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The Family Letter is intended to be sent home at the beginning of Cluster 1. It explains big ideas of the cluster using family-friendly language. Families can also find tips for working with their children at home, digital games, videos, and books.

This file contains both English and Spanish versions of the Cluster 1 Family Letter.

The Family Letters are intended to be sent home at the beginning and middle of Cluster 2. They explain big ideas of the cluster using family-friendly language. Families can also find tips for working with their children at home, digital games, videos, and books. This file contains both English and Spanish versions of the Cluster 2 Family Letters.

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The Family Letters explain big ideas of the cluster using family-friendly language. Families can also find tips for working with their children at home, digital games, videos, and books.

This file contains a Part 1 Family Letter and Part 2 Family Letter. Both letters are available in English and Spanish.

Part 1 focuses on:
- Rote counting
- Writing numerals
- Understanding number relationships

Part 2 focuses on:
- Answering the question "How many?"
- Sorting and counting shapes

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The Family Letter is intended to be sent home at the beginning of Cluster 3. It explains big ideas of the cluster using family-friendly language. Families can also find tips for working with their children at home, digital games, videos, and books.

This file contains both English and Spanish versions of the Cluster 3 Family Letter.

This resource is part of Tools4NCTeachers. The Family Letter is intended to be sent home at the beginning of Cluster 3. It explains big ideas of the cluster using family-friendly language. Families can also find tips for working with their children at home, digital games, videos, and books. This file contains both English and Spanish versions of the Cluster 3 Family Letter.

This resourse is part of Tools4NCTeachers. This ready-to-use packet provides all the materials and organizational tools needed to host a family math event at your school.  The materials are focused around Cluster 7 standards. Please remix this resource to share additional ideas for hosting a family math event!

This resourse is part of Tools4NCTeachersThis ready-to-use packet provides all the materials and organizational tools needed to host a family math event at your school.  The materials are focused around Cluster 7 standards.Please remix this resource to share additional ideas for hosting a family math event!

This resource is from Tools4NCTeachers.  This Family Math Night planning guide contains everything you'd need to have a fabulous second grade math night at your school.  It includes parent invitations, sign-in sheets, games, directions, and family evaluations. 

This resourse is part of Tools4NCTeachersThis ready-to-use packet provides all the materials and organizational tools needed to host a family math event at your school.  The materials are focused around Cluster 5 standards.Please remix this resource to share additional ideas for hosting a family math event!

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This is lesson six in a series of six lessons focused around developing a mathematical community at the beginning of the school year. The goal is to promote the idea that it is okay to make mistakes in math as long as we try to figure out the mistake and fix it.

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This is lesson six in a series of six lessons focused around developing a mathematical community at the beginning of the school year. The goal is to promote the idea that it is okay to make mistakes in math as long as we try to figure out the mistake and fix it.

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This is lesson 4 of 6 lessons focused around developing a mathematical community at the beginning of the school year. While this lesson addresses standards NC.K.MD.1 and NC.K.MD.2, its primary goal is for students to recognize that mathematicians ask questions to gather information.

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This is lesson four in a series of six lessons focused around developing a mathematical community at the beginning of the school year. While this lesson introduces standard NC.2.OA.3, its primary goal is for students to become comfortable talking with peers, posing questions to each other, sharing in collaborative groups, and using existing community math norms. A secondary goal is to begin exposing them to even/odd numbers.

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This is lesson five in a series of six lessons focused around developing a mathematical community at the beginning of the school year. While this lesson addresses standard NC.2.G.1, the primary goal is for students to recognize that mathematicians use their mistakes as opportunities to learn.

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This is lesson 3 of 6 lessons focused around developing a mathematical community at the beginning of the school year. While this lesson addresses standard NC.K.G.1, its primary goal is for students to recognize that mathematicians listen to and learn from one another.

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This is lesson 6 of 6 lessons focused around developing a mathematical community at the beginning of the school year. While this lesson uses puzzle exploration to informally review the names of shapes, its main goal is to recognize that students must persevere when problem solving.

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This is lesson 2 of 6 lessons focused around developing a mathematical community at the beginning of the school year. While this lesson meets standard NC.K.MD.2, its primary goal is for students to learn how to work with a partner on a task. A secondary goal is to begin establishing norms for how students work together during math class.

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This is lesson two in a series of six lessons focused around developing a mathematical community at the beginning of the school year. The primary goal is for students to begin establishing norms for how students work together during math class throughout the whole year. A secondary goal is to estimate length.

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This is lesson three in a series of six lessons focused around developing a mathematical community at the beginning of the school year. While this lesson meets standard NC.1.MD.2, its primary goal is for students to learn how to work with a partner on a task. A secondary goal is to begin establishing norms for how students work together during math class.

This resource is from Tools4NCTeachers.At the beginning of the school year, it is important to establish a positive community with both students and parents.  This professional development presentation gives tips for doing just that!  There are lots of suggestions for websites, read alouds, and at-home activities.