Georgia 7.MP.1
The Standard
Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
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 identify what a problem asks, sort useful information, and choose a starting strategy. They monitor their progress, revise unproductive approaches, and explain why their answer makes sense.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Given an unfamiliar multistep problem, students can use a diagram, table, equation, or estimate to begin. They change strategies when needed and check that the final answer fits the situation.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may grab numbers and calculate before identifying the question. They may repeat an unhelpful method, stop when stuck, or accept an answer without checking units and reasonableness.
How to Assess It
- Exit ticket: A club has $180 for shirts costing $12 each plus a $24 setup fee. Find the maximum number of shirts, then show your plan and check.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs 30 counters and cups to model three equal groups plus five extras totaling 29, then record each strategy.
Ask, “How do you know when to keep a strategy, change it, or start over?” Students support answers with a solved problem.
Run a strategy-switch relay where teams begin multistep problems, exchange papers, and continue each solution using a different representation.
Have students compare two phone plans with monthly fees and data charges, then justify which plan fits three customer profiles.
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