Common Vocabulary


  
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These lists represent the mathematical terms that students are expected to master at each grade level.  It is expected that teachers will review terms from previous grades, as well as introduce terms for mastery in later grades, but these are the terms for which students will be held accountable at each grade level.

OCSD Common Math Vocabulary - K  (PDF version)

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Vocabulary for Mastery

K.CC – Counting & Cardinality

Group,  Least,  Less,  More,  Most,  Number, Ordinal Numbers (first, second, third, last, etc.)* Same,  Set,  Zero

K.OA – Operations & Algebraic Thinking

Altogether, As many as,

K.NBT – Number & Operations in Base Ten

 

K.MD – Measurement & Data

Does not belong,  Heavy,  Light,  Long,  Short, Size,  Sort

K.G - Geometry

Above , Behind,  Below,  Between,  Circle, Corner,  Cube,  Down,  Far,  Hexagon,  In front,  Inside,  Left,  Near, Outside, Rectangle, Rhombus,  Right,  Shapes,  Side,  Sphere,  Square,  Triangle, Under, Up, “What comes next?”

 

OCSD Common Math Vocabulary – 1st (PDF Version)

 

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Vocabulary for Mastery

1.OA – Operations & Algebraic Thinking

Add, Addition, Answer, Build Thru 10, Count back, Count on, Doubles, Doubles + 1, Equal (to), Fact Family / Math Mountain, Fast 10s / Friendly 10s, How many in all?,  How many more?, Minus, Number Sentence (Equation), Part, Pattern, Plus, Subtract, Subtraction, Symbol, Total, Whole

1.NBT – Number & Operations in Base Ten

(number) After,  (number) Before, Compare, Digit, Greater than, Greatest, Least, Less than, Number line, Numeral, Ones, Order, Tens, Unit, Whole number,

1.M – Measurement & Data

Calendar, Category, Day, Half-hour, Hour, Today, Tomorrow, Week, Year, Yesterday

1.G - Geometry

Cone, Cylinder, Diagonal, Half, Octagon, (rectangular) Prism, Pyramid, Trapezoid,

 

 

OCSD Common Math Vocabulary - 2nd  (PDF version)

 

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Vocabulary for Mastery

2.OA - Operations & Algebraic Thinking

Compose, Decompose, Difference, Operation ( +, -), Related (fact), Sum

2.NBT - Number & Operations in Base Ten

About how many?, best guess, compare (w/ symbols < & >), equation, estimate, estimation,  even number, expanded form, hundreds, odd number, order, place value, regrouping, result, skip count, solution, solve, standard form, thousands, value

2.MD - Measurement & Data

am, Cent, Bar Graph, Centimeter (cm), Chart, Coin, Dime, Dollar, Foot/feet, Half-hour, Half past, Hour, Hour Hand, Inch, Length, Measure, Measurement, Meter (m), Metric, Minute, Minute Hand, Money, Nickel, Non-standard unit, Penny, Pictograph, pm, Quarter ($),Quarter-hour, Quarter of, Quarter to, Ruler, Standard unit, Survey, Table, Time, Yard,

2.G - Geometry

Column, Half (1/2), Fourth (1/4), Row, Third (1/3),

 

OCSD 3rd Grade Common Math Vocabulary - (PDF version)



 

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Vocabulary for Mastery

3.1 - Number & Operations:  Develop an understanding of fractions and fraction equivalence.

Denominator, Equivalent, Equal Parts, Fraction, Numerator, Part to Whole, Shaded Part, Unit fractions (1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 1/10)

3.2 - Number & Operations, Algebra & Data analysis:  Develop understandings of multiplication and division, and strategies for basic multiplication facts and related division facts. 

Array, Data (Information), Divide, Division, Double, Dozen, Equal Groups, Equal Shares, Factor, 'Find the Missing Number,' Frequency Table, Horizontal, Key, Label(ed), Line Graph, Line Plot, Multiplication, Multiply, Product, Repeated Subtraction, Sequence (Increasing & Decreasing), Set, Triple, Vertical

3.3 - Geometry & Measurement:  Describe and analyze properties of two- dimensional shapes, including perimeters.

2-dimensional shape; Actue Angle, Angle, Attributes, Classify, Closed (figure), Combine, Congruent, Figure, Intersecting Lines, Line, Line Segment, Obstuse Angle, Open(figure), Parallel Lines, Parallelogram, Pentagon, Perimeter, Perpendicular Lines, Polygon, Quadrilateral, Regular Polygon, Right Angle, Shape Transformation (flip/reflection, slide/translation, turn/rotation), Line of Symmetry / Symmetrical

 

 

 

OCSD Common Math Vocabulary - 4th (PDF Version)

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Vocabulary for Mastery

4.1 Number and Operations:  Develop an understanding of decimals, including connections between fractions and decimals.

Addend, Amount, Billion, Change (money), Decimal, Equivalent fractions, Equivalent representations, Hundredths, Improper Fraction, Inequality (with symbols), Million, Mixed Number, Model, Overestimate, Tenths, Underestimate,

4.2 Number and Operations, and Algebra:  Develop fluency with multiplication facts and related division facts, and with multi-digit whole number multiplication.

Approximately, Associative Property, Benchmark numbers (25, 50, 75, 100, etc.), Calculate, Closer to, Common factor, Commutative property, Distributive Property, Dividend, Divisor, Expression, Identity Property, (equal) Interval, Inverse operations, Quotient, Round, Square number,

4.3 Measurement: Develop an understanding of area and determine the areas of two-dimensional shapes.

Abbreviations for metric system (cm, m, mm, km), Area, Area of a rectangle (formula), Base, Complex Shape, Diagram, Dimensions, Gaps, Height, Region, Square Units (w/ cm, inches, etc.)

 

OCSD Common Math Vocabulary - 5th (PDF Version)

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Vocabulary for Mastery

5.1 Number and Operations and Data Analysis:  Develop an understanding of and

fluency with addition and subtraction of fractions and decimals.

Axis (horizontal, vertical, x, y), common denominator, composite number, construct, coordinate grid/graph, double bar graph, greatest common factor, horizontal axis, location, least common multiple, ordered pair, path, pie chart / circle graph, plot, point, prime number, simplify (fraction in lowest terms), thousandths, unlike denominators

5.2 Number and Operations and Algebra: Develop an understanding of and fluency

with division of whole numbers.

Algorithm, divisible, divisibility, front-end estimation, numeric representation, overestimate, remainder, underestimate

5.3 Geometry, Measurement, and Algebra:  Describe and relate two-dimensional shapes to three-dimensional shapes and analyze their properties, including volume and surface area.

3-dimensional shape, area of a parallelogram (formula), area of a triangle (formula), capacity, classify, cube unit, degree (angle), edge, equilateral triangle, face, formula, isosceles triangle, perspective, polyhedron, quantity, same sized units, scalene triangle, surface area, view, volume

 

OCSD 6th Grade Common Math Vocabulary - (PDF Version)

 

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Vocabulary for Mastery

6.RP – Ratios & Proportional Relationships

approximate / approximation, circumference, diameter, equal ratios, experimental probability, fair chance, impossible, likelihood, likely, odds (probability), outcome, pi, probability, probability table, proportion, radius, random, rate, ratio, sample space, theoretical probability, tree diagram, unlikely

6.NS – Number System

 repeating decimal, terminating decimal

6.EE – Expressions & Equations

algebraic expression, base (of exponent), constant, decrease / increase (with expressions), equation, exponent, function, input/output table, order of operations, prime factorization, power (exponent), simplify (algebraic expression), solution (with variable), solve (for a variable), substitution (for a variable), symbolic representation, variable expression

6.SP – Statistics & Probability

Column, Half (1/2), Fourth (1/4), Row, Third (1/3),


Other vocabulary resources:

Definition of Geometry Terms (PDF)

 

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