Units of Study

To assist educators in teaching a focused mathematics curriculum, Exemplars has grouped 21st century math concepts and skills into the following rich Units of Study for grades K–5:

Kindergarten Units

  • Counting and Cardinality
  • Comparing Numbers
  • Composing and Decomposing Numbers
  • Addition and Subtraction
  • Geometry
  • Data Analysis

Grade 1 Units

  • Number Concepts and Place Value 
  • Number Patterns 
  • Comparing Numbers 
  • Composing and Decomposing Numbers 
  • Strategies for Addition and Subtraction 
  • Money 
  • Equivalence 
  • Algebraic Reasoning 
  • Geometry 
  • Fractions 
  • Data Analysis

Grade 2 Units

  • Place Value  
  • Comparing Numbers 
  • Fractions 
  • Addition and Subtraction 
  • Problem Solving With Money 
  • Multiplication and Division 
  • Algebraic Reasoning
  • Geometry
  • Composing and Decompsing Shapes
  • Measurement
  • Data Analysis

Grade 3 Units

  • Place Value
  • Understanding Fractions
  • Comparing Fractions
  • Addition and Subtraction
  • Multiplication
  • Division
  • Relationship Between Multiplication and Division 
  • Algebraic Reasoning
  • Geometry
  • Measurement
  • Data Analysis

Grade 4 Units

  • Whole Number and Decimal Place Value
  • Multiplying and Dividing Whole Numbers
  • Comparing Fractions
  • Adding and Subtracting Fractions
  • Multiplying With Fractions
  • Algebraic Reasoning 
  • Geometry 
  • Angle Measurement
  • Measurement 
  • Data Analysis 

Grade 5 Units

  • Decimal Place Value
  • Operations With Whole Numbers
  • Products and Quotients With Decimals
  • Adding and Subtracting Fractions
  • Dividing With Fractions
  • Algebraic Reasoning
  • Geometry 
  • Measurement
  • Coordinate Plane
  • Data Analysis