Kindergarten Math (Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks)
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- State
- Massachusetts
- Grade
- Kindergarten
- Standards
- Massachusetts Curriculum Framework for Mathematics (2017)
- Last checked
- 2026-10-21
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The standards (our summaries)
Massachusetts's official codes with our own short summaries (not the official wording). Each code links to the official document.
Counting and Cardinality (K.CC)
- K.CC.A.1 Count aloud to 100 by ones and by tens.
- K.CC.A.2 Count on from any given number in the known sequence instead of always starting at 1.
- K.CC.A.3 Write numerals 0–20 and use a numeral 0–20 to record how many objects (0 means none).
- K.CC.B.4 Link counting to cardinality (how many).
- K.CC.B.5 Count to answer "how many?" for up to 20 objects in a line, array or circle, or 10 scattered; count out 1–20 objects.
- K.CC.C.6 Tell if one group of up to 10 objects has more than, fewer than or the same as another, by matching or counting.
- K.CC.C.7 Compare two numbers from 1 to 10 shown as written numerals.
Operations and Algebraic Thinking (K.OA)
- K.OA.A.1 Show addition and subtraction within 10 with objects, fingers, drawings, sounds, acting out, words or equations.
- K.OA.A.2 Solve addition and subtraction word problems within 10 using objects or drawings.
- K.OA.A.3 Break numbers up to 10 into two parts in more than one way and record each with a drawing or equation.
- K.OA.A.4 Given a number from 1 to 9, find its partner that totals 10 and record it with a drawing or equation.
- K.OA.A.5 Add and subtract within 5 fluently, including with zero.
Number and Operations in Base Ten (K.NBT)
- K.NBT.A.1 Build and break apart numbers 11–19 as ten ones and some more ones, recording with drawings or equations.
Measurement and Data (K.MD)
- K.MD.A.1 Name things about an object that can be measured, such as how long or heavy it is.
- K.MD.A.2 Compare two objects directly on a shared attribute and say which has more or less of it.
- K.MD.B.3 Sort objects into given categories (up to and including 10 in each), count each and order them by count.
Geometry (K.G)
- K.G.A.1 Describe objects using shape names and position words such as above, below, beside and behind.
- K.G.A.2 Name shapes correctly whatever their size or orientation.
- K.G.A.3 Identify shapes as two-dimensional (flat) or three-dimensional (solid).
- K.G.B.4 Compare 2D and 3D shapes of different sizes and orientations using informal language about parts and attributes.
- K.G.B.5 Model real-world shapes by building them from parts and by drawing them.
- K.G.B.6 Put simple shapes together to make larger shapes.
Tests and key dates
- MCAS (Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System) – grades Grades 3–8 and high school (DESE admin page: "Spring 2026 Grades 3–8 and High School"); detailed 2026-27 schedule is a Word file not read (official page)
Check the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education for which grades are tested and this year's testing dates.
Official documents
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Standards codes from the 2017 Massachusetts Curriculum Framework for Mathematics (Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education). Summaries are Classfern's own words. Not affiliated with or endorsed by DESE.
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