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Florida Kindergarten Math B.E.S.T. Standards

All 22 Florida math standards for kindergarten, each explained in plain English. The official wording is one click away under each one.

22 standards

Number Sense and Operations

9 standards
Develop an understanding for counting using objects in a set.
MA.K.NSO.1.1
Count a set of up to 20 objects, write how many there are as a numeral, and tell the same total after the objects are moved around without counting again.
Official wording
Given a group of up to 20 objects, count the number of objects in that group and represent the number of objects with a written numeral. State the number of objects in a rearrangement of that group without recounting.
MA.K.NSO.1.2
Count out a requested number of things from 0 to 20, like handing over exactly 14 blocks when asked.
Official wording
Given a number from 0 to 20, count out that many objects.
MA.K.NSO.1.3
Name where an object sits in a line using the order words first through fifth, like the third car in a toy train.
Official wording
Identify positions of objects within a sequence using the words “first,” “second,” “third,” “fourth” or “fifth.”
MA.K.NSO.1.4
Look at two groups of 0 to 20 objects and say whether one is less than, equal to or greater than the other, like 8 apples is less than 11.
Official wording
Compare the number of objects from 0 to 20 in two groups using the terms less than, equal to or greater than.
Recite number names sequentially within 100 and develop an understanding for place value.
MA.K.NSO.2.1
Count aloud to 100 by ones and by tens, and count up from any starting number within 100 or down from any number within 20.
Official wording
Recite the number names to 100 by ones and by tens. Starting at a given number, count forward within 100 and backward within 20.
MA.K.NSO.2.2
Show numbers from 10 to 20 as one ten plus some ones with objects, drawings and equations, like 16 = 10 + 6.
Official wording
Represent whole numbers from 10 to 20, using a unit of ten and a group of ones, with objects, drawings and expressions or equations.
MA.K.NSO.2.3
Place numbers from 0 to 20 on a number line, put them in order, and compare them, like 12 is greater than 9 because it sits farther right.
Official wording
Locate, order and compare numbers from 0 to 20 using the number line and terms less than, equal to or greater than.
Develop an understanding of addition and subtraction operations with one-digit whole numbers.
MA.K.NSO.3.1
Investigate adding two numbers from 0 to 10 and the subtraction facts that go with them, like 3 + 4 = 7 and 7 - 4 = 3.
Official wording
Explore addition of two whole numbers from 0 to 10, and related subtraction facts.
MA.K.NSO.3.2
Reliably add two single-digit numbers with totals up to 10 and use those facts to subtract, like 6 + 4 = 10 so 10 - 4 = 6.
Official wording
Add two one-digit whole numbers with sums from 0 to 10 and subtract using related facts with procedural reliability.

Algebraic Reasoning

4 standards
Represent and solve addition problems with sums between 0 and 10 and subtraction problems using related facts.
MA.K.AR.1.1
Find the partner that makes 10 for any number from 1 to 9, like 7 needs 3 more to make 10.
Official wording
For any number from 1 to 9, find the number that makes 10 when added to the given number.
MA.K.AR.1.2
Split a number from 0 to 10 into pairs of numbers that add up to it in different ways, like 5 = 1 + 4 and 5 = 2 + 3.
Official wording
Given a number from 0 to 10, find the different ways it can be represented as the sum of two numbers.
MA.K.AR.1.3
Solve everyday adding and taking-away stories with objects, pictures or an equation, like 4 ducks swimming over to join 3 ducks in a pond.
Official wording
Solve addition and subtraction real-world problems using objects, drawings or equations to represent the problem.
Develop an understanding of the equal sign.
MA.K.AR.2.1
Use objects or pictures to show why an addition or subtraction equation is true, like lining up 2 and 3 counters to prove 2 + 3 = 5.
Official wording
Explain why addition or subtraction equations are true using objects or drawings.

Measurement

3 standards
Identify and compare measurable attributes of objects.
MA.K.M.1.1
Name the parts of an object that can be measured, like how long a pencil is, how much a cup holds or how heavy a backpack is.
Official wording
Identify the attributes of a single object that can be measured such as length, volume or weight.
MA.K.M.1.2
Hold or line up two objects side by side to compare something both can be measured by, then describe the difference, like this rope is longer than that one.
Official wording
Directly compare two objects that have an attribute which can be measured in common. Express the comparison using language to describe the difference.
MA.K.M.1.3
Measure an object up to 20 units long by lining up paper clips or cubes end to end, leaving no gaps or overlaps, then counting them.
Official wording
Express the length of an object, up to 20 units long, as a whole number of lengths by laying non-standard objects end to end with no gaps or overlaps.

Geometric Reasoning

5 standards
Identify, compare and compose two- and three-dimensional figures.
MA.K.GR.1.1
Recognize circles, squares, rectangles and triangles plus cubes, cones, cylinders and spheres, whether they are big, small, tilted or upside down.
Official wording
Identify two- and three-dimensional figures regardless of their size or orientation. Figures are limited to circles, triangles, rectangles, squares, spheres, cubes, cones and cylinders.
MA.K.GR.1.2
Tell how circles, squares, triangles and rectangles are alike, different or placed, and sort them into groups, like shapes with corners and without.
Official wording
Compare two-dimensional figures based on their similarities, differences and positions. Sort two-dimensional figures based on their similarities and differences. Figures are limited to circles, triangles, rectangles and squares.
MA.K.GR.1.3
Compare cubes, cones, cylinders and spheres by what they share, how they differ and where they sit, then sort them, like solids that roll and ones that stack.
Official wording
Compare three-dimensional figures based on their similarities, differences and positions. Sort three-dimensional figures based on their similarities and differences. Figures are limited to spheres, cubes, cones and cylinders.
MA.K.GR.1.4
Spot everyday things that match a flat or solid shape, like a clock face as a circle, a ball as a sphere or a can as a cylinder.
Official wording
Find real-world objects that can be modeled by a given two- or three-dimensional figure. Figures are limited to circles, triangles, rectangles, squares, spheres, cubes, cones and cylinders.
MA.K.GR.1.5
Fit triangles, squares and rectangles together to make a larger shape that is shown, like joining two triangles to build a square.
Official wording
Combine two-dimensional figures to form a given composite figure. Figures used to form a composite shape are limited to triangles, rectangles and squares.

Data Analysis and Probability

1 standard
Develop an understanding for collecting, representing and comparing data.
MA.K.DP.1.1
Gather and sort objects into groups, count each group to compare them, and share the results by telling, writing a number or drawing.
Official wording
Collect and sort objects into categories and compare the categories by counting the objects in each category. Report the results verbally, with a written numeral or with drawings.

The official Florida documents

Florida's B.E.S.T. Standards for Mathematics, Florida Department of Education.

The plain-English lines are EMStudio's own explanations, shown beside the official wording. They are not part of the standards.