- 1). Introduce numbers, starting with numbers zero through 10 and eventually moving through the numbers up to 100. Show children how to write numbers also. Practice counting by twos, fives and tens. Give students a hundred chart and show children different patterns, such as even numbers, odd numbers, multiples of five and multiples of 10.
- 2). Progress into simple addition and subtraction processes. Show children mathematical signs, including plus, minus, equal, not equal, less than and greater than. Use manipulatives to demonstrate adding numbers under 10 together. Tell children that each of the numbers added together are "addends" and the answer is a "sum." Work to learn simple addition with numbers under 10 and then begin covering subtraction facts using the same addition fact families. Introduce the concept of "less than" and "greater than" and teach children how to compare two numbers using mathematical signs.
- 3). Teach basic geometry skills to first graders. Make sure students recognize two-dimensional shapes including circle, triangle, square and rectangle. Also introduce three-dimensional shapes such as cubes, spheres, pyramids and cones. Cover comparative relationships with shapes, including size and distance away from each other. Introduce basic patterns, and help students identify repeating, increasing and decreasing patterns.
- 4). Cover simple units of measurement, both in English and metric systems. Teach children how to use units of measurement to measure size, length, distance and height. Encourage the skill of estimation as students learn how to measure. Add concepts of area, volume and mass as students discover how to measure objects.
- 5). Help students become familiar with the clock face and telling time. Introduce the hour hand and the minute hand as well as the 12 hours around the face of the clock. Teach children how to tell time to the hour and the half hour, using their skills of counting by fives.
- 6). Incorporate word problems in curriculum as students gain more advanced reading skills. Help students learn to solve math problems connected with real situations by teaching them which process will lead to a reasonable answer.
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