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Standard 6.0 Knowledge of Number Relationships and Computation/Arithmetic

Topic A. Knowledge of Number and Place Value

Indicator 1. Apply knowledge of whole numbers and place value

Objective b. Construct relationships between and among quantities using language such as: more than, less than, fewer than, as many as, one more, one less

Question

The following questions will challenge students' thinking when they are comparing groups of objects:

  • How did you decide you have more objects in this group?
  • Which group has more in it? Which group has less (fewer) in it? How do you know?
  • How many different groups can you make that are equal to 12 using the two-sided counters?
  • If you added two more objects to your group, how many would you have? How did you figure that out?
  • To make this group have the most of all the groups, what would you need to do?
  • If this group has five less, how many would be in the group now?
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