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2-dimensional

Lying flat.



3-dimensional

Solid shapes; Having points or sides that are not all on one plane.



Above

On top of/ over; indicates location of an object.

The smiley face is above the blue box.



Add/Addition

To bring two or more numbers (or things) together to make a new total.

4 + 2 = 6



Addend

Any of the numbers that are added together.



Alike

Same size, quantity, or amount.

These are alike amounts.



Analyze

Examining parts to understand how they work together.



And

To bring two or more numbers (or things) together to make a new total.

4 and 2 = 6


Array

A set of objects arranged in rows or columns.



Attribute

A character that something has, such as color, weight or height.

The box is blueThe box has 4 sides



Behind

In back of; indicated location of an object.

The smiley face is behind the blue box.



Below

Under; indicates location of an object.

The face is below the box.



Beside

Next to; indicates location of an object.

The face is beside the box.



Between

The space that separates two things

The smiley face is between the two boxes



Bigger

Larger in size.

1 2 3

Pig 3 is bigger than pigs 1 & 2.



Capacity

A measure of the amount something can hold.

This carton of milk has a capacity of one gallon.



Category

A particular type of thing within a larger group; class. A kind of something.

color categories

red purple blue



Circle

A 2-dimensional shape made by drawing a curve that is always the same distance from a center.



Classify

To sort into categories or to arrange into groups by attribute.

Classify by color.



Compare

To find how things are different or the same

Same sizeSame shape

Different colors



Compose

To form by putting together (e.g., a geometric shape or a number).

FE

D

CB

A

∆ 𝐴𝐷𝐹is composed of 4 smaller triangles

BDE CEF


Cone


A solid 3 dimensional object that a has a circular base and one vertex


Corner


The place where two lines meet.



Count

To say numbers in order.

There are 3 apples.

1 2 3



Cube

A box shaped, solid object that has 6 identical square faces.



Curve

A line that is rounded.



Cylinder

A solid object with 2 identical flat ends that are circular and 1 curved side



Data

A collection of facts, such as values or measurements.



Day

A 24 hour period from midnight to the next midnight.



Decompose

To separate into parts or elements (e.g., geometric figures or numbers).

3 + 02 + 11 + 20 + 3



Difference

The result when one number is subtracted from another.

- =6 – 4 = 2



Different/Difference

Not the same; unlike.

These shapes are different.



Digit

A symbol used to write the numbers.

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9



Dime

A coin with a value of ten cents.



Eight

One more than seven; one less than nine.

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11



Eighteen

1 ten and 8 ones.

18



Eleven

1 ten and 1 one.

11



Equal/Equivalent

Exactly the same amount or value

Two plus one equals three2 + 1 = 3


Equation


Says that two things are the same, using math symbols.

2 + 2 = 1 + 3



Expression

Numbers or symbols grouped together to show the value of something

2 + 1 = 3+ =



Fewer

Smaller amount than something else.

There are fewer (less) blue hearts than red hearts



Fifteen

1 ten and 5 ones.

15



Fifth

The number five in a position or order of things.

Friday is the fifth day of the week.



First

The number one in a position or order of things.

Monday is the first day of the week.



Five

One more than four; one less than six.

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11



Flat

Not curved or bumpy.



Forward

To move ahead.



Four

One more than three; one less than five.

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11



Fourteen

1 ten and 4 ones.

14



Fourth

The number four in a position or order of things.

Thursday is the fourth day of the week.



Graph

A drawing used to record information.



Greater than

Bigger. The symbol > means greater than.

3 > 1three is greater than one



Half

One of two equal parts of a whole



Heavier

Weighing more than something else.

An elephant is heavier than a dog.



Height

The distance or length from top to bottom of a three-dimensional object.

h=height

d=depth

w=width



Hexagon

A six-sided polygon.



In front of

In front of; indicates location of an object.

The smiley face is in front of the blue box.



Inch

An inch is a measure of length.



Larger

Greater in size or amount.

1 2 3

Pig 3 is larger than the others.



Length

How long something is from end to end.

length



Less

Smaller; not as many.

3

5

2

The boxes on the left have less

squares than the one on the right.



Less than

Smaller than another.

Two is less than three.2 < 3



Lighter

Weighing less than something else.

A dog is lighter than an elephant.



Line

A long thin mark made by a pen, pencil, etc



Location

Where something is.



Longer/Longest

Having a length that is greater than another.

longest



Match/Pair

To pick two or more of the same thing.



Measure

To find a number that shows the size or amount of something.



Minus

A symbol used to show subtraction; to take away one quantity from another.

5 4=1−



More

Larger amount than something else.

There are more red hearts than blue hearts



Most

The largest (biggest) group

3

5

2This box has the most squares.



Next to

Beside; indicates location of an object.

The face is next to the box.



Nine

One more than eight; one less than ten.

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11



Nineteen

1 ten and 9 ones.

19



Number

A number is a count or measurement.

There are 2 kittens

1 2



Number line

A line on which each point represents a number.



Numeral

A symbol used to represent a number.

0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9



Object

Something that can be seen and touched.



One hundred

10 sets of 10; 100.

100



Order

Arrangement according to size, amount or value

The frogs are in order from smallest to largest.



Pattern

Things that are arranged following a rule or rules.


Penny


A coin with the value of 1 cent.


Place value


The value of a digit in a number, based on the location of the digit.

18Te

ns

One

s


Plus


The symbol ( +), shows addition, to add or combine.

5 + 2 = 7



Problem

A question that needs a solution.

How many squares are there?



Quantity

How many there are of something.

How many squares are there?



Rectangle

A parallelogram with four right angles.


Roll

To move something by turning it over and over



Row

An arrangement of figures, side by side.

row




Rule

The procedure that a count must follow.



Same

Alike in size, quantity, or amount.



Second

Number two in a position or order of things.

Tuesday is the second day of the week.



Sequence

A set of numbers or objects arranged according to a specific rule or pattern.

Example: Count Sequence

6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14



Seven

One more than six; one less than eight.

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11



Seventeen

1 ten and 7 ones.

17



Shape

The form of an object. How it is laid out in space (not what it is made of, or where it is).



Shorter

Less height or length than another.

shorter



Side

One of the lines that make a flat shape or one of the surfaces that make a solid object.



Similar

Having the same shape but not necessarily the same size or color; alike but not exactly the same.



Six

One more than five; one less than seven.

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11



Sixteen

1 ten and 6 ones.

16



Size

How big something is.

This dog is little.

This dog is BIG


Slide


To move a shape without rotating or flipping it. The shape still looks exactly the same, just in a different place.

Shape A Shape A



Smaller

Having a size that is less than that of another object.

This dog is smaller.

This dog is bigger.



Solid

A shape that is not flat; an object that has three dimensions. (height, length and width)



Sort

To group or organize according to shared attributes.

sorted by colors

red purple blue


Sphere


Three-dimensional object that is completely round; a ball.



Square

A 4-sided polygon (a flat shape with straight sides) where all sides have equal length and every angle is a right angle (90°)



Stack

To put one object on top of another.



Subtract/Subtraction

To take one number away from another.

5 apples – 2 apples = 3 apples

5 -2

3



Sum

The result of adding numbers together.

5 + 3 = 8



Symbol

A mark or sign used instead of words.



Take away

To subtract.

5 apples take away 2 apples = 3 apples

5 -2

3



Taller/Tallest

Having more height than others.

tallest



Ten

One more than nine; one less than eleven.

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11



Tens

Place value next to ones.

26Te

ns

One

s



Third

The number three in a position or order of things.

Wednesday is the third day of the week.



Thirteen

1 ten and 3 ones.

13



Three

One more than two; one less than four.

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11



Triangle

A three-sided polygon.



Twelve

1 ten and 2 ones.

12



Twenty

Two sets of ten.

20



Two

One more than one; one less than three.

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11



Vertex/Vertices

A corner point of a geometric figure.



Week

Seven days.



Weight

How heavy something is or how much mass it has.



Zero

A numerical figure which means the lack of any quantity; nothing, none, nil.

0

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