2023 Mathematics Instructional Resources
Resources to Support Mathematics Instruction
The Virginia Department of Education, in conjunction with mathematics leaders and teachers, are in the process of developing resources to support educators with the instruction of the 2023 Mathematics Standards of Learning. These resources are intended to support mathematics instruction and to inform the development and review of Highly Qualified Instructional Materials (HQIM).
- Exemplar Mathematics Instructional Plans: These exemplar documents provide educators with examples of instruction aligned with the 2023 Mathematics Standards of Learning. These examples of how the knowledge, skills, and processes found in the SOLs can be presented to students in the classroom can guide the development and review of Highly Qualified Instructional Materials. For additional information regarding the exemplar Mathematics Instructional Plans, please review this video.
- Released January 5, 2024 (see below)
- Data Cycle Teacher Resources: At this time, the Data Cycle Teacher Resources have been removed to ensure formatting alignment and structural consistency with the Instructional Guides. Instructional Guides will be released mid-May.
- Understanding the Standards- The Understanding the Standards documents amplify the standards and further define the content knowledge, skills, and understandings of the Standards of Learning. They provide background information about mathematical concepts and delineate in greater specificity the minimum content that all students should learn. Each Understanding the Standards document will support a grade level/course and is intended to support instruction for an academic year.
- K - 5: Released February 9, 2024 (see below)
- 6 - EOC: Released February 29, 2024 (see below)
- Upper-level Secondary Courses: Released March 26, 2024 (see below)
- Mathematics Instructional Guides- The Mathematics Instructional Guides, a companion document to the 2023 Mathematics Standards of Learning, amplify the standards by defining the core knowledge and skills in practice, supporting teachers and their instruction, and serving to transition classroom instruction from the 2016 Mathematics Standards of Learning to the newly adopted Standards. Each grade level/course will have one VDOE Mathematics Instructional Guide.
- Release date: Mid-May
Kindergarten
Mathematics Instructional Plans
- K.NS.1 - Meaningful Rote Counting (Word | PDF)
- K.NS.2 - Number Boards (Word | PDF)
- K.NS.2 - Build and Compare (Word | PDF)
- K.CE.1 - How Many More to Equal 5? (Word | PDF)
Understanding the Standards
Grade 1
Mathematics Instructional Plans
- 1.NS.2 - Counting and Writing Beyond 100 (Word | PDF)
- 1.NS.2 - Comparing Numbers with Cubes and 10 Frames (Word | PDF)
- 1.NS.2 - Is it More or Less? (Word | PDF)
- 1.NS.2 - Estimate the Number of Objects to 120 (Word | PDF)
Understanding the Standards
Grade 2
Mathematics Instructional Plans
- 2.NS.1 - Guess My Pattern (Word | PDF)
- 2.NS.1 - Even or Odd (Word | PDF)
- 2.NS.2 - Place Value Mat Activities (Word | PDF)
- 2.NS.4 - Race to a Dollar or Two! (Word | PDF)
- 2.CE.1 - Four-in-a-Row Computation (Word | PDF)
- 2.PS.1 - All About the Data (Word | PDF)
Understanding the Standards
Grade 3
Mathematics Instructional Plans
- 3.NS.1 - Place Value (Word | PDF)
- 3.NS.1 - Place Value Games (Word | PDF)
- 3.NS.1 - Place Value Mat Activities (Word | PDF)
- 3.NS.2 - Comparing and Ordering Numbers (Word | PDF)
- 3.NS.3 - Composing and Decomposing Fractions (Word | PDF)
- 3.NS.3 - Composing and Decomposing Fractions Centers (Word | PDF)
- 3.MG.3 - Hoppin' on the Elapsed Timeline (Word | PDF)
- 3.MG.3 - Where Did the Time Go? (Word | PDF)
Understanding the Standards
Grade 4
Mathematics Instructional Plans
- 4.CE.1 - Addition and Subtraction with Whole Numbers (Word | PDF)
- 4.CE.1 - Shopping for Thanksgiving Lunch: Computation (Word | PDF)
- 4.CE.2 - Multiplying Two-Digit Numbers: Bridging from the Concrete to the Symbolic (Word | PDF)
- 4.MG.3 - Exploring the Relationship Between Area and Perimeter (Word | PDF)
Understanding the Standards
Grade 5
Mathematics Instructional Plans
- 5.NS.2 - Finding the Parts: Prime Factorization (Word | PDF)
- 5.CE.2 - Multiple Madness: Common Multiples, Least Common Multiples, and Fractions (Word | PDF)
- 5.CE.3 - Party Time: Computation and Estimation with Decimals (Word | PDF)
- 5.PS.1 - Statistics: Learning About Data (Word | PDF)
Understanding the Standards
Grade 6
Mathematics Instructional Plans
- 6. NS.3 - Whole-Number Exponents and Perfect Squares (Word | PDF)
- 6.MG.1 - Circles (Word | PDF)
- 6.MG.1 - Going the Distance (Word | PDF)
- 6.MG.2 - Contextual Problems Involving Area and Perimeter (Word | PDF)
- 6.PS.1 - Data Cycle and Circle Graphs (Word | PDF)
Understanding the Standards
Grade 7
Mathematics Instructional Plans
- 7.NS.2 - Ordering Rational Numbers (Word | PDF)
- 7.NS.3 - Square Roots (Word | PDF)
- 7.CE.1 - Estimate, Solve, and Justify Contextual Problems (Word | PDF)
- 7.MG.4 - Connecting Dilations to Similar Figures (Word | PDF)
Understanding the Standards
Grade 8
Mathematics Instructional Plans
- 8.NS.1 - So Many Ways to Order! (Word | PDF)
- 8.MG.3 - Transformations (Word | PDF)
- 8.PS.2 - Representing Data Using Boxplots (Word | PDF)
- 8.PFA.1 - Expressions, Expressions, and More Expressions (Word | PDF)
Understanding the Standards
Algebra 1
Mathematics Instructional Plans
- A.EO.4 - Simplify and Determine Equivalent Rational Exponents of Whole Numbers (Word | PDF)
- A.EI.2 - Graphing Systems of Linear Inequalities in Two Variables (Word | PDF)
- A.F.1 - Transforming Linear, Quadratic, and Exponential Functions (Word | PDF)
- A.F.2 - Rabbits: Comparing Linear, Quadratic, and Exponential Functions (Word | PDF)
Understanding the Standards
Geometry
Mathematics Instructional Plans
- G.RLT.2 - Parallel Lines and Angle Relationships (Word | PDF)
- G.PC.1 - Quadrilateral Construction (Word | PDF)
- G.PC.2 - Angles in Polygons (Word | PDF)
- G.DF.1 - Surface Area and Volume (Word | PDF)
Understanding the Standards
Algebra, Functions, and Data Analysis
Understanding the Standards
Algebra 2
Mathematics Instructional Plans
- A2.EI.5 - Radical Equations (Word | PDF)
- A2.F.1 - Types of Variation (Word | PDF)
- A2.F.2 - Inverse Functions (Word | PDF)
- A2.ST.3 - Permutations and Combinations (Word | PDF)