1st Grade Math (New Jersey NJSLS)
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- State
- New Jersey
- Grade
- Grade 1
- Standards
- 2023 New Jersey Student Learning Standards – Mathematics (NJSLS-M)
- Last checked
- 2026-10-21
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The standards (our summaries)
New Jersey's official codes with our own short summaries (not the official wording). Each code links to the official document.
Operations and Algebraic Thinking (1.OA)
- 1.OA.A.1 Solve addition and subtraction word problems within 20 of all types, with the unknown in any position, using objects, drawings or equations.
- 1.OA.A.2 Solve word problems that add three whole numbers with a total of 20 or less.
- 1.OA.B.3 Use the commutative and associative properties of addition as strategies (property names not required).
- 1.OA.B.4 Think of subtraction as finding a missing addend, e.g. 10 − 8 as "what plus 8 makes 10?".
- 1.OA.C.5 Connect counting with adding and subtracting, e.g. count on two to add two.
- 1.OA.C.6 Add and subtract within 20 accurately and efficiently, fluently within 10, using strategies such as making ten.
- 1.OA.D.7 Understand the equal sign and decide if addition and subtraction equations are true or false.
- 1.OA.D.8 Work out the missing whole number in a three-number addition or subtraction equation, e.g. 8 + ? = 11.
Number and Operations in Base Ten (1.NBT)
- 1.NBT.A.1 Count to 120 from any number below 120; read, write and record object counts with numerals.
- 1.NBT.B.2 Know a two-digit number is made of tens and ones.
- 1.NBT.B.3 Compare two-digit numbers by their tens and ones digits, recording with >, = and <.
- 1.NBT.C.4 Add within 100 (two-digit + one-digit, two-digit + multiple of 10) with models or place-value strategies and explain the method.
- 1.NBT.C.5 Find 10 more or 10 less than a two-digit number mentally, without counting, and explain why.
- 1.NBT.C.6 Take a multiple of 10 away from another multiple of 10 (both 10–90, answer not negative) and explain the reasoning.
Measurement (1.M)
- 1.M.A.1 Order three objects by length; compare two lengths indirectly using a third object.
- 1.M.A.2 Give an object's length as a whole number of same-size units laid end to end with no gaps or overlaps.
- 1.M.B.3 Tell and write time to the hour and half hour on analog and digital clocks.
- 1.M.C.4 Know the relative values of coins and dollar bills and use money notation such as 69¢ and $10.
- 1.M.C.5 Solve problems with amounts up to $20, find equal values and show an amount in more than one way.
Data Literacy (1.DL)
- 1.DL.A.1 Sort, display and read data in up to three groups; answer questions about totals and differences.
Geometry (1.G)
- 1.G.A.1 Tell defining attributes of shapes from non-defining ones (color, size, orientation); build and draw shapes with given attributes.
- 1.G.A.2 Put 2D or 3D shapes together to make composite shapes and build new shapes from them.
- 1.G.A.3 Split circles and rectangles into two or four equal shares named halves, fourths or quarters; more shares means smaller shares.
Tests and key dates
- New Jersey Student Learning Assessment-Adaptive (NJSLA-A) ELA and Mathematics – grades ELA 3-9; math 3-8 plus Algebra I, Geometry or Algebra II (high school, for accountability) (official page)
- New Jersey Graduation Proficiency Assessment-Adaptive (NJGPA-A) – grades 11 (and 12 / repeating 11 as needed) (official page)
- NJSLA-Science – grades 5, 8, 11 (official page)
- Dynamic Learning Maps (DLM) alternate assessment – grades ELA/math 3-8, 11; science 5, 8, 11 (official page)
Check the New Jersey Department of Education for which grades are tested and this year's testing dates.
Official documents
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Standards codes from the 2023 New Jersey Student Learning Standards – Mathematics (New Jersey Department of Education). Summaries are Classfern's own words. Not affiliated with or endorsed by NJDOE.
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