Mississippi Math K.OA.5b
The Standard
- K.OA.5
- a. FLUENTLY add within 5. b. FLUENTLY subtract within 5.
FLUENTLY subtract within 5.
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Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students find how many are left when some are taken from a group of five or fewer. They use objects, drawings, or facts they know.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students answer problems like 5 − 2, 4 − 0, and 3 − 3 quickly and correctly. They can show why an answer makes sense with cubes or dots.
Common Misconceptions
- Some students count the objects taken away instead of the objects left. Others think taking away zero changes the number, or that taking away everything leaves one.
How to Assess It
- On an exit slip, give students 5 − 2, 4 − 0, 3 − 3, and 2 − 1. Ask them to solve all four and draw dots to show 5 − 2.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give each child five linking cubes, then have them snap off two and say how many remain.
Show four dots with one crossed out and ask partners, "Why is the answer three, not one?"
Make cards for 5 − 1, 4 − 2, 3 − 3, and 2 − 0; partners match each to an answer card.
At cleanup, show five crayons in a cup, lend two to a partner, and ask how many stay in the cup.
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