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Cycle 1: first nine weeks
Foundational Standards
(K.OA.3) Compose Numbers to 10 - Link
(K.NBT.1) Numbers in the Teens - Link
Understanding Ten Ones Make a Ten
(1.OA.6) Add 'Em Up Counting Addition Song for Kids - Link
(1.OA.6) Flocabulary - Addition and Subtraction - Link
(1.OA.6) Adding 7 + 6 - Link
(1.OA.6) Adding 8 + 7 - Link
(1.NBT.2) Teens as Sums with Ten - Link
(1.NBT.2) Teens - Monkeys for a Party - Link
Using Data to Add and Subtract to 20
(1.OA.1) Sea Monsters and Superheroes Word Problems - Link
(1.OA.1) Exercising Gorillas Word Problems - Link
(1.MD.4) Organize data into a set by counting on - Link
(1.MD.4) Count on to solve subtraction situations in the context of data - Link
Measuring Lengths
(1.MD.1) Compare lengths directly: understand importance of aligning endpoints - Link
(1.MD.1) Compare lengths of objects - Link
(1.MD.2) Fluently measure length with non-standard length units - Link
(1.MD.2) Apply knowledge about measuring with length units to measure the length of items in the classroom - Link
Exploring Quantities to 99
(1.NBT.1) Count by tens - Link
(1.NBT.1) Apply patterns and relationships in the counting sequence - Link
Telling Time
(1.MD.3) Practice telling time to the hour with the hour hand only - Link
(K.OA.3) Compose Numbers to 10 - Link
(K.NBT.1) Numbers in the Teens - Link
Understanding Ten Ones Make a Ten
(1.OA.6) Add 'Em Up Counting Addition Song for Kids - Link
(1.OA.6) Flocabulary - Addition and Subtraction - Link
(1.OA.6) Adding 7 + 6 - Link
(1.OA.6) Adding 8 + 7 - Link
(1.NBT.2) Teens as Sums with Ten - Link
(1.NBT.2) Teens - Monkeys for a Party - Link
Using Data to Add and Subtract to 20
(1.OA.1) Sea Monsters and Superheroes Word Problems - Link
(1.OA.1) Exercising Gorillas Word Problems - Link
(1.MD.4) Organize data into a set by counting on - Link
(1.MD.4) Count on to solve subtraction situations in the context of data - Link
Measuring Lengths
(1.MD.1) Compare lengths directly: understand importance of aligning endpoints - Link
(1.MD.1) Compare lengths of objects - Link
(1.MD.2) Fluently measure length with non-standard length units - Link
(1.MD.2) Apply knowledge about measuring with length units to measure the length of items in the classroom - Link
Exploring Quantities to 99
(1.NBT.1) Count by tens - Link
(1.NBT.1) Apply patterns and relationships in the counting sequence - Link
Telling Time
(1.MD.3) Practice telling time to the hour with the hour hand only - Link
Cycle 2: second nine weeks
Developing Addition and Subtraction Strategies
(1.OA.3) Commutative property of addition with three addends - link
(1.OA.3) Explore the commutative property of addition - link
(1.OA.4) Fluently add numbers within 20 by making a ten - link
(1.OA.4) Understand subtraction as an unknown-addend problem - link
Telling Time
(1.MD.3) Practice telling time to the hour with the hour hand only - link
(1.MD.3) Practice telling time to the half hour using analog clocks - link
(1.MD.3) Connect representations of time on digital and analog clocks - link
Finding Equal Shares of Shapes
(1.G.3) Partition shapes into fourths - link
(1.G.3) Partition shapes into halves and quarters - link
Place Value
(1.NBT.1) Count and conserve quantities through 99 - link
(1.NBT.1) Count by tens - link
(1.NBT.2) Composing two-digit numbers - link
(1.NBT.2) Building two-digit numbers - link
(1.NBT.2) Compare the values of two-digit numbers - link
(1.NBT.3) Weather Comparisons: Use symbols to compare numbers - link
(1.NBT.3) Ocean World, Day 1: Practice comparing numbers - link
(1.NBT.3) Ocean World, Day 2: Compare numbers with a partner - link
Solving Addition and Subtraction Problems
(1.OA.6) Relating addition and subtraction - link
(1.OA.6) Add or subtract to find the missing addend - link
(1.OA.6) Solve problems with related facts - link
(1.OA.7) Birthday Party: Distinguish between true and false equations - link
(1.OA.7) Create expressions with the same value - link
(1.OA.3) Commutative property of addition with three addends - link
(1.OA.3) Explore the commutative property of addition - link
(1.OA.4) Fluently add numbers within 20 by making a ten - link
(1.OA.4) Understand subtraction as an unknown-addend problem - link
Telling Time
(1.MD.3) Practice telling time to the hour with the hour hand only - link
(1.MD.3) Practice telling time to the half hour using analog clocks - link
(1.MD.3) Connect representations of time on digital and analog clocks - link
Finding Equal Shares of Shapes
(1.G.3) Partition shapes into fourths - link
(1.G.3) Partition shapes into halves and quarters - link
Place Value
(1.NBT.1) Count and conserve quantities through 99 - link
(1.NBT.1) Count by tens - link
(1.NBT.2) Composing two-digit numbers - link
(1.NBT.2) Building two-digit numbers - link
(1.NBT.2) Compare the values of two-digit numbers - link
(1.NBT.3) Weather Comparisons: Use symbols to compare numbers - link
(1.NBT.3) Ocean World, Day 1: Practice comparing numbers - link
(1.NBT.3) Ocean World, Day 2: Compare numbers with a partner - link
Solving Addition and Subtraction Problems
(1.OA.6) Relating addition and subtraction - link
(1.OA.6) Add or subtract to find the missing addend - link
(1.OA.6) Solve problems with related facts - link
(1.OA.7) Birthday Party: Distinguish between true and false equations - link
(1.OA.7) Create expressions with the same value - link
Cycle 3: Third nine weeks
Solving Addition and Subtraction Problems
(1.OA.1) Sea monsters and superheroes – link
(1.OA.1) Understand how to solve compare problems - link
(1.OA.1) Monster Madness data comparison - link
Adding Multiples of Ten
(1.NBT.4) Composing a ten with equations - link
(1.NBT.4) Understanding place value when adding one - link
(1.NBT.4) Understanding place value while adding tens - link
(1.NBT.4) Adding a multiple of 10 to a two-digit number - link
(1.NBT.5) Finding ten less than a number - link
(1.NBT.5) Use mental math to find 10 more and ten less - link
Composing and Drawing Shapes
(1.G.1) Defining and non-defining attributes - link
(1.G.1) Understand defining attributes of shapes - link
(1.G.1) Defining and non-defining attributes - link
(1.G.2) Understand composite shapes - link
(1.G.2) Compose shapes - link
Using Symbols in Expressions and Comparisons
(1.OA.8) Fish Bowl: Find missing addends in equations - link
(1.NBT.3) Weather Comparisons: Use symbols to compare numbers - link
(1.NBT.3) Practice using place value understanding to compare two-digit numbers - link
(1.NBT.3) Ocean World, Day 1: Practice comparing numbers - link
(1.NBT.3) Ocean World, Day 2: Compare numbers with a partner- link
(1.OA.1) Sea monsters and superheroes – link
(1.OA.1) Understand how to solve compare problems - link
(1.OA.1) Monster Madness data comparison - link
Adding Multiples of Ten
(1.NBT.4) Composing a ten with equations - link
(1.NBT.4) Understanding place value when adding one - link
(1.NBT.4) Understanding place value while adding tens - link
(1.NBT.4) Adding a multiple of 10 to a two-digit number - link
(1.NBT.5) Finding ten less than a number - link
(1.NBT.5) Use mental math to find 10 more and ten less - link
Composing and Drawing Shapes
(1.G.1) Defining and non-defining attributes - link
(1.G.1) Understand defining attributes of shapes - link
(1.G.1) Defining and non-defining attributes - link
(1.G.2) Understand composite shapes - link
(1.G.2) Compose shapes - link
Using Symbols in Expressions and Comparisons
(1.OA.8) Fish Bowl: Find missing addends in equations - link
(1.NBT.3) Weather Comparisons: Use symbols to compare numbers - link
(1.NBT.3) Practice using place value understanding to compare two-digit numbers - link
(1.NBT.3) Ocean World, Day 1: Practice comparing numbers - link
(1.NBT.3) Ocean World, Day 2: Compare numbers with a partner- link
Cycle 4: fourth nine weeks
Addition and Subtraction
(1.NBT.4) Two-digit by two-digit addition strategies – link
(1.NBT.4) Strategies to add within 100 - link
(1.NBT.5) Finding ten less than a number - link
(1.NBT.5) Subtracting ten with a hundred chart - link
(1.NBT.6) Strategies for subtracting multiples of ten - link
(1.NBT.6) Subtracting multiples of ten - link
Using Properties of Operation to Add and Subtract
(1.OA.2) Solve word problems with three addends - link
(1.OA.2) Using the Associative Property to solve word problems with three addends - link
(1.OA.3) Explore the commutative property of addition - link
(1.OA.3) Commutative property of addition with three addends - link
Word Problems
(1.OA.1) Khan Academy: Addition word problems within 10 – link
(1.OA.1) Khan Academy: Subtraction word problems within 10 – link
(1.OA.1) Khan Academy: Addition problem within 20 (7 + 6) - link
(1.OA.1) Khan Academy: Addition problem within 20 (8 +7) – link
(1.OA.6) Add and subtract to find the missing addends - link
(1.OA.6) Solve problems with related facts - link
(1.NBT.4) Two-digit by two-digit addition strategies – link
(1.NBT.4) Strategies to add within 100 - link
(1.NBT.5) Finding ten less than a number - link
(1.NBT.5) Subtracting ten with a hundred chart - link
(1.NBT.6) Strategies for subtracting multiples of ten - link
(1.NBT.6) Subtracting multiples of ten - link
Using Properties of Operation to Add and Subtract
(1.OA.2) Solve word problems with three addends - link
(1.OA.2) Using the Associative Property to solve word problems with three addends - link
(1.OA.3) Explore the commutative property of addition - link
(1.OA.3) Commutative property of addition with three addends - link
Word Problems
(1.OA.1) Khan Academy: Addition word problems within 10 – link
(1.OA.1) Khan Academy: Subtraction word problems within 10 – link
(1.OA.1) Khan Academy: Addition problem within 20 (7 + 6) - link
(1.OA.1) Khan Academy: Addition problem within 20 (8 +7) – link
(1.OA.6) Add and subtract to find the missing addends - link
(1.OA.6) Solve problems with related facts - link