Instruction for 1.OA

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How to Implement "A Story of Units"

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Excerpt 1: Approach to Standards and Curriculum in "A Story of Units" (Pages 3-12)

How to Implement "A Story of Units"

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Excerpt 2: Approach to Assessment in "A Story of Units" (Pages 12-14)

How to Implement "A Story of Units"

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Excerpt 3: Differentiating Instruction in "A Story of Units" (Pages 14-20)

How to Implement "A Story of Units"

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Excerpt 4: Lesson Structures in "A Story of Units" (Pages 21-26)

How to Implement "A Story of Units"

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Excerpt 5: Mathematical Representations in "A Story of Units" (Pages 26-45)

How to Implement "A Story of Units"

Illustrative Mathematics

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Standards for Mathematical Practice: Commentary and Elaborations for Grades K-5

Illustrative Mathematics

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Excerpt 1: Commentary and Elaborations for MP.1 (Page 3)

Standards for Mathematical Practice: Commentary and Elaborations for Grades K-5

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Excerpt 2: Commentary and Elaborations for MP.2 (Page 4) - Reason abstractly and quantitatively.

Standards for Mathematical Practice: Commentary and Elaborations for Grades K-5

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Excerpt 3: Commentary and Elaborations for MP.3 (Page 5) - Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.

Standards for Mathematical Practice: Commentary and Elaborations for Grades K-5

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Excerpt 4: Commentary and Elaborations for MP.4 (Page 6) - Model with mathematics

Standards for Mathematical Practice: Commentary and Elaborations for Grades K-5

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Excerpt 5: Commentary and Elaborations for MP.5 (Page 7) - Use appropriate tools strategically

Standards for Mathematical Practice: Commentary and Elaborations for Grades K-5

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Excerpt 6: Commentary and Elaborations for MP.6 (Page 8)

Standards for Mathematical Practice: Commentary and Elaborations for Grades K-5

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Excerpt 8: Commentary and Elaborations for MP.8 (Page 10)

Standards for Mathematical Practice: Commentary and Elaborations for Grades K-5

Inside Mathematics

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Base Ten Menu (Full video)

Inside Mathematics

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Clip 1: Warmup and Number Talk (0:00-7:23)

Base Ten Menu

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Clip 2: How Many are Hiding? Number game (7:23-13:00)

Base Ten Menu

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Clip 3: Challenge Activity (13:00-17:49)

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Clip 4: Closing Reflection (17:49-20:18)

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Louisiana Department of Education

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Grade 1 Remediation Guide

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Progressions for the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics

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Draft K Progression on Counting & Cardinality and K-5 Progression on Operations & Algebraic Thinking

Progressions for the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics

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Excerpt 1: Overview of Counting & Cardinality in Grade K and Operations & Algebraic Thinking in Grades K-5 (Pages 2-3)

Draft K Progression on Counting & Cardinality and K-5 Progression on Operations & Algebraic Thinking

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Excerpt 2: Counting & Cardinality in Grade K (Pages 4-5)

Draft K Progression on Counting & Cardinality and K-5 Progression on Operations & Algebraic Thinking

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Excerpt 3: Types of Addition and Subtraction Situations, and Methods for Solving Single-Digit Addition and Subtraction Problems (Pages 6-7)

Draft K Progression on Counting & Cardinality and K-5 Progression on Operations & Algebraic Thinking

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Excerpt 4: Operations & Algebraic Thinking in Grade K (Pages 8-11)

Draft K Progression on Counting & Cardinality and K-5 Progression on Operations & Algebraic Thinking

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Excerpt 5: Addition and Subtraction Situations by Grade Level (Page 9)

Draft K Progression on Counting & Cardinality and K-5 Progression on Operations & Algebraic Thinking

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Excerpt 6: Operations & Algebraic Thinking in Grade 1 (Pages 12-17)

Draft K Progression on Counting & Cardinality and K-5 Progression on Operations & Algebraic Thinking

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Excerpt 7: Operations & Algebraic Thinking in Grade 2 (Pages 18-19)

Draft K Progression on Counting & Cardinality and K-5 Progression on Operations & Algebraic Thinking

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Excerpt 8: Summary of Operations & Algebraic Thinking in Grades K-2 (Pages 20-21)

Draft K Progression on Counting & Cardinality and K-5 Progression on Operations & Algebraic Thinking

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Excerpt 9: Operations & Algebraic Thinking in Grade 3 (Pages 22-28)

Draft K Progression on Counting & Cardinality and K-5 Progression on Operations & Algebraic Thinking

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Excerpt 10: Types of Multiplication and Division Situations (Page 23)

Draft K Progression on Counting & Cardinality and K-5 Progression on Operations & Algebraic Thinking

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Excerpt 11: Methods for Solving Multiplication and Division Problems (Pages 25-27)

Draft K Progression on Counting & Cardinality and K-5 Progression on Operations & Algebraic Thinking

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Excerpt 12: Operations & Algebraic Thinking in Grade 4 (Pages 29-31)

Draft K Progression on Counting & Cardinality and K-5 Progression on Operations & Algebraic Thinking

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Excerpt 13: Operations & Algebraic Thinking in Grade 5 (Page 32)

Draft K Progression on Counting & Cardinality and K-5 Progression on Operations & Algebraic Thinking

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Excerpt 14: Connections from Operations & Algebraic Thinking to Number & Operations--Fractions and Number & Operations in Base Ten in Grades 3-5 (Page 33)

Draft K Progression on Counting & Cardinality and K-5 Progression on Operations & Algebraic Thinking

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Excerpt 15: Connections from Operations & Algebraic Thinking to Later Grades (Pages 34-35)

Draft K Progression on Counting & Cardinality and K-5 Progression on Operations & Algebraic Thinking

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Excerpt 16: Methods for Solving Single-Digit Addition and Subtraction Problems (Appendix) (Pages 36-39)

Draft K Progression on Counting & Cardinality and K-5 Progression on Operations & Algebraic Thinking

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Progressions for the CCSSM: Categorical Data in Grades K-3 and Measurement Data in Grades 2-5

Progressions for the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics

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Excerpt 1: Overview of Data in Grades K-5 (Pages 2-4)

Progressions for the CCSSM: Categorical Data in Grades K-3 and Measurement Data in Grades 2-5

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Excerpt 2: Categorical Data in Grades K-1 (Pages 5-6)

Progressions for the CCSSM: Categorical Data in Grades K-3 and Measurement Data in Grades 2-5

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Excerpt 3: Categorical Data in Grade 2 (Pages 6-7)

Progressions for the CCSSM: Categorical Data in Grades K-3 and Measurement Data in Grades 2-5

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Excerpt 4: Categorical Data in Grade 3 (Pages 7-8)

Progressions for the CCSSM: Categorical Data in Grades K-3 and Measurement Data in Grades 2-5

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Excerpt 5: Measurement Data in Grade 2 (Pages 9-10)

Progressions for the CCSSM: Categorical Data in Grades K-3 and Measurement Data in Grades 2-5

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Excerpt 6: Measurement Data in Grade 3 (Pages 10-11)

Progressions for the CCSSM: Categorical Data in Grades K-3 and Measurement Data in Grades 2-5

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Excerpt 7: Measurement Data in Grades 4, 5, and Beyond (Pages 11-12)

Progressions for the CCSSM: Categorical Data in Grades K-3 and Measurement Data in Grades 2-5

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Excerpt 8: Examples of Opportunities for Working with Data in Grades K-8 (Appendix) (Page 13)

Progressions for the CCSSM: Categorical Data in Grades K-3 and Measurement Data in Grades 2-5

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Progressions for the CCSSM: Geometric Measurement in Grades K-5

Progressions for the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics

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Excerpt 1: Overview of Geometric Measurement in Grades K-5 (Pages 2-5)

Progressions for the CCSSM: Geometric Measurement in Grades K-5

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Excerpt 2: Geometric Measurement in Grade K (Pages 6-7)

Progressions for the CCSSM: Geometric Measurement in Grades K-5

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Excerpt 3: Geometric Measurement in Grade 1 (Pages 8-11)

Progressions for the CCSSM: Geometric Measurement in Grades K-5

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Excerpt 4: Geometric Measurement in Grade 2 (Pages 12-15)

Progressions for the CCSSM: Geometric Measurement in Grades K-5

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Excerpt 5: Geometric Measurement in Grade 3 (Pages 16-19)

Progressions for the CCSSM: Geometric Measurement in Grades K-5

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Excerpt 6: Geometric Measurement in Grade 4 (Pages 20-25)

Progressions for the CCSSM: Geometric Measurement in Grades K-5

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Excerpt 7: Geometric Measurement in Grade 5 (Pages 26-28)

Progressions for the CCSSM: Geometric Measurement in Grades K-5

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Excerpt 8: Connections from Geometric Measurement to Later Grades (Page 28)

Progressions for the CCSSM: Geometric Measurement in Grades K-5

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Progressions for the CCSSM: Number & Operations in Base Ten in Grades K-5

Progressions for the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics

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Excerpt 1: Overview of Number & Operations in Base Ten in Grades K-5 (Pages 2-4)

Progressions for the CCSSM: Number & Operations in Base Ten in Grades K-5

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Excerpt 2: Number & Operations in Base Ten in Grade K (Page 5)

Progressions for the CCSSM: Number & Operations in Base Ten in Grades K-5

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Excerpt 3: Number & Operations in Base Ten in Grade 1 (Pages 6-7)

Progressions for the CCSSM: Number & Operations in Base Ten in Grades K-5

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Excerpt 4: Number & Operations in Base Ten in Grade 2 (Pages 8-10)

Progressions for the CCSSM: Number & Operations in Base Ten in Grades K-5

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Excerpt 5: Number & Operations in Base Ten in Grade 3 (Page 11)

Progressions for the CCSSM: Number & Operations in Base Ten in Grades K-5

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Excerpt 6: Number & Operations in Base Ten in Grade 4 (Pages 12-15)

Progressions for the CCSSM: Number & Operations in Base Ten in Grades K-5

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Excerpt 7: Number & Operations in Base Ten in Grade 5 (Pages 16-18)

Progressions for the CCSSM: Number & Operations in Base Ten in Grades K-5

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Excerpt 8: Connections from Number & Operations in Base Ten to Later Grades (Page 19)

Progressions for the CCSSM: Number & Operations in Base Ten in Grades K-5

Student Achievement Partners

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The Common Core Shifts in Mathematics

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Teachers on Focus (Full video)

Student Achievement Partners

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Common Core State Standards Shifts in Mathematics

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Where to Focus - Grade 1

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The Hunt Institute

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The Importance of Coherence in Mathematics

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Gathering Momentum for Algebra (Full video)

The Hunt Institute

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The Importance of Focus in Mathematics

The Hunt Institute

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The Importance of Mathematical Practices

The Hunt Institute

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Operations and Algebraic Thinking

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UnboundEd

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Methods for Single-digit Addition and Subtraction (Full video)

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Counting and Addition and Subtraction in Kindergarten and First Grade (Full video)

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Grade 1 Standards Guide: Operations & Algebraic Thinking

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Excerpt 1: Cluster 1.OA.C: Add and subtract within 20. (Pages 4-9)

Grade 1 Standards Guide: Operations & Algebraic Thinking

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Excerpt 2: Cluster 1.OA.B: Understand and apply properties of operations and the relationship between addition and subtraction. (Pages 9-14)

Grade 1 Standards Guide: Operations & Algebraic Thinking

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Excerpt 3: Cluster 1.OA.A: Represent and solve problems involving addition and subtraction. (Pages 14-23)

Grade 1 Standards Guide: Operations & Algebraic Thinking

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Excerpt 4: Cluster 1.OA.D: Work with addition and subtraction equations. (Pages 23-26)

Grade 1 Standards Guide: Operations & Algebraic Thinking

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Excerpt 5: Connections to other areas of Grade 1 (Pages 27-30)

Grade 1 Standards Guide: Operations & Algebraic Thinking

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Excerpt 6: Connections to and from other grades (Pages 31-39)

Grade 1 Standards Guide: Operations & Algebraic Thinking

Understood

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High-Impact Strategies for Students With Learning and Attention Issues: 1.OA

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This strategy contains support for Attention Issues