Kindergarten number sense grows from seeing small quantities without recounting, to counting forward and backward, comparing amounts, composing and decomposing numbers through 10, and understanding teen numbers as one ten and some ones.

Kindergarten

Grade 1 learners build fluency within 20, treat the equals sign as a relationship, use place value to work with two-digit numbers, and begin applying arithmetic properties to reason efficiently.

Grade 1

Grade 2 develops fluent addition and subtraction within 100, place value through 1,000, equal groups, arrays, and early fraction concepts. Learners explain strategies using number relationships.

Grade 2

Grade 3 centers on multiplication and division, fraction size and equivalence, multi-digit arithmetic, and using properties to solve unfamiliar problems with confidence.

Grade 3

Grade 4 extends whole-number operations, factors and multiples, fraction equivalence and arithmetic, decimal notation, and multi-step quantitative reasoning.

Grade 4

Grade 5 consolidates fluent multi-digit arithmetic, fraction and decimal operations, numerical expressions, powers of ten, and proportional foundations for middle school.

Grade 5

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Counting progresses from recognizing small groups and stable visual patterns to forward, backward, and skip-counting sequences. Learners connect spoken counts, written numerals, place value, and grouped quantities through 100 and beyond.

Counting

Comparison begins with matching concrete quantities and develops into comparing and ordering whole numbers, fractions, and decimals. Learners use place value and benchmarks to explain why one value is greater, less, or equal.

Comparing

Addition grows from joining visible groups and composing numbers to fluent facts, multi-digit algorithms, fraction and decimal sums, and flexible use of properties and equivalent expressions.

Addition

Subtraction begins as taking away and finding what remains, then expands to comparison, missing-addend reasoning, multi-digit methods, and operations with fractions and decimals.

Subtraction

Multiplication develops from equal groups and arrays to fluent facts, properties, multi-digit products, scaling, area, and fraction and decimal multiplication.

Multiplication

Division progresses from sharing and grouping models to related multiplication facts, remainders, multi-digit quotients, and fraction interpretations.

Division

Arithmetic rules include the meaning of equality, operation properties, parentheses, and the conventions that let learners transform expressions without changing their value.

Arithmetic Rules

Fractions progress from equal parts and unit fractions to number-line magnitude, equivalence, comparison, mixed numbers, and all four operations.

Fractions

Exponents begin as compact notation for repeated multiplication, with special attention to powers of ten and how they support place-value reasoning.

Exponents

Factor work connects multiplication facts to divisibility, factor pairs, prime and composite numbers, and the structure of whole numbers.

Factors

Decimal learning extends place value to tenths, hundredths, and thousandths, then builds comparison, rounding, and operations through visual and numerical models.

Decimals

Multiples grow from skip counting and equal groups into multiplication patterns, common multiples, divisibility, and fraction denominator reasoning.

Multiples

Rates and ratios compare quantities multiplicatively. The progression starts with equivalent groups and scaling, then moves toward unit rates and proportional relationships.

Rates & Ratios

Percents connect fractions and decimals to quantities out of 100, supporting estimation, comparison, discounts, and proportional reasoning.

Percents

Square roots reverse squaring. Early work uses perfect-square arrays and factor structure before estimating and operating with less familiar roots.

Square Roots

Time begins with reading and writing hours and half-hours on analog and digital clocks, then develops through quarter-hours, five-minute intervals, arbitrary minutes, and elapsed-time reasoning.

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Counting to 10

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Comparing

Counting to 20

Addition to 10

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Counting to 100

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