1st Grade Fluency Activities
The table below includes fluency activities that engage students in practicing skills appropriate for the unit, organized by the Topics of the unit. In each table, the left column identifies the applicable skills of each Topic, and the right column identifies one or more activities (and variations of those activities) that align to each of those skills. To learn more about each fluency activity, including optional variations to increase or decrease the cognitive complexity for students, click on the activity.
For each Topic, you can choose to practice each of the following skills with whatever frequency you’d like, but be sure students get sufficient practice for each of the targeted skills. For the skills with more than one activity listed, you may choose to use all or just some of the activities, depending on which students find most engaging. You can also spiral previously introduced activities into later Topics if students need additional practice on that skill. Do not introduce an activity before students are taught that material in the regular math lesson, since these activities assume a conceptual foundation has already been built.
For more guidance on incorporating fluency practice into your lessons, see our Teacher Tool on Procedural Skill and Fluency.
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Unit 1: Adding and Subtracting Within 10
Topic A: Building a Math Community
| Skill | Standard | Format | Activity |
|---|---|---|---|
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Compose 5 with two addends |
K.OA.A.5 |
Center Activity |
Make 5 - Version 1 |
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Add within 5 |
1.OA.C.6 |
Center Activity |
Adding Dot Cards - Version 1 |
Topic B: Strategies to Add and Subtract Within 10
| Skill | Standard | Format | Activity |
|---|---|---|---|
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Skip-count by 1s, 10s, and 100s |
1.NBT.A.1 2.NBT.A.2 |
Warm Up Activity |
Choral Counting - Version 1 - Count by 1s within 100 |
|
Seeing numbers within 20 |
1.NBT.A.1 1.OA.C.6 K.OA.A.3 |
Whole Class Activity |
Number Talks - Version 1 - Use Slides A |
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Add and subtract 1 or 2 within 10 |
1.OA.C.6 |
Center Activity |
Four in a Row - Version 1 - Use Board J or K |
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Write equations for sums within 10 |
1.OA.C.6 |
Center Activity |
In and Out - Version 1 |
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Add doubles within 10 |
1.OA.C.6 |
Center Activity |
Twin Trains - Version 1 |
Topic C: Story Problems Within 10
| Skill | Standard | Format | Activity |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Add and subtract within 20 |
1.OA.C.6 2.OA.B.2 |
Warm Up Activity |
Behind My Back - Version 1 - Within 10 |
|
Add and subtract within 10 |
1.OA.C.6 |
Center Activity |
The Ten Trail - Version 1 |
Unit 2: Adding and Subtracting With Story Problems
Topic A: Add To/Take From with Change Unknown
| Skill | Standard | Format | Activity |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Skip-count by 1s, 10s, and 100s |
1.NBT.A.1 2.NBT.A.2 |
Warm Up Activity |
Choral Counting - Version 1 - Count by 1s within 100 |
|
Compose 10 with a missing addend |
1.OA.D.8 |
Center Activity |
Capture the Number - Version 1 |
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Subtract within 10 with addend unknown |
1.OA.B.4 |
Center Activity |
Bears in the Cave - Version 1 |
Topic B: Put Together/Take Apart with Addend Unknown
| Skill | Standard | Format | Activity |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Seeing numbers within 20 |
1.NBT.A.1 1.OA.C.6 K.OA.A.3 |
Whole Class Activity |
Number Talks - Version 1 - Use Slides B |
|
Write equations for sums within 10 (three addends) |
1.OA.A.2 |
Center Activity |
In and Out - Version 2 |
|
Write equations for sums within 10 (missing addend) |
1.OA.D.8 |
Center Activity |
In and Out - Version 3 |
|
Solve for missing addend within 10 |
1.OA.D.8 |
Center Activity |
Ladybug Spots - Version 1 |
Topic C: Compare with Difference Unknown
| Skill | Standard | Format | Activity |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Add and subtract within 10 |
1.OA.C.6 |
Center Activity Center Activity |
Twin Trains - Version 2 Race to __ - Version 1 |
|
Compare quantities within 10 |
K.CC.C.6 |
Whole Class Activity |
How Many More, How Many Less: Compare - Version 1 |
Topic D: Plenty of Problems (mixed problem types)
| Skill | Standard | Format | Activity |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Seeing numbers within 20 |
1.NBT.A.1 1.OA.C.6 K.OA.A.3 |
Whole Class Activity |
Number Talks - Version 1 - Use Slides C and D |
|
Add and subtract within 10 |
1.OA.C.6 |
Center Activity Center Activity Center Activity |
|
|
Write equations for sums within 10 (missing addend) |
1.OA.D.8 |
Center Activity |
In and Out - Version 3 |
|
Compose 10 with a missing addend |
1.OA.D.8 |
Center Activity |
Capture the Number - Version 1 |
|
Subtract within 10 with addend unknown |
1.OA.B.4 |
Center Activity |
Bears in the Cave - Version 1 |
|
Solve for missing addend within 10 |
1.OA.D.8 |
Center Activity |
Ladybug Spots - Version 1 |
Unit 3: Measurement
Topic A: Comparison in Measurement
| Skill | Standard | Format | Activity |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Compare lengths of objects (directly and indirectly) |
1.MD.A.1 K.MD.A.2 |
Warm Up Activity |
Longer, Shorter: Compare - Version 1 |
Topic B: Iterating Length Units
| Skill | Standard | Format | Activity |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Add and subtract within 10 (missing addend) |
1.OA.C.6 |
Warm Up Activity |
What's Missing? - Version 1 - Use Set A |
|
Order lengths |
1.MD.A.2 |
Center Activity |
Scoop, Stack, Sort - Version 1 |
Topic C: Amazing Animals: Measurement Story Problems
| Skill | Standard | Format | Activity |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Seeing numbers within 20 |
1.NBT.A.1 1.OA.C.6 K.OA.A.3 |
Whole Class Activity |
Number Talks - Version 1 - Use Slides E |
Unit 4: Adding and Subtracting Within 20
Topic A: Developing Fluency
| Skill | Standard | Format | Activity |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Add and subtract within 20 |
1.OA.C.6 |
Center Activity |
Math Match - Version 1 - Use cards within 10 |
|
Add and subtract within 10 |
1.OA.C.6 |
Center Activity |
Tens Go Fish - Version 1 |
|
Add and subtract within 10 (missing addend) |
1.OA.C.6 |
Warm Up Activity |
What's Missing? - Version 1 - Use Set B |
Topic B: Strategies For Adding Within 20
| Skill | Standard | Format | Activity |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Skip-count by 1s, 10s, and 100s |
1.NBT.A.1 2.NBT.A.2 |
Warm Up Activity |
Choral Counting - Version 1 - Count by 1s and 10s within 100 |
|
Add and subtract within 20 |
1.OA.C.6 |
Center Activity |
Flip and Frame - Version 1 - Use Game Board A and 9 counters |
|
Add doubles or doubles ±1 within 20 |
1.OA.C.6 2.OA.B.2 |
Center Activity |
Four in a Row - Version 3 |
|
Add and subtract within 20 |
1.OA.C.6 |
Center Activity |
Ten and Then - Version 1 |
Topic C: Strategies For Subtracting Within 20
| Skill | Standard | Format | Activity |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Add and subtract within 20 |
1.NBT.C.4 1.OA.C.5 1.OA.C.6 2.OA.B.2 |
Center Activity Center Activity Center Activity |
Four in a Row - Version 5 - Use Game Board I Number Partner Match - Version 1 Flip and Frame - Version 1 - Use Game Board B and 20 counters |
|
Add doubles or doubles ±1 within 20 |
1.OA.C.6 2.OA.B.2 |
Center Activity |
Four in a Row - Version 3 |
Topic D: Plenty of Problems (mixed problem types)
| Skill | Standard | Format | Activity |
|---|
Unit 5: Data Investigations
Topic A: Categorical data: two categories
| Skill | Standard | Format | Activity |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Identify attributes of data sets |
1.MD.C.4 |
Warm Up Activity |
Which One Doesn't Belong? - Version 1 |
Topic B: Categorical data: three categories
| Skill | Standard | Format | Activity |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Identify attributes of data sets |
1.MD.C.4 |
Warm Up Activity |
Which One Doesn't Belong? - Version 1 |
Topic C: Story problems about categorical data
| Skill | Standard | Format | Activity |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Add and subtract within 20 |
1.NBT.C.4 1.OA.C.6 2.OA.B.2 |
Center Activity |
Four in a Row - Version 5 - Use Game Board I |
|
Add and subtract within 10 |
1.OA.C.6 |
Warm Up Activity Center Activity Center Activity Center Activity |
Which One Doesn't Belong? - Version 2 Twin Trains - Version 2 The Ten Trail - Version 1 Race to __ - Version 1 |
Unit 6: Place Value to 99
Topic A: Understanding Numbers in Tens (10 to 90)
| Skill | Standard | Format | Activity |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Skip-count by 2-5s and 10s |
2.NBT.A.2 2.OA.C.3 3.OA.C.7 |
Whole Class Activity |
Choral Counting - Version 2 - Skip-count by 5s and 10s within 100 |
|
Understand place value to 99 |
1.NBT.B.2 |
Center Activity Center Activity |
Bingo - Version 1 - Use Boards M and N and Tens Card Set 1 Tic Tac Toe Tens - Version 1 - Use either Game Board A or B |
Topic B: Understanding Numbers in Tens and Ones to 99
| Skill | Standard | Format | Activity |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Seeing numbers within 20 |
1.NBT.A.1 1.OA.C.6 K.OA.A.3 |
Whole Class Activity |
Number Talks - Version 1 - Use Slides F |
|
Understand place value to 99 |
1.NBT.B.2 |
Center Activity |
Bingo - Version 1 - Use Boards O and P and Place Value Card Set 2 |
|
Read two-digit numbers in multiple forms |
1.NBT.B.2 |
Center Activity |
Place Value Go Fish - Version 1 - Use either card set |
Topic C: Comparing Numbers to 99
| Skill | Standard | Format | Activity |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Skip-count by 1s, 10s, and 100s |
1.NBT.A.1 2.NBT.A.2 |
Warm Up Activity |
Choral Counting - Version 1 - Count by 1s and 10s within 100 |
|
Compare quantities within 100 |
1.NBT.B.3 |
Center Activity Center Activity |
War - Version 1 - Use Card Set A Build and Compare - Version 1 |
Topic D: Compose and Decompose Numbers to 99
| Skill | Standard | Format | Activity |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Understand place value to 99 |
1.NBT.B.2 |
Warm Up Activity |
Which One Doesn't Belong? - Version 3 |
Topic E: Counting to 120
| Skill | Standard | Format | Activity |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Understand place value to 99 |
1.NBT.B.2 |
Center Activity |
Tic Tac Toe Tens - Version 1 - Use either Game Board A or B |
|
Read two-digit numbers in multiple forms |
1.NBT.B.2 |
Center Activity |
Place Value Go Fish - Version 1 - Use either card set |
|
Compare quantities within 100 |
1.NBT.B.3 |
Center Activity Center Activity |
War - Version 1 - Use Card Set A or B Build and Compare - Version 1 |
|
Count within 120 |
1.NBT.A.1 |
Warm Up Activity |
How Many Do You See? - Version 1 |
Unit 7: Adding with Place Value Within 100
Topic A: Add and Subtract Tens
| Skill | Standard | Format | Activity |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Add and subtract multiples of 10 and 100 |
1.NBT.C.4 1.NBT.C.6 |
Center Activity |
Build Tens - Version 1 |
|
Add and subtract 10 to two-digit numbers |
1.NBT.C.5 |
Center Activity Center Activity |
The Ten Trail - Version 2 Tens Toss - Version 1 |
Topic B: Add and Subtract Within 20 Using Place Value
| Skill | Standard | Format | Activity |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Add and subtract within 20 |
1.NBT.C.4 1.OA.C.6 2.OA.B.2 |
Center Activity |
Four in a Row - Version 5 - Use Game Board N |
|
Add and subtract using mental strategies |
1.NBT.C.5 2.NBT.B.5 |
Warm Up Activity |
Show Me - Version 1 - Use Slides A (within 100) |
|
Add and subtract within 20 |
1.OA.C.6 |
Center Activity |
Math Match - Version 1 - Use cards within 20 |
Topic C: Add Within 100 Using Tens and Ones
| Skill | Standard | Format | Activity |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Add and subtract within 100 |
1.NBT.C.4 |
Center Activity Center Activity Center Activity |
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