Georgia 1.MP
Georgia Standard (Expectation Cluster)
Display perseverance and patience in problem-solving. Demonstrate skills and strategies needed to succeed in mathematics, including critical thinking, reasoning, and effective collaboration and expression. Seek help and apply feedback. Set and monitor goals.
Georgia's K-12 Mathematics Standards
Cluster contents
Expectations in This Standard
1.MP is a Georgia mathematics standard. These are the expectations under it.
- 1.MP.1
Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
- 1.MP.2
Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
- 1.MP.3
Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.
- 1.MP.4
Model with mathematics.
- 1.MP.5
Use appropriate tools strategically.
- 1.MP.6
Attend to precision.
- 1.MP.7
Look for and make use of structure.
- 1.MP.8
Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.
Teacher's field guide
What This Cluster Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students stay with a math task, try another approach when stuck, and explain why their strategy makes sense. They work with a partner, ask clear questions, and use feedback to revise. They set a small goal and check their progress.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student uses counters, a drawing, or an equation and keeps working after an error. The student explains a choice, listens to a partner, and revises the work when needed. The student can name a goal and check whether it was met.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may think being good at math means answering quickly or never making mistakes. They may ask for the answer instead of asking about a confusing step. During partner work, one student may do all the thinking.
How to Assess It
- Give students 8 + 7 and ask them to solve it two ways. Have them circle where they persisted, used help, or changed their work after feedback.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs 12 counters and two cups, then challenge them to show and record three ways to split 12.
Ask, “What did you try when your first plan did not work?” Students draw or write, then share with a partner.
Play Strategy Switch, where students solve an addition card and earn a point by showing another method after peer feedback.
Plan a class snack count, then have students compare plans, ask for help, and revise any counting mistakes.
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