Georgia 1.MP.2
The Standard
Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
Georgia's K-12 Mathematics Standards · 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.
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students represent story situations with objects, drawings, numbers, and equations. They explain what each number and symbol means, then check whether the answer makes sense in the story.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Given a story about 8 apples with 3 eaten, a student writes 8 − 3 = 5 and labels the answer 5 apples. The student can also create a matching story for an equation and explain what each number represents.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may combine every number in a story without thinking about what is happening. They may write an answer without a unit or create an equation that does not match the action.
How to Assess It
- Give this exit ticket: “Nine birds sit on a fence. Four fly away. Draw the story, write an equation, and label the answer.”
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs 12 counters and story cards, then have them model each story and write a matching equation.
Ask, “What could 6 + 3 = 9 describe?” and have students draw and explain one possible story.
Play a matching game with sets of story, picture, equation, and labeled answer cards.
Count classroom supplies, remove or add some, then record what happened with a drawing, equation, and labeled answer.
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