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Geometry and Measurement (Grade 1)

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The Value of Money: What is Money
Written and Illustrated by: Portia Summers
Published: 2017, New York, NY, Enslow Publishing

Summary: This book give students an introduction to money and change. Students can learn the value of a penny, nickel, dime, and quarter.

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Interactions/Energy (Grade 3)

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Government Roles (Grade 1)

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The Shocking Truth about Energy
Written and Illustrated by: Loreen Leedy
Published: 2010, Dongguan City, China, Kwong Fat Offset Printing Co

Summary: This book explains energy and its many forms, it shows students how they use energy everyday, and also how energy comes from Fossil Fuels.

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Who's Your Candidate? Choosing Government Leaders: Becoming a Supreme Court Justice
Written and Illustrated by: Barbara M. Linde
Published: 2016, New York, NY, Gareth Stevens Publishing

Summary: This book talks about the process of becoming a supreme court justice and the roles that the job entails.

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Maps (Grade 1)

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If Maps Could Talk: Using Symbols and Keys
Written and Illustrated: Erika L. Shores
Published: 2008, Mankota, Minnesota, Capstone Press

Summary: This book goes over the many symbols of a map and what they mean. It also shows the different kids of maps and how to read them.

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Natural Disasters (Grade 3)

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Joplin Tornado Survival Stories
Written and Illustrated by: Emily O'Keefe
Published: 2016, Mankota, Minnesota, The Child's World

Summary: This book explains the before, during, and after effects of the tornado that hit Joplin Missouri.

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Life Cycle (Grade 3)

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Experiment with What a Plant Needs to Grow
Written and Illustrated by: Nadia Higgins
Published: 2015, Minneapolis, MN, Lerner Publishing Group

Summary: This book explains the life cycle of a plant, what it needs to grow, and how to plant one of your own.

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National Symbols (Grade 1)

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Our Flag Was Still There: The True Story of Mary Pickersgill and the Star-Spangled Banner
Written and Illustrated by Jessie Hartland
Published: 2019, New York, NY, Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division

Summary: This book explains the history of the flag and how it was made.

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Counting (Grade 1)

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Number Sense & Operations in Base Ten (Grade 1)

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Many Ways to 100
Written and Illustrated by: Betsy Franco
Published: 2002, Mankato, Minnesota, Capstone Press

Summary: This book shows students multiple ways to count to 100, including by ones, twos, threes, and more.

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Making Math Easy: Subtraction Made Easy
Written by: Rebecca Wingard-Nelson
Illustrated by: Tom LaBaff
Published: 2005, Berkely Heights, NJ, Enslow Publishers

Summary: This book teaches students how to subtract one-digit numbers to three digit numbers. It offers different ways to view numbers and how they can be grouped.

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Summary: This website provides interactive learning games for students to participate in. This particular game helps students count coins and has a review section as well. This website uses the National Standards.

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Break the Bank and learn how to sort money! In this game, kids get to break open fun piggy banks to reveal coins and dollars. Sort and organize the money correctly in order to get to a fun bonus game!

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Summary: This website aligns with National Standards and includes games that help students count from 0-50, 50-100, & 100-120. This allows for the teacher to pace a student where they need to be.

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Understanding counting and cardinality is the first step towards learning mathematics. The kids begin learning by reciting number sequence 1, 2, 3, ... and so on. Learning number sequence is a memory skill rather than a math skill. Reciting number in a sequence is an essential skill to learn before learning to count objects in small sets. Being able to recite numbers does not necessarily mean that the child understands the meaning of these numbers. The skills to count number of objects in small sets can be developed in the following ways.

Rote Counting: Counting Sequence

In kindergarten, the kids learn to count to 100. In grade 1, the kids build on their skills and learn to rote count forward to 120. They gain skills to count forward from any number less than 120. The kids gain strategies that develop their understanding of the relation between the numbers in the counting sequence. They understand how each number is one more than the number before. Also, the kids learn to read and write these numerals.

Once the kids learn to fluently count to 100, they learn skip counting in grade 2. For example, they perform skip counting by 7 starting from 1 or any number.

Relate counting to addition and subtraction: In grade 1, the kids develop an understanding of the connection between counting and addition and subtractions. They learn that adding number of objects in two sets can be done by continuous counting or counting on. They first count the number of objects in the first set and continue the counting while counting the number of objects in the second set. For example, if the first set has 4 objects and the second set has 6 objects, the kids will count the first set as 1,2,3,4 and then start counting the objects in the second set as 5, 6, 7, ...10.

According to 1st grade math curriculum, the kids are expected to solve addition and subtraction problems to 20. They apply counting strategies like count on, count all and count back, to develop an understanding of addition and subtraction. They then gradually understand the composing and decomposing strategy of addition and subtraction which involves using 10 as a benchmark number. Counting becomes time-consuming when working with large numbers, it is important to understand the strategy of 10 to solve problems.

Some counting strategies of addition and subtraction are given below:

Counting All: The kids count all the objects to determine the total number of objects in the sets. For example, to add 7 and 4 using math counters. The kids count 7 math counters. They then add 4 by counting remaining math counters as 8, 9, 10, 11.

To subtract 4 from 9, the kids count 9 counters. They remove 4 counters and count the remaining counters as 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.

Counting On: This is an addition strategy. In this strategy, the kids hold one of the addend in their head. Then count on using fingers or tally marks to add the two addends. For example, to add 7 and 2. The kids hold 7 in their head and hold up one finger and say 8. They hold up the second finger and says 9. The kids understand 7 + 2 = 9 as they counted on 2 using fingers.

Counting Back: This is a subtraction strategy. To subtract 14 - 2, the kids hold the subtrahend or the bigger number in their head. They count backward as "13" while holding up one finger. They count "12" while holding up the second finger. They understand that they have counted back 2 as they are holding 2 fingers.

Understanding Grouping: According to first grade math curriculum, the kids are expected to understand that a two-digit number comprises of tens and ones. They understand that ten ones are called "a ten". They learn 3 sets having ten blocks of 1 unit each is counted as 30. Initially, the kids find it difficult to count a group of something as "one" when they have counting single objects in earlier learnings. However, this understanding lays the foundation of place value system.

For example, the figure below represents 26 by 2 groups of tens and 6 left overs.

Understanding 57 cubes as 5 tens and 7 ones and not 4 tens and 17 ones requires lots of practice. Therefore, ample of 1st grade worksheets are focused on understanding ones and tens.

Stages of understanding grouping:

Counting by Ones: The kids learn to group objects into tens and some left-overs. But when asked to count the total number of objects. The kids may count them one by one. They think that the only way to answer how many is to count the number of objects one by one. For example, when asked to count 25 objects. They are able to group them into 2 groups of ten objects and 5 leftovers. But when asked to count, they may count one by one 1, 2, 3,........, 23, 24, 25.

Counting by Groups and Singles: The kids gradually develop an understanding of groups of tens but still rely on counting by ones when asked how many objects. For example, when given 32 counters and asked how many. The kids may reply 3 groups of ten and 2 leftovers. But they still count as 1, 2, 3, ......31, 32 to find how many.

Counting by Tens and Ones: The kids develop an enduring understanding of grouping objects into tens and ones. For example, when asked how many, the kids count the groups of ten they have and the leftovers. They understand that 3 groups of ten are equal to 30 and not 3.

Counting Games

Learning to count can be made fun with a range of SplashMath fun games for kids. SplashMath offers a range of educational games for kids. These games aim to develop problem-solving skills and strategic thinking in children. The structure and rules of the games are based on mathematical ideas and the winnings totally depends on the mathematical understanding.

One of the most important advantages of math learning games is the higher level of kids' engagement. The kids totally immerse themselves in the game. They develop a positive attitude towards mathematics. Teaching methods that stress on memorizing number facts and algorithm procedures are considered boring as it doesn't involve active kids' participation. Incorporating games in math learning have proved to be significantly beneficial.
Some fun math activities for developing counting skills are given below:
Counting Crows: An educator or teacher draws/pastes a different number of crows on some cardboards. These cardboards are presented to kids. The kids count the crows and write the correct number of crows in a counting chart. The kids who give the maximum number of the correct answer in the minimum time is the winner. This activity can be performed with two or more kids.

Count words: A group of kids is given a short story. The activity begins with a whistle, the kids are asked to count words in the story. The kid who correctly counts the total number of words first is the winner. The game can be made difficult by asking them to character count in word.

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Counting Games for 1st Grade Kids Online - Splash Math

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Understanding counting and cardinality is the first step towards learning mathematics. The kids begin learning by reciting number sequence 1, 2, 3, ... and so on. Learning number sequence is a memory skill rather than a math skill. Reciting number in a sequence is an essential skill to learn before learning to count objects in small sets.

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Summary: This website offers different subtraction games to engage students diverse interests.

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Educational 1st Grade Subtraction Games | Education.com

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Discover educational 1st grade subtraction games on Education.com. Provide engaging, structured activities to support early math learning at school or home.

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Summary: This fun video shows young students what a Supreme Court Justice does.

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Sesame Street: Sonia Sotomayor: "The Justice Hears a Case."

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Summary: This website allows students to make their own classroom or bedroom map.

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Summary: This video explains the origin of the American Flag.

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Educational Videos for Students (Cartoons on Bullying, Leadership & More)

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Pledge of Allegiance: Watch a cartoon for kids on the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag

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Summary: This video shows students the different steps in the life cycle of a plant.

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Seeds are the organs developed from the fertilized ovules of plants. With the right conditions of water supply, temperature and location, they germinate to produce a new plant, thus beginning the next stage of the plant life cycle -- a cycle whose duration varies from species to species.

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To define the successive functions of each organ of the plant.

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Seeds are the organs developed from the fertilized ovules of plants and which assure the dissemination of those fertile ovules.

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Summary: This video helps students understand more about tornadoes and how they form.

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Summary: This video helps students see different chemical reactions that shows energy transfer.

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Bill Nye The Science Guy on Chemical Reactions

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Summary: This worksheet will help students complete the sentences with popular National symbols.

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Summary: Students can use this worksheet to practice reading a map.

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Summary: This poster can be hung in the classroom and can help students visualize the different roles of a Supreme Court Justice.

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Summary: This is an Anchor Chart that shows the different strategies to subtracting.

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Summary: This chart can be hung up in the classroom, or printed for each student to keep.

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Summary: This is an Anchor Chart that shows students different ways to count coins.

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Summary: This poster can be hung in the classroom as a visual for students to see the life cycle of a plant.

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Summary: This is a worksheet that goes with an activity the students can do to make a tornado simulator.

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Summary: This is an Anchor Chart that students can refer when learning about energy.