First grade Math Practice
First-grade math builds foundational number sense, addition and subtraction fluency within 20, place value understanding, measurement, and basic geometry.
109 skills · 98 questions · No signup required to try
Adaptive difficulty
Questions get harder as your child improves and ease back when they struggle.
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Motivating
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First grade Math topics covered
Counting to 100
- Counting review - up to 10
- Count to fill a ten frame
- Counting review - up to 20
- Count on ten frames - up to 40
Comparing and ordering numbers
- Identify more and fewer using pictures or objects
- Compare two numbers up to 10 using greater than, less than, or equal to
- Compare two numbers up to 20 using greater than, less than, or equal to
- Order three or more numbers up to 20 from least to greatest
Place value: tens and ones
- Identify tens and ones in a two-digit number using base-ten blocks
- Write a two-digit number shown by base-ten blocks
- Regroup ones into tens to represent a number
- Determine the value of a digit in a two-digit number
Addition within 20
- Use pictures to add two groups together
- Write addition sentences from pictures or stories
- Add two single-digit numbers using counting on
- Make a ten to add two numbers within 20
Subtraction within 20
- Use pictures to subtract and find how many are left
- Write subtraction sentences from pictures or stories
- Subtract single-digit numbers using counting back
- Subtract by making a ten within 20
Addition and subtraction fluency
- Recall addition facts with sums to 10 fluently
- Recall subtraction facts with differences within 10 fluently
- Recall addition facts with sums to 20 fluently
- Recall subtraction facts with differences within 20 fluently
Addition and subtraction word problems
- Solve add-to word problems within 20
- Solve take-from word problems within 20
- Solve put-together word problems within 20
- Solve compare word problems (more/fewer) within 20
Adding and subtracting tens
- Add multiples of 10 within 100 using models
- Subtract multiples of 10 within 100 using models
- Add a two-digit number and a one-digit number without regrouping
- Add a two-digit number and a multiple of 10
Measurement: length
- Compare the lengths of two objects directly using longer, shorter, or the same
- Order three objects by length from shortest to longest
- Measure the length of an object using non-standard units (e.g., cubes, paper clips)
- Measure the length of an object using inches
Telling time
- Identify the hour hand and minute hand on a clock
- Tell and write time to the hour using analog and digital clocks
- Tell and write time to the half hour using analog and digital clocks
- Match an analog clock to a digital clock showing the same time
Money
- Identify pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters by name and value
- Count a group of pennies to find the total value
- Count a group of nickels to find the total value
- Count a group of dimes to find the total value
Data and graphs
- Sort objects into categories and count each group
- Read and interpret a picture graph
- Read and interpret a bar graph
- Create a tally chart from collected data
Frequently asked questions
Is First grade Math practice free?+
Yes — try several questions per grade free, no signup needed. A free account unlocks unlimited adaptive practice and saved progress.
How does ZeLarn adapt to my child's level?+
After each answer, ZeLarn adjusts the difficulty — promoting to harder questions after a correct streak and easing back when your child struggles — so practice always stays at the right challenge.
Is ZeLarn a good IXL alternative for first grade Math?+
ZeLarn offers adaptive practice, mastery tracking, and gamification (streaks, badges, games) as a free, engaging alternative for first grade students.