Virginia SOL 1.CE.1.c

Math1st GradeComputation and Estimation

The Standard

Recall with automaticity addition and subtraction facts within 10.

Virginia Standards of Learning for Mathematics · The student will recall with automaticity addition and subtraction facts within 10 and represent, solve, and justify solutions to single-step problems, including those in context, using addition and subtraction with whole numbers within 20. 

Teacher's field guide

What This Standard Means

What Students Need to Do

Students quickly give sums and differences for basic facts with answers through 10. They use known facts and number patterns instead of counting every object or finger.

What Mastery Looks Like

Students answer mixed facts accurately and without counting one by one. They can quickly give answers for facts such as 6 + 4, 9 - 3, and 5 + 2.

Common Misconceptions

Students may confuse the plus and minus signs or subtract in the wrong order. Some still count every object or finger instead of recalling known facts. They may not recognize that related addition and subtraction facts use the same three numbers.

How to Assess It

Show these facts one at a time: 7 + 3, 9 - 5, 4 + 4, 10 - 7, 6 + 3, and 8 - 2. Note whether each student answers accurately without counting.

Lesson moves

Ways to Teach It

  1. Give pairs counters and ten-frames to build fact families, then cover the counters and recall each answer.

  2. Ask students to explain in writing how knowing 6 + 4 helps them solve 10 - 6.

  3. Play Fact Match with cards showing equations and answer cards, with partners racing to find matching pairs.

  4. Use ten classroom supplies, remove different amounts, and have students state each subtraction fact without recounting the remaining items.

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