First Grade Math Resources

  • Read, write, and represent numbers to 120 and compare values to 100. 

    Activity 1: Hopscotch

    Make the hopscotch boxes skip count by 2s, 5s, or 10s.

    hopscotch skip counting by 10

    Activity 2: Making sets

    Make sets of 2s, 5s, or 10s with small objects (beans, paper clips, etc) and practice skip counting.

    Activity 3: Count by 5s and 10s with money

    Count money by using nickels to practice counting by 5.

    Count money by using dimes to practice counting by 10. 

    Activity 4: Flashcards

    Make flashcards of numbers you count when counting by 2s, 5s, and 10s – put them in order and practice counting.

    Solve real-life addition and subtraction problems within 20. 

    Activity 1: Hands-on word problems 

    Have student use hands-on items from around your house to help show thinking and to solve the following word problems. (If you don’t have one of the items, then choose something else to use instead!)

    Example Problems:

    1. I have 5 stuffed animals. I gave some of them to my brother. Now I have 2 stuffed animals. How many stuffed animals did I give to my brother?
    2. I have 6 spoons and 2 forks. How many more spoons than forks do I have?
    3. I had 4 toys. My mom gave me 7 more toys. How many toys do I have in all?
    4. There are 4 pillows on the bed, 2 pillows on the floor, and 4 pillows on the couch. How many pillows are there all together?
    5. I had 12 crackers but then I ate 9 of them. How many crackers do I have left?

    Activity 2: Word problems with numbers, pictures, or words

    Use numbers, pictures, or words to help solve the word problems and show your thinking. (If you don’t have anything to write on, then explain your thinking out loud to someone!)

    Example Problems: 

    1. There were 12 students outside on the playground. Some more students came outside to join them. Now there are 20 students outside playing. How many students joined to play on the playground?
    2. Coach Adams had 16 red kick balls. Nine of the kick balls went missing. How many kick balls does Coach Adams have left?
    3. Bishop and Mrs. Vaughan are looking for clipboards. Mrs. Vaughan finds 5 more clipboards than Mrs. Bishop. If Mrs. Bishop found 8 clipboards, then how many clipboards did Mrs. Vaughan find?
    4. Mr. Ross has 14 pencils. Mrs. Swan has 7 pencils. How many more pencils does Mr. Ross have than Mrs. Swan?
    5. There were 6 chapter books, 7 picture books, and 4 coloring books in the library. How many books were there in all?

    Identify, describe, extend, and create repeating patterns, growing patterns, and shrinking patterns in real-life situations. 

    Activity 1

    Use objects around the house to make a pattern (EX:  fork, fork, spoon, fork, fork, _______).

    Activity 2

    Write numbers to make a pattern and student fills in the blank (EX:  4,5,6, 4,5,6, ___)

     

    Solve real-life problems involving time, money, and length.

    Activity 1

    Pose the question:  If it is 1:00, what time will it be in 1 hour?  Give different times and ask what time it will be in 1 hour.

    Use manipulatives to add and subtract within 100. 

    Activity 1: Flashcards

    Make flashcards of math facts that include adding and subtracting within 100. 

    Examples:

    6+5= 

    12-4=

    22+10=

    60-5=

    Activity 2: Bowling Math 

    Set up 10-20 cups, roll a ball – create a subtraction equation from the cups knocked down.

    Activity 3: Practice Problems

    Use small objects (beans, popcorn, beads, paper clips) to create problems and then solve equations.

    Example: I have 15 pieces of popcorn.  I gave you 9 pieces of popcorn.  How many pieces do I have left? 

    Activity 4: Deck of Cards Math

    Use a deck of cards to add/subtract (Aces and face cards equal 10).

    Activity 5: 100s Chart

    Use a 100s chart to add/subtract 10 from a given number.

    100 chart

    Activity 6: Number Line

    Use a number line to add/subtract equations.

    number line example