Number and Number Sense

Virginia SOL 1.NS.1

Utilize flexible counting strategies to determine and describe quantities up to 120.

What students need to be able to do

  • Count forward orally by ones from 0 to 120 starting at any number between 0 and 120.
  • Count backward orally by ones when given any number between 1 and 30.
  • Represent forward counting patterns when counting by groups of 5 and groups of 10 up to 120 using a variety of tools (e.g., objects, coins, 120 chart).
  • Represent forward counting patterns when counting by groups of 2 up to at least 30 using a variety of tools (e.g., beaded number strings, number paths, 120 chart).
  • Group a collection of up to 120 objects into tens and ones, and count to determine the total.
  • Identify a penny, nickel, and dime by their attributes and describe the number of pennies equivalent to a nickel and a dime.
  • Count by ones, fives, or tens to determine the value of a collection of like coins (pennies, nickels, or dimes), whose total value is 100 cents or less.