Sample Learning Goals
Improve understanding of place value by using different sizes of papers for ones, tens, and hundreds.
Develop mental math strategies when taking apart and putting together numbers.
Use the “make a ten” strategy when counting and doing addition.
Develop a mental model of the basic properties of numbers including commutativity, associativity, and closure.

This document is the About the Cluster document created by the authors of the NC2ML Instructional Frameworks. Read this document prior to teaching the cluster in order to get insight into the clustering of the standards, mathematics to be taught, and important considerations.

This document is not remixable since the document has been written by creators of the NC2ML Instructional Frameworks.

In this assessment task students will read and answer the riddle, then they will use place value, addition and subtraction to determine the answer to the riddle. An assessment task sheet and rubric are provided.

Students work in teams to follow criteria and constraints to design their own container that holds pompoms (popcorn). When this is completed they need to test and record how many pom-poms their container will hold. Students find that counting and organizing groups of ten is the best way to do this. They record their information on a data analysis sheet and the following day they compare their numbers and amounts.

This unit was created by the Rethink Education Content Development Team. This course is aligned to the NC Standards for 1st Grade Math.

The Family Letters are intended to be sent home at the beginning and middle of the cluster. 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 Family Letters.

This resource is from Tools4NCTeachers.Math games are fun, motivating, and provide opportunities for students to build number concepts, reasoning, and fluency. These games may be used as math stations or as whole group learning opportunities. This file contains directions and materials for Cluster 5 math games.

The intended purpose of this document is to provide teachers with a tool to determine student understanding and suggest instructional moves that may help guide a student forward in their learning. It is not an exhaustive list of strategies.

This resource is from Tools4NCTeachers.In this lesson, students use the hundred board as a tool to complete activities with two-digit numbers. This file includes the lesson plan, printable activities, student recording sheets, and exit tickets.Remix this lesson to add extension activities.