Virginia SOL 1.CE.1.l
The Standard
Write an equation that could be used to represent the solution to an oral, written, or picture problem.
Virginia Standards of Learning for Mathematics · The student will recall with automaticity addition and subtraction facts within 10 and represent, solve, and justify solutions to single-step problems, including those in context, using addition and subtraction with whole numbers within 20.
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students listen to a story, read a problem, or study a picture and decide what is happening to the quantities. They write an addition or subtraction equation that matches the situation and its answer.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students write an equation with the correct numbers, operation sign, equal sign, and solution. They can point to each number and explain what it represents in the problem.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may use every number as an addend, even when the situation shows items being removed. They may choose the correct operation but omit the equal sign or use a number not shown by the problem.
How to Assess It
- Read aloud, “There are 14 crayons. Six break. How many are left?” Ask students to write and solve one matching equation.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs 15 counters, read a join or separate story, and have them model it before writing the matching equation.
Show 11 apples with 4 crossed out, then ask, “Which equation matches, and how does each number fit?”
Play a matching game using story cards, picture cards, and equation cards with sums and starting amounts within 20.
Count classroom supplies, add or remove a small group, and have students write an equation that records what happened.
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