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Grades 1–3 math curriculum

Every skill starts with something kids can hold or see: ten-frames, number bonds, base-ten blocks, coins. Pictures come next, and written symbols come last. No countdown clocks, and as much thinking time as a child needs.

Grade 1

Number bonds, counting in tens and ones, and adding through 10.

  1. Counting & Place Value within 100

    Decompose numbers into tens and ones using glowing rods and cubes.

    Common Core: 1.NBT.B.2

  2. Addition within 20 via 10-Anchors

    Add numbers by bridging through friendly anchors of 5 and 10.

    Common Core: 1.OA.C.6

  3. Coin Shatter Subtraction (10¢ Dime)

    Shatter a 10¢ dime into 10 pennies and swipe away units to subtract.

    Common Core: 1.MD.B.3

  4. Take-from-10 Slicing (Mental Math Guide)

    Slice 33 into 23 and 10 on the surface, subtract from 10, then merge the remaining parts.

    Common Core: 1.OA.B.4

  5. Extended Pattern Worlds: Swing, Bounce, Wave, Wheel

    Extended pattern worlds covering repeating positions, trip counter rates, decreasing bounce steps, half-height fractions, wave rulers, and turn fractions with four universal formats.

    Common Core: 1.OA.C.5, 2.OA.C.4, 3.NF.A.1, 3.OA.D.9

  6. Pattern Lesson Cards: From Seeing Rule to Independent Use

    Nine playable lesson cards moving from demonstration to guided, independent, and transfer questions with uniform predictable controls.

    Common Core: 1.OA.C.5, 2.OA.C.4, 3.OA.D.9

  7. Pattern Motion Lab: 7 Worlds (Watch -> Notice -> Predict -> Try)

    Watch, notice, predict, and try physical motion patterns across number lines, balance scales, mirror symmetry, pendulums, waves, bounces, and wheels.

    Common Core: 1.OA.C.5, 2.OA.C.4, 3.OA.D.9

  8. Pattern Detective: Equal Groups & Shapes (WODB)

    Find which one does not belong across equal groups, physical shapes, cosmic bodies, and size scales.

    Common Core: 2.OA.C.4, 1.G.A.1

  9. Share Garden: Equal Groups & Division

    Explore equal sharing and partitioning with clay planters and seeds in Share Garden.

    Common Core: 1.OA.C.5, 2.OA.C.4, 3.OA.A.2

Free Grade 1 printables →

Grade 2

Regrouping, mental subtraction, and working with larger numbers.

  1. Trade a ten to subtract

    Trade 1 ten for 10 ones to take away when there are not enough ones.

    Common Core: 2.NBT.B.7

  2. Constant Difference (Two-Finger Slide)

    Slide both numbers together on the number line to keep the distance constant.

    Common Core: 2.NBT.B.5

  3. Stepping-Stone Bridge through Tens

    Count up in stepping stones from the subtrahend to the next friendly ten.

    Common Core: 2.NBT.B.7

  4. Multiplication Matrix Metronome

    Build repeated addition rows with snapping animations and pitch feedback.

    Common Core: 2.OA.C.4

Free Grade 2 printables →

Grade 3

Arrays, multiplication as equal groups, and visual fractions.

  1. Vedic 9-9-10 Complements Shield

    Blast through subtraction from 100 and 1,000 using "All from 9, last from 10".

    Common Core: 3.NBT.A.2

  2. Dollar Pie Spatial Splitter (Fractions)

    Slice a $1.00 bill into halves, quarters, and tenths using tactile fraction snaps.

    Common Core: 3.NF.A.1

Free Grade 3 printables →