Unpacking a Standard

Standard: K.6 The student will

The student will model and solve single-step story and picture problems with sums to 10 and differences
within 10, using concrete objects.
What do students have to know How will they do it? What specific guidelines or What representations will What vocabulary
and be able to do? parameters will they follow? be used? will be new to
students?
 Use  Students must  Physical  Part-Part-
 Identify Whole manipulatives represent their representations Whole
Numbers to add or understanding of such as  Add
 Identify Number subtract a single-step counting bears,  Addition
Relationships  Use a picture story and picture colored cubes,  Subtraction
 Recall counting to problem to problems pegs, blocks  Minus
ten solve an  Students must (manipulatives)  Equals
equation identify sums of  Visual  Take-away
 Use a ten Representation  Add-up
whiteboard to  Students must such as picture
put physical identify problems and
symbols to differences of 10 stories
visually  Students must
represent the use concrete
problem objects to define
 Use a picture sums and
story to solve differences
the problem

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 What are students’ common misconceptions?
 Some Students may not know their numbers or how to count them.
 Students may have difficulty identifying certain numbers
 Students may not understand how to read the addition and subtraction symbols. They may get them confused.

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