1st GRADE MATHEMATICS
Primary 1
Mathematics
The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) has provided the educational community with a foundation of
mathematical content and processes from which to build appropriate curricular opportunities for all students. The Mathematics
subtest is an assessment of student proficiency that builds on this foundation while integrating problem solving. Each item is
classified first by its mathematics content, then according to the mathematics process it assesses.
SAT 10 Cluster
Common Core Standard
Clusters provide mathematical content that measures student competency.
These standards define what students should understand and be able to do in
their study of 1st grade mathematics.
Number Sense and Operations
Demonstrate understanding of the meaning and use of
numbers, the various representations of numbers, number
systems, and the relationships between and among numbers.
Demonstrate understanding of the meanings of operations, the
relationship between operations, and the practical settings in
which specific operation or a set of operations is appropriate.
Operations and Algebraic Expressions (1.OA)
Represent and solve problems involving addition and
subtraction.
Understand and apply properties of operations and the
relationship between addition and subtraction.
Add and subtract within 20.
Work with addition and subtraction equations.
Number and Operations in Base Ten (1.NBT)
Extend the counting sequence.
Understand place value.
Use place value understanding and properties of operations to
add and subtract.
Operations and Algebraic Expressions (1.OA)
Understand and apply properties of operations and the
relationship between addition and subtraction.
Work with addition and subtraction equations.
Number and Operations in Base Ten (1.NBT)
Extend the counting sequence.
Understand place value.
Use place value understanding and properties of operations to
add and subtract.
Patterns, Relationships, and Algebra
Describe, complete, continue, and demonstrate understanding
of patterns involving numbers, symbols, and geometric figures.
Patterns with numbers include those found in lists, tables, etc.
Demonstrate understanding of elementary algebraic principles
as found in relationships between mathematical situations and
algebraic symbolism.
Data, Statistics, and Probability
Describe, interpret, and make predictions based on the analysis
of data presented in a variety of ways, including graphs, plots,
tables, and lists. Demonstrate understanding of basic
probability concepts.
Geometry and Measurement
Demonstrate understanding of the characteristics and
properties of plane and solid figures, coordinate geometry, and
spatial reasoning. Demonstrate understanding of the meaning
and use of various measurement systems, the tools of
measurement, and the integral role of estimation in
measurement.
SAT 10 Process
Measurement and Data (1.MD)
Represent and interpret data.
Processes provide criteria for problem solving and students’ ability to apply
mathematics in different situations.
The practice standards define skills that mathematically proficient students
should develop.
Communication and Representation
Demonstrate an understanding of the symbols and terms
utilized in mathematics, and correctly interpret alternative
representations of numbers, expressions, and data.
Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of
others.
Model with mathematics.
Use appropriate tools strategically.
Look for and make use of structure.
Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.
Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of
others.
Attend to precision.
Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
Model with mathematics.
Look for and make use of structure.
Estimation
Apply estimation strategies in problem solving and determine
the reasonableness of results.
Mathematical Connections
Demonstrate an understanding of the interrelatedness of
mathematical concepts, procedures, and processes both among
different mathematical topics and with other content areas.
Reasoning and Problem Solving
Demonstrate the ability to apply, inductive, deductive, or spatial
reasoning and to make valid inferences and draw valid
conclusions. Demonstrate the ability to apply strategies to solve
conventional and non-routine problems.
Measurement and Data (1.MD)
Measure lengths indirectly and by iterating length units.
Tell and write time.
Geometry (1.G)
Reason with shapes and their attributes.
Mathematical Practice Standards
Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
Model with mathematics.
Use appropriate tools strategically.
Attend to precision.