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MathInThisUnit:
Studentswillbefocusingoncounting,orderingandcomparing
quantities,andaddition.Studentswillalsoworkonfindingaddition
combinationsupto10andlearntomakesenseofandsolvestory
problems.Theyengageinmathematicalproblemsandactivities
anddiscusstheunderlyingconcepts.Theyareaskedtosharetheir
reasoningandsolutions.Itisimportantthatchildrensolvemath
problemsaccuratelyinwaysthatmakesensetothem.Wewillbe
thinkingaboutthequestions:HowdoIunderstandthemagnitude
andpositionofnumbers?HowdoImakesenseofanddevelop
strategiesforcombiningtwonumbers?HowdoIusetools,models,
drawings,andequationstoshowstrategiesandsolutions?Howdo
Icomposeanddecomposenumbersto10?Additionally,students
willbeintroducedtoseveralclassroomroutinesthatreinforcework
withcounting,developing*visualimagesofnumber,collectingdata,
andworkingwithconceptsoftime(calendar/clock).
*seenotetotheright
MentalStrategiesforAdditionandSubtraction
Asstudentsmovethroughtheyear,firstgraderswillbe
developingmentalstrategiesforadditionandsubtraction.Inthe
beginning,however,itisveryimportantforchildrentohave
concreteobjectstomanipulateastheydevelopanunderstanding
fortheconceptsofadditionandsubtraction.Thesearethe
strategiesthatchildrenwilldevelopthroughmany,many
experiences:
countingon
countingback186eighteen,17,16,15,14,13,12
commutativepropertyofaddition(e.g.,4+6=6+4)
makingten(e.g.,8+6=8+2+4=10+4=14)
decomposeanumberleadingtoten(e.g.134=133
1=101=9)
composeanumberleadingtoten(e.g.,8+6=8+2+
4=10+4=14)
usingtherelationshipbetweenadditionandsubtraction
(e.g.,knowing8+4=12so124=8)
creatingequivalentbuteasierknownsums(e.g.,6+7=
6+6+1=12+1=13)
Whatarevisualimagesofnumbers?
When
achilddevelopsvisualimagesofnumbers/he
hastheabilitytoquicklyidentifythenumberof
itemsinasmallsetwithoutcounting.Thisis
called
subitizing
.Researchershave
demonstratedastrongrelationshipbetween
subitizing
skillandmathachievement.We
practicesubitizinginmanyways.Twospecific
waysareplayinggameswithdiceanda
classroomroutineofQuickImages.Animage
isshowntostudentsforabout45secondsand
theyareaskedtoreplicatetheimageandtotell
howmanyareinthepicture.
Hereareafewexamplesofaquickimages.
SPOTLIGHT ON MATH
Mathematicallyproficientstudentsdevelopafoundationforproblemsolving
strategiesandbecomeindependentlyproficientinusingthosestrategiestosolve
newtasks.
Inthisunit,students
makesenseofproblemsandperseverewhensolvingthemwhenthey:
canexplainthemeaningofaproblem.
planmorethanonewaytosolveaproblem.
useconcreteobjectsorpicturestoconceptualizeaproblem.
checktheiranswersusingadifferentmethodorstrategy.
askthemselves,Doesmyanswermakesense?
learntopersevereandgrapplewithaproblemwhentheyarestuck.
ResourcestoHelpatHome
WebSites:
TenFrameactivitiesonIlluminationsat
www.illuminations.nctm.org/Activity.aspx?id+35
65
OktasRescueUseyourcountingandaddition
skillstorescuetheoctopus.
http://illuminations.nctm.org/Activity.aspx?id=35
28
Shortvideoaboutaddingandsubtractingonan
opennumberlineat
www.learnzillion.com/lessons/2644addandsu
btractwithin20onanopennumberline
UndertheShell.Simpleadditiongame
http://illuminations.nctm.org/Activity.aspx?id=35
66
BedtimeMathdailyproblemsarecreatedfrom
everydaycontexts.(Usuallyveryfunand
interestingcontexts!)
www.bedtimemath.com
APPS:
AWEsum:thereareavarietyofgamesandyou
determinethelevel
DeepSeaDuel:Collectcardstomakea
specificsum.Youdeterminenumberofcards
used,levelofnumberandlevelofstrategy.
Activities
Theseactivitiesarerelatedtothemathematics
weareworkingoninclass.
COUNTING:
Countanythingandeverything!
CALENDAR:
Atschool,weuseacalendaras
atoolforkeepingtrackoftimeanddates.To
helpyourchildbecomemorefamiliarwitha
calendar,hangoneatyourchildseyelevel,
andlethimorhermarkdatesofimportant
eventsinyourfamily.Ifspaceallows,s/hecan
writeordrawonethingtorememberabouteach
day.
GAMES:
Yourchildwillbebringinghome
somegamestoplayduringthisunit.Asyou
play,askyourchildtoexplainhowheorsheis
thinkingaboutaproblemorwhatstrategys/he
isusing.
READ:
Therearefabulousbooksouttherewith
LOTSofmathideas.Hereareacouple:
RoostersOfftoSeetheWorld
byEricCarle
TenBlackDots
byDonaldCrews
FiveCreatures
byTomekBogacki
HandasHens
byEileenBrowne