Alabama Pre-Kindergarten Math Standards

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MAT.1 Numbers and Quantity

• MAT.1a Number Relationships
  • 1aOP-1 Understand that written numerals represent quantities of objects (up to 10)
  • 1aOP-2 Compare groups of objects and tell which is same or different, more, less or fewer
  • 1aOP-3 Subitize (immediately recognize without counting) five or more objects
  • 1aOP-4 Identify written numerals from zero (0) up to 10
  • 1aOP-5 Match numerals with the correct number of objects, with assistance
• MAT.1b Counting and Number Sense
  • 1bOP-1 Rote count up to 20 in sequence
  • 1bOP-2 Count backwards from 10 to 0
  • 1bOP-3 Demonstrate one-to-one correspondence when counting objects placed in a row (one to 15 and beyond)
  • 1bOP-4 Count out a specified number of objects up to 10
  • 1bOP-5 Understand that the last number represents how many objects are in a group

MAT.2 Algebraic Thinking

• MAT.2a Operations
  • 2aOP-1 Use addition and subtraction concepts while playing with sets of objects (0-10)
  • 2aOP-2 Independently change size of sets by combining or taking away
  • 2aOP-3 Understand that each successive number name refers to a quantity that is one larger
• MAT.2b Sets
  • 2bOP-1 Match objects according to two or more attributes
  • 2bOP-2 Sort and place in a series objects according to more than one attribute
  • 2bOP-3 Put up to 10 objects in order according to an attribute
  • 2bOP-4 Demonstrate knowledge that the same set can be sorted in different ways
• MAT.2c Patterns
  • 2cOP-1 Identify differences in the daily schedule or routine
  • 2cOP-2 Identify a pattern, and duplicate or extend
  • 2cOP-3 Create a more complex pattern that includes different attributes
  • 2cOP-4 Identify more complex ordinals, such as second, third, or next

MAT.3 Spatial Reasoning and Geometry

• MAT.3a Spatial Reasoning
  • 3aOP-1 Visualize a spatial transformation
  • 3aOP-2 Describe the way in which objects fit together or verbally share plans with how to fit objects together
  • 3aOP-3 Move body in different ways independently or following directions in response to music or song
• MAT.3b Shapes
  • 3bOP-1 Identify and classify 2-D and 3-D shapes by their attributes
  • 3bOP-2 Visualize shapes by description and find them in the environment
  • 3bOP-3 Complete complex shape puzzles

MAT.4 Measurement and Data Analysis

• MAT.4a Measurement and Time
  • 4aOP-1 Order objects in a series according to size
  • 4aOP-2 Use a variety of techniques with standard and non-standard tools to measure and compare objects
  • 4aOP-3 Compare objects by two or more attributes
  • 4aOP-4 Show a beginning awareness of the concept of time as a sequence of events
  • 4aOP-5 Use beginning skills of estimation in solving everyday measurement problems
• MAT.4b Logical Thinking, Reasoning, and Data Analysis
  • 4bOP-1 Use trial and error to reach a solution to a problem
  • 4bOP-2 Gather data to answer questions to problems
  • 4bOP-3 Make a prediction based on data
  • 4bOP-4 Interpret a chart or graph to explain data findings