Grade 1 Math (Virginia SOL)
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- State
- Virginia
- Grade
- Grade 1
- Source
- Mathematics Standards of Learning for Virginia Public Schools (2023)
- Last checked
- 2026-10-20
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The standards (our summaries)
Official Virginia codes with our own short summaries (not the official wording). Each code links to the official document.
Number and Number Sense (NS)
- 1.NS.1 Use flexible counting strategies to determine and describe quantities up to 120.
- Count forward by ones from 0 to 120, starting at any number.
- Count backward by ones from any number from 1 to 30.
- Represent counting by fives and tens up to 120 with tools.
- Represent counting by twos to at least 30 with tools.
- Group up to 120 objects into tens and ones to find the total.
- Identify pennies, nickels, and dimes, and their equivalent values.
- Count like coins up to 100 cents by ones, fives, or tens.
- 1.NS.2 Represent, compare, and order quantities up to 120.
- Read and write numerals 0-120 in and out of sequence.
- Estimate the number of objects up to 120 and justify reasonableness.
- Represent a number with tens and ones, and write its numeral.
- Describe the groups of tens and ones in a two-digit number.
- Compare two numbers from 0 to 120 using greater than, less than, or equal to.
- Order three sets of up to 120 objects least to greatest and greatest to least.
- 1.NS.3 Use reasoning to solve contextual problems partitioning models into two and four equal parts.
- Represent equal shares of a whole for two or four sharers.
- Represent and name halves and fourths using area and set models.
- Describe and justify equal shares as halves or fourths.
Computation and Estimation (CE)
- 1.CE.1 Recall addition and subtraction facts within 10 and solve problems within 20.
- Describe part-part-whole relationships for numbers up to 10 fluently.
- Apply reasoning strategies for addition and subtraction within 10.
- Recall addition and subtraction facts within 10 automatically.
- Describe part-part-whole relationships for numbers up to 20.
- Solve addition and subtraction within 20 using varied strategies.
- Solve single-step join, separate, and part-part-whole problems within 20.
- Find the unknown addend making a sum or difference of 10 or 20.
- Identify and use the plus and minus symbols.
- Describe the equal sign as a balance of equivalent expressions.
- Show with concrete materials when two expressions are not equal.
- Use concrete materials to model equations of equal-valued expressions.
- Write an equation representing an oral, written, or picture problem.
Measurement and Geometry (MG)
- 1.MG.1 Use nonstandard units to measure and compare objects by length, weight, and volume.
- Measure and compare lengths, weights, and volumes with nonstandard units.
- Measure one object with two units and explain why results differ.
- 1.MG.2 Describe, sort, draw, and name plane figures, and compose larger figures from simpler ones.
- Describe triangles, squares, and rectangles using sides, vertices, and angles.
- Sort plane figures by characteristics like sides, vertices, and curves.
- Draw and name a plane figure from its sides, vertices, and angles.
- Identify these figures in different orientations and environments, explaining reasoning.
- Recognize and name angles in rectangles and squares as right angles.
- Compose larger figures by combining two or three simple figures.
- 1.MG.3 Demonstrate understanding of time to the nearest hour and half-hour, and of the calendar.
- Identify clocks and calendars as tools for measuring time.
- Describe minutes and hours as units shown on a clock.
- Tell time to the hour and half-hour on analog and digital clocks.
- Describe the hour hand's location at the hour and half-hour.
- Describe the minute hand's location at the hour and half-hour.
- Match digital and analog clock times to the hour and half-hour.
- Identify specific days and dates on a calendar.
- Use ordinal numbers first through tenth to describe days and dates.
- Find the day or date before, after, or a set number of days or weeks away.
Probability and Statistics (PS)
- 1.PS.1 Apply the data cycle using object graphs, picture graphs, and tables.
- Sort objects into categories based on one or two attributes.
- Describe and label attributes of a sorted set of objects.
- Pose questions needing data, limited to 25 points and four categories.
- Determine needed data and collect it using counting, drawing, or tallying.
- Organize data by sorting with tallies or T-charts.
- Represent a data set using object graphs, picture graphs, and tables.
- Analyze graphs and tables and communicate results.
Patterns, Functions, and Algebra (PFA)
- 1.PFA.1 Identify, describe, extend, create, and transfer repeating and increasing patterns.
- Identify and describe repeating and increasing patterns.
- Analyze how a pattern changes and extend it with various materials.
- Create a repeating or increasing pattern with various materials.
- Transfer a pattern from one form to another.
Tests and key dates
Check the Virginia Department of Education for state tests and testing windows.
Official documents
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Standards codes from the Virginia Standards of Learning, © Virginia Department of Education. Summaries are Classfern's own words, not the official text – see the VDOE documents for the official wording.
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