Math for every step, K through 5.
Every grade is taught to the 2023 Virginia SOL and your child’s Arlington Public Schools enVision lessons — whether they need to catch up or get ahead.
In Virginia, math is formally tested by the SOL in grades 3, 4, and 5 — but the foundations laid in K–2 decide how smoothly those years go. Here’s what each grade covers, where kids most often get stuck, and exactly where I focus.
K Kindergarten Learning what numbers really mean.
What they learn
- Counting to 100, and reading & writing numbers to 30
- Comparing groups — more, fewer, the same
- Adding and subtracting within 10
- Shapes, sorting, and simple repeating patterns
Where kids often get stuck
Counting one object at a time (one-to-one) and instantly recognizing small amounts — the strongest early predictor of later math success.
This is exactly what I diagnose in the free intro — then we build a plan around it.
1 Grade 1 Facts, place value, and first word problems.
What they learn
- Counting to 120 and skip-counting by 2s, 5s, and 10s
- Tens and ones (place value), and identifying coins
- Addition & subtraction facts within 10; problems within 20
- Telling time to the hour and half-hour
Where kids often get stuck
Believing the equals sign means “the answer comes next” instead of “the same as” — a quiet misconception that causes trouble for years.
This is exactly what I diagnose in the free intro — then we build a plan around it.
2 Grade 2 Building fluency and three-digit numbers.
What they learn
- Place value to 999; skip-counting to 200; even & odd
- Adding & subtracting within 100, with regrouping
- Quick recall of facts within 20
- Money to $2.00, measuring, and simple fractions
Where kids often get stuck
Regrouping (“borrowing” and “carrying”) and a solid grasp of place value — the highest-leverage thing to nail before the Grade 3 SOL test.
This is exactly what I diagnose in the free intro — then we build a plan around it.
3 Grade 3 SOL-tested The first SOL year — multiplication & fractions.
What they learn
- Multiplication & division facts through 10 × 10
- Fractions: halves, thirds, fourths, and more
- Place value to the ten-thousands; adding & subtracting within 1,000
- Area, perimeter, and telling time to the minute
Where kids often get stuck
Instant multiplication recall and a real sense of what a fraction is — plus first-test nerves. We practice both.
This is exactly what I diagnose in the free intro — then we build a plan around it.
4 Grade 4 SOL-tested Fractions as numbers, long division, decimals.
What they learn
- Multi-digit multiplication and long division
- Fractions to twelfths; adding & subtracting like fractions
- Decimals to the thousandths, and fraction–decimal links
- Angles, quadrilaterals, and area & perimeter formulas
Where kids often get stuck
Understanding fractions as numbers — the single strongest predictor of later algebra success — and the “0.10 looks bigger than 0.2” decimal trap.
This is exactly what I diagnose in the free intro — then we build a plan around it.
5 Grade 5 SOL-tested Getting ready for middle-school math.
What they learn
- Fractions with unlike denominators (using LCM / LCD)
- All four operations with decimals; order of operations
- Prime & composite numbers and prime factorization
- Volume of boxes, angles, and an introduction to variables
Where kids often get stuck
Adding fractions with different denominators and multiplying fractions — often taught as tricks (“keep-change-flip”) without the why. We fix the why.
This is exactly what I diagnose in the free intro — then we build a plan around it.
Catching up?
We find the one or two shaky spots from last year that are making this year hard — and close them before they snowball.
Getting ahead?
Summer is the perfect time to preview next grade’s big ideas, so your child walks in confident on day one.
Ready to make math click?
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