WISCONSIN STANDARDS FOR 
                     Mathematics
                       Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
                     Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
                                          
                                          
                     WISCONSIN STANDARDS FOR 
                              Mathematics 
           
                                          
                                          
                                                 
                                          
                                          
                                          
                             Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction 
                              Carolyn Stanford Taylor, State Superintendent 
                                    Madison, Wisconsin 
                                          
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
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                                           125 South Webster Street 
                                             Madison, WI 53703 
                                              (608) 266-8960 
                                                          
                                            http://dpi.wi.gov/math
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
                                   May 2021 Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
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             ancestry, pregnancy, marital status or parental status, sexual orientation, or ability and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts of America 
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                                     Table of Contents 
                                     Foreword ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................          v 
                                     Acknowledgements ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................                        vi 
                                     Section I:                Wisconsin’s Approach to Academic Standards ...........................................................................................................................                                                     1 
                                                               Purpose of the Document ......................................................................................................................................................................                             2 
                                                               What Are Academic Standards? ..........................................................................................................................................................                                    3 
                                                               Relating the Academic Standards to All Students .........................................................................................................................                                                  4 
                                                               Ensuring a Process for Student Success ...........................................................................................................................................                                         5 
                                     Section II:               Wisconsin Standards for Mathematics ...........................................................................................................................................                                            7 
                                                               What is Mathematics Education? .......................................................................................................................................................                                     8 
                                                               Wisconsin’s Approach to Academic Standards for Mathematics ............................................................................................                                                                  10 
                                                               Content Standards Structure  ..............................................................................................................................................................                              13 
                                     Section III:              Standards ....................................................................................................................................................................................................           17 
                                                               Standards for Mathematical Practice: Kindergarten - High School .......................................................................................                                                                  21 
                                                                 
                                                               Standards for Mathematical Practice: Kindergarten - Grade 5 ...............................................................................................                                                              24 
                                                                Introduction and Content Standards 
                                                                    Kindergarten ........................................................................................................................................................................................               29 
                                                                    Grade 1 ...................................................................................................................................................................................................         37 
                                                                    Grade 2 ...................................................................................................................................................................................................         46 
                                                                    Grade 3 ...................................................................................................................................................................................................         55 
                                                                    Grade 4 ...................................................................................................................................................................................................         68 
                                                                    Grade 5 ...................................................................................................................................................................................................         80 
                                      
                                                               Standards for Mathematical Practice: Grades 6-8 .......................................................................................................................                                                  92 
                                                                Introduction and Content Standards 
                                                                      Grade 6 ...................................................................................................................................................................................................       97 
                                                                      Grade 7 ...................................................................................................................................................................................................    109 
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