That was our experience in first grade as well. It gets better in second grade. Our daughter has two timed tests a week that are just cranking through addition

That was our experience in first grade as well. It gets better in second grade. Our daughter has two timed tests a week that are just cranking through addition and subtraction. It's most likely in preparation for the first MCAS math tests they'll take next year in third grade, but I like them practicing straight up math problems. There is still the focus on doing the problem just like they were taught, and taking points off for not drawing counters. There is still the work involved in figuring out how the concepts are described so I can help her do the homework. But it did get a little better, at least for us.