1st Grade Math (North Dakota Content Standards)
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- State
- North Dakota
- Grade
- Grade 1
- Standards
- North Dakota Mathematics Content Standards K-12
- Last checked
- 2026-10-21
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The standards (our summaries)
North Dakota's official codes with our own short summaries (not the official wording). Each code links to the official document.
Number and Operations (NO)
- 1.NO.CC.1 Count on by 1s and 10s starting anywhere up to 120.
- 1.NO.CC.2 Count back by ones and tens from a given number within 120.
- 1.NO.CC.3 Write a numeral up to 120 to show how many objects.
- 1.NO.CC.4 Recognize arrangements of up to 20 objects without counting and name the amount.
- 1.NO.CC.5 Skip count by 5s (5–50) and 10s (10–100) from any multiple, noticing patterns.
- 1.NO.NBT.1 Show that a 2-digit number's digits mean tens and ones.
- 1.NO.NBT.2 Compare two-digit numbers with >, < or =, justifying with tens and ones.
- 1.NO.NBT.3 Add a one-digit number to a two-digit number within 100 using models and place value.
- 1.NO.NBT.4 Subtract multiples of 10 within 100 using models and place value.
- 1.NO.NBT.5 Add or subtract 10 from a two-digit number mentally and explain how.
- 1.NO.NF.1 Cut circles and rectangles into 2 or 4 equal parts and name them halves or fourths.
Algebraic Reasoning (AR)
- 1.AR.OA.1 Add and subtract within 10 automatically.
- 1.AR.OA.2 For any number 1–19, find the number that makes 20.
- 1.AR.OA.3 Break numbers to 20 into two parts in several ways.
- 1.AR.OA.4 Solve word problems that add three numbers within 20, including unknowns.
- 1.AR.OA.5 Solve subtraction word problems within 20, including unknowns.
- 1.AR.OA.6 Use +, − and = correctly, understand the equal sign and decide if equations are true or false.
- 1.AR.OA.7 Identify, make, complete and extend repeating, growing and shrinking patterns.
Geometry and Measurement (GM)
- 1.GM.G.1 Name trapezoids, rhombuses, pentagons, hexagons and octagons.
- 1.GM.G.2 Name cylinders, cones, triangular prisms and rectangular prisms.
- 1.GM.G.3 Describe attributes of the 2D shapes and 3D solids named in 1.GM.G.1 and 1.GM.G.2.
- 1.GM.G.4 Build a shape or solid by combining several 2D shapes and/or 3D solids.
- 1.GM.M.1 Measure length end to end with same-size non-standard units.
- 1.GM.M.2 Compare the lengths of three objects.
- 1.GM.M.3 Read and record hour and half-hour times on analog and digital clocks.
- 1.GM.M.4 Know what a dollar bill and each U.S. coin (quarter, dime, nickel, penny) is worth.
- 1.GM.M.5 Count mixed pennies, nickels and dimes up to one dollar by 1s, 5s and 10s.
Data, Probability and Statistics (DPS)
Tests and key dates
- NDSA (North Dakota State Assessment)
Check the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction for which grades are tested and this year's testing dates (we have not yet confirmed every detail above on the official site).
Official documents
- nd.gov: REV2.2024.06.27 Math Content Standards Final
- nd.gov: ELA Content Standards 2023 FINAL10.21.24
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