Exploring Number Relationships and Operations to 5

Compare, order, and measure objects by size, length, and height using descriptive vocabulary and non-standard units.

Compare and measure the weight and capacity of everyday objects and containers using hands-on tools and non-standard units.

Develop core counting skills, instant quantity recognition, and numeral writing for numbers 0 through 5.

Order numbers 0 to 5, count abstract events, find one more/less, and decompose numbers into parts.

Count, write, and visually represent numbers from 6 to 10 using one-to-one correspondence, ten-frames, and subitizing patterns.

Develop fluency with number sequences up to 10 by counting forwards and backwards, finding relative positions, and ordering numerals.

Read, write, and represent numbers from 11 to 20, and master counting sequences forward, backward, and on number lines.

Use ordinal words from first to tenth to describe positions and build foundational skip counting skills by 2s and 10s.

Compare sets of items and numerals using the language of more, less, fewer, and the same.

Build an understanding of addition as combining groups, learn to use addition symbols, and practice counting on and finding number bonds within 5.

Explore key addition rules, use ten-frames, and master number bonds and word problems within 10.

Build an initial understanding of subtraction as taking away using physical objects, stories, pictures, and standard minus equations within 5.

Develop and apply subtraction strategies using number tracks, ten-frames, and part-whole models to solve equations and word problems up to 10.

Build mental flexibility, understand fact families, and solve combined addition and subtraction challenges within 10.

Share collections equally among small groups and partition shapes and objects into equal halves and quarters.

Learn what money is, identify standard coins (pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters) by sight and value, and compare their purchasing power.

Practice counting coins and identifying dollar bills to match prices, participate in shopping role-play, and understand saving money.