Kindergarten Math · Number and Number Sense
Virginia SOL K.NS.1
Virginia SOL K.NS.1 is part of the Number and Number Sense strand in Kindergarten Math (Math). Under this Standards of Learning objective, students utilize flexible counting strategies to determine and describe quantities up to 100. Below is what K.NS.1 covers in plain language, the specific skills it is assessed on, the key concepts to review, and how to practice K.NS.1 for the Virginia SOL test.
What SOL K.NS.1 means
Utilize flexible counting strategies to determine and describe quantities up to 100.
Skills you’ll practice for K.NS.1
- Use one-to-one correspondence to count objects in a set of 30 or fewer and identify the total number.
- Recognize that the number of objects remains the same regardless of arrangement or order.
- Represent forward counting by ones using tools like five-frames, ten-frames, and number paths.
- Count forward orally by ones from 0 to 100.
- Count forward orally by ones within 100 starting at any given number.
- Count backward orally by ones from a number between 1 and 20.
- State the number after a given number between 0 and 30 without counting.
- State the number before a given number between 1 and 20 without counting.
- Compose and decompose numbers 11-19 into a ten and some ones using objects, drawings, words, or numbers.
- Group up to 100 objects into sets of ten and count by tens to determine the total.
Key concepts covered by K.NS.1
- one-to-one correspondence
- counting
- total number
- concrete objects
- conservation of number
- arrangement
- order
- forward counting
- five-frames
- ten-frames
- number paths
- oral counting
- 0 to 100
- starting point
- backward counting
- 1 to 20
- number after
- successor
- 0 to 30
- number before
- predecessor
- compose
- decompose
- ten and ones
- 11-19
- grouping
- sets of ten
- count by tens
- total
How to study and practice SOL K.NS.1
Start with a quick diagnostic to see whether K.NS.1 is already solid, then work each skill above with guided notes, flashcards, and SOL-style practice questions. For official released items, see our Virginia SOL practice tests guide and how to study for the SOL test.
Related Kindergarten Math standards in Number and Number Sense
- K.NS.2 — Identify, represent, and compare quantities up to 30.
Frequently asked questions about SOL K.NS.1
What is Virginia SOL K.NS.1?
SOL K.NS.1 is a Kindergarten Math Standard of Learning in the Number and Number Sense strand. It expects students to utilize flexible counting strategies to determine and describe quantities up to 100.
What skills does SOL K.NS.1 cover?
SOL K.NS.1 is assessed on 10 skills: use one-to-one correspondence to count objects in a set of 30 or fewer and identify the total number; recognize that the number of objects remains the same regardless of arrangement or order; represent forward counting by ones using tools like five-frames, ten-frames, and number paths; count forward orally by ones from 0 to 100; count forward orally by ones within 100 starting at any given number; count backward orally by ones from a number between 1 and 20; state the number after a given number between 0 and 30 without counting; state the number before a given number between 1 and 20 without counting; compose and decompose numbers 11-19 into a ten and some ones using objects, drawings, words, or numbers; group up to 100 objects into sets of ten and count by tens to determine the total.
What strand of Kindergarten Math is SOL K.NS.1 in?
SOL K.NS.1 belongs to the Number and Number Sense reporting strand of the Kindergarten Math Virginia Standards of Learning.
How do I study and practice for SOL K.NS.1?
Start with a diagnostic to see whether K.NS.1 is already solid, then work the 10 skills above with guided notes, flashcards, and SOL-style practice questions. For official released items, see the Virginia SOL practice tests guide.