Mathematics — Grade 1

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Freckle Face

Students collect data about a partner's face and tally the data from the whole class. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics)

Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Focus on Two

Students make groups of two, write the numeral 2, and record a group of two on a personal recording chart. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics)

Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Finding Four

Students explore the number four. They make sets of four, write the numeral 4, and compare sets of four to sets of one, two, and three. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics)

Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Finding Addition Patterns

Students explore commutativity and examine addition patterns. Then they record known facts on a personal addition chart. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics)

Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Favorite Pizza Toppings

Students make a bar graph to display information about their favorite pizza toppings, analyze the results from the graph, and then share their findings with fellow classmates. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–5 Mathematics)

Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Eyes Have It

Students collect data about the eye color of class members. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics)

Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Eye to Eye

Students learn to pose mathematical questions about themselves and their surroundings through class and small group discussion. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics)

Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Exploring Adding with Sets

Reading The Hershey's Kisses Addition Book will set the stage for this lesson in which students write story problems, find sums using sets, and present results in the form of a table. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics)

Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Counting to Find Sums

Students model the numbers with counters as the book is read. Then they count the spots on each side of a domino and write in vertical and horizontal format the sums suggested by dominoes. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics)

Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Counting Back and Counting On

Students model numbers as a counting book is read. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics)

Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Counting Back

Students count to compare plates of fish-shaped crackers then record the comparison in vertical and horizontal format. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics)

Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Comparing Columns on a Bar Graph

Students apply what they know about comparison subtraction by constructing bar graphs and using the graphs to answer questions. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics)

Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Clowning around

This activity strengthens the students' problem-solving skills (including elimination and collection of organized data) and their ability to draw conclusions. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics)

Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Classroom Paper

Students participate in activities in which they investigate the data in connection with recyclable materials and develop plans to help the environment. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–5 Mathematics)

Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Begin with Buttons: Looking Back and Moving Forward

Students review the work of the previous lessons through a variety of activity stations, one of which involves using an interactive website. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics)

Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Bar Graph Investigations

Students apply what they know about comparison subtraction by constructing bar graphs and using them to answer questions. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics)

Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Baby Weight

Students work with data to complete an organized chart for the purpose of transferring information to a graph or for the purpose of generalizing a rule. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics)

Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Amazing Attributes: Looking Back and Moving Forward

In this lesson, the last of a nine-part Illuminations unit titled “Amazing Attributes: Sorting and Organizing Objects,” teachers ensure that students have grasped the major concepts in this unit on sorting and organizing. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics)

Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics