Understand that the last number name said tells the number of objects counted. The number of objects is the same regardless of their arrangement or the order in which they were counted.

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K

Understand that each successive number name refers to a quantity that is one larger.

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K

Count to answer "how many?" questions about as many as 20 things arranged in a line, a rectangular array, or a circle, or as many as 10 things in a scattered configuration; given a number from 1-20, count out that many objects.

Grade levels
K

Identify whether the number of objects in one group is greater than, less than, or equal to the number of objects in another group, e.g., by using matching and counting strategies.¹

Grade levels
K

Compare two numbers between 1 and 10 presented as written numerals.

Grade levels
K

Describe objects in the environment using names of shapes, and describe the relative positions of these objects using terms such as above, below, beside, in front of, behind, and next to.

Grade levels
K

Correctly name shapes regardless of their orientations or overall size.

Grade levels
K

Identify shapes as two-dimensional (lying in a plane, "flat") or three-dimensional ("solid").

Grade levels
K