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1st Grade Math CurriculumUnit 1

These are the lesson plans for Unit 1 of 12 in the 1st Grade Math Curriculum: 127 lessons in teaching order, week by week, each with a lesson plan and an exit ticket.

Next unit →Unit 2: Add and Subtract Within 10

Also for this unit: this unit’s exit tickets and this unit’s test. See the whole year

Resources for Each Lesson

Everything each lesson plan points to, with links. Sheet numbers count worksheets: a color pack prints each sheet again in black and white.

1.1 Count on from any number

MakerSkip Counting: Skip Count By 1s, Range 10 to 100, Starting Number Any Number
PrintableFill in the Hundreds Chart: sheets 1-2
PrintableNumber Patterns - Count Up (Simple): sheet 1, for early finishers
ToolHundreds Chart: click a number to color the start
QuizNumbers to 120 Quiz: the To 100 level
Exit ticket1st Grade Numbers to 120 Exit Tickets: Exit Ticket 1.1

1.2 Count back from any number

PrintableNumber Patterns - Count Down: sheets 3 and 5
MakerNumber Patterns: Pattern Type Counting Down, Difficulty Simple
ToolNumber Line
QuizNumbers to 120 Quiz: the To 100 level
Exit ticket1st Grade Numbers to 120 Exit Tickets: Exit Ticket 1.2

1.3 Count past 100 to 120

PrintableCounting to 120: sheets 1-2
MakerSkip Counting: Skip Count By 1s, Range 70 to 120, Starting Number Any Number
ToolHundreds Chart: Chart 1 to 120
QuizNumbers to 120 Quiz: the To 120 level
Exit ticket1st Grade Numbers to 120 Exit Tickets: Exit Ticket 1.3

1.4 Numbers on the 120 chart

PrintableCounting to 120: sheets 3 and 5
PrintableHundreds Chart - Fill in Blanks: any sheet, for practice to 100
MakerHundreds Chart: Mode Fill in the Blank, Chart Size 1 to 120, Blank Percentage ~30%
ToolHundreds Chart: Click a Number To: See 10 More and 10 Less
QuizNumbers to 120 Quiz: the To 120 level
Exit ticket1st Grade Numbers to 120 Exit Tickets: Exit Ticket 1.4

1.5 Before, after and between

PrintableBefore, After & Between to 50: sheets 1-3
PrintableBefore, After & Between to 100: sheets 1-2
MakerBefore, After & Between: Mode Mixed, Number Range Within 100
ToolNumber Line
QuizNumbers to 120 Quiz: the To 100 level
Exit ticket1st Grade Numbers to 120 Exit Tickets: Exit Ticket 1.5

1.6 Count big groups by tens

PrintableEstimating How Many: sheets 1, 2 and 4
PrintableCounting to 120: sheet 4
ToolTen Frames: add frames with + 10-Frame
ToolBase Ten Blocks
Exit ticket1st Grade Numbers to 120 Exit Tickets: Exit Ticket 1.6

1.7 Numbers on a number line

PrintableNumber Line - Missing Numbers to 20: sheets 1-2
PrintableNumber Line Paper: Blank and Labeled Number Lines: sheet 4 (0 to 100 by tens)
MakerNumber Line: Mode Place the Number, Number Range 1-100
ToolNumber Line
QuizNumbers to 120 Quiz: the To 120 level
Exit ticket1st Grade Numbers to 120 Exit Tickets: Exit Ticket 1.7

1.8 Skip count by 2s, 5s and 10s ★

PrintableSkip Counting by 2s: sheets 1-2
PrintableSkip Counting by 5s: sheets 1-2
PrintableSkip Counting by 10s: sheets 1-2
PrintableFall Skip Counting: sheets 1-3
MakerSkip Counting: Skip Count By 2s, 5s or 10s, Starting Number Multiples
ToolHundreds Chart: Skip Count Highlight
Exit ticket1st Grade Numbers to 120 Exit Tickets: Exit Ticket 1.8

1.9 Number words to 20 ★

PrintableNumber Words to 20: sheets 1, 2 and 4
Exit ticket1st Grade Numbers to 120 Exit Tickets: Exit Ticket 1.9

1.10 Ordinal numbers to tenth ★

PrintableOrdinal Numbers - Color to 10th: sheets 1-3
MakerOrdinal Numbers: Mode Color the Position, Range 1st - 10th
Exit ticket1st Grade Numbers to 120 Exit Tickets: Exit Ticket 1.10

★ Taught in 1st grade in some states.

Skills Covered

Count on and back from any number
Count past 100 to 120
Read and write numbers on the 120 chart
Find the numbers before, after and between

Count big groups by tens and ones
Find numbers on a number line
Skip count by 2s, 5s and 10s
Number words and ordinal numbers

How to Use This Pack

Ten lesson plans, one for each lesson of a unit on numbers to 120, in teaching order, after an overview page that lays the unit out day by day: a pre-check, the ten lessons, a review and the unit test. Each plan fits on one page. It gives the goal, what to get ready, the words to use, the lesson in five steps with the words to say, questions to ask, common mistakes and what to do about them, and the Animal Math worksheets, makers, tools and quiz for the lesson.

In the Classroom

Print the unit, or just the day's page, and teach from it. Each lesson takes about 45 minutes: a 5 minute warm up, 10 minutes of teaching, 10 minutes together, 15 minutes of practice and an exit ticket at the end. The exit tickets and the unit test are separate packs, made for these lessons. Lessons 1.8 to 1.10 (skip counting, number words, ordinal numbers) are for the states that teach them in 1st grade.

At Home

Teaching at home? Use the warm up and the "Try it together" step as a short lesson, and the "Words to use" as the way to talk about it. The mistakes to watch for are the ones most children make.

Tips for Success

Read the "Watch for" box before the lesson: it is what to listen for while students work
Keep the 120 chart and a number line up all year; later units use them
Sort the exit tickets into got it, almost and not yet to plan the next day
Use the help and challenge ideas for small groups during practice

Common Core Standards Alignment

This pack supports the following Common Core State Standards for Mathematics:

K.CC.A.1 Say the numbers in order up to 100, counting by 1s and also by 10s.
1.OA.C.5 Connect counting with adding and subtracting, such as adding 4 by counting on four more.
1.NBT.A.1 Count up to 120 from any starting number, and read, write and use numerals up to 120 to show how many objects.
1.NBT.B.3 Compare two-digit numbers by looking at their tens and ones, and write the result with >, = or <.
2.OA.C.3 Decide if up to 20 objects are odd or even (match them in twos or skip count by 2s); write evens as doubles.
2.NBT.A.2 Count up to 1,000, and count by fives, tens and hundreds.
2.NBT.A.3 Read and write numbers up to 1,000 as digits, in words, and in expanded form (like 300 + 40 + 7).
2.MD.B.6 Show whole numbers as distances from 0 on an evenly marked number line, and show sums and differences up to 100 as jumps on it.

1st Grade Numbers to 120 Lesson Plans

1st Grade1st Grade Math Curriculum

Lesson plans for every lesson of a 1st grade unit on numbers to 120, one page a lesson, with a unit overview that lays the unit out day by day. Each plan has the goal and its "I can" line, what to get ready, the words to use, a 45 minute lesson in five steps (warm up, teach with words to say, try it together, practice, exit ticket), questions to ask, the mistakes students make and what to do about them, and ideas for students who need help or are ready for more. Each one ends with the Animal Math worksheets, worksheet makers, tools and quiz for that lesson. Lessons: count on and back from any number, count past 100, the 120 chart, before, after and between, counting big groups by tens, and number lines, then skip counting, number words and ordinal numbers for the states that teach them in 1st grade.

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What’s Included

10 one-page lesson plans, one for each lesson of the unit
A unit overview: the unit day by day, what to get ready, how each lesson goes
Words to say, questions to ask and common mistakes for every lesson
The worksheets, makers, tools and quiz for each lesson (11 pages in all)

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