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In Grade 1, students extend their prior work with small numbers to begin developing strategies for adding and subtracting whole numbers using a variety of models. These models include discrete objects to model add-to, take-from, put-together, take-apart, and compare situations to develop meaning for the operations of addition and subtraction. These models also help to develop strategies to solve arithmetic problems which involve these operations. Students understand connections between counting and addition and subtraction (e.g., adding two is the same as counting on two). They use properties of addition to add whole numbers and to invent and use increasingly sophisticated strategies based on these properties (e.g., “making tens”) to solve addition and subtraction problems within 20. By developing, discussing, and comparing a variety of solution strategies, children build their understanding of the relationship between addition and subtraction.
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UNIT LESSON:
Add and subtract within 20
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Finding Unknown Addend Combinations
CCSC Alignment: 1.OA.C.6
Students identify multiple combinations of two addends that result in a sum of 20 when solving a word problem, identify strategies used to solve addition facts, and justify why the chosen strategy is the most efficient.
AVAILABLE MODEL LESSON SEEDS
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Counting by 2’s to Add or Subtract
CCSC Alignnment: 1.OA.C.5
Students use their understanding of counting by 2’s to become proficient in adding or subtracting by 2.
Building Models
CCSC Alignnment: 1.OA.C.6
Students take equations such as 8 + 4 = ? and change them to make easier combinations using their mental math strategies. For example, changing the equation to 8 + 2 + 2 = ? students know that 8 + 2 = 10 and so 2 more is 12.
