This lesson accompanies the North Carolina children's book, "My NC from A to Z" which celebrates pride of place, and creates connections to North Carolina's rich African American heritage. In this lesson, students will compare and contrast two to five North Carolina African American visual artists by making art and Venn diagrams.

This is the About the Cluster document written by the NC2ML group who created the instructional frameworks. This is a great resource to read while starting to plan for First Grade Cluster 2.

This is the About the Cluster document written by the NC2ML group who created the instructional frameworks. This is a great resource to read while starting to plan for Grade 1 Cluster 1.

In this lesson, students observe and describe plants as they grow from seeds. Students will work collaboratively to collect, interpret, and display data related to the growth patterns and heights of the plants.

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In this lesson, students generate "getting to know you" questions, which lead to both numerical and categorical data. Students collect data from classmates, organize the data, and answer questions about it. Questions may include: How many siblings do you have? Do you like ice cream.

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This packet contains exit tickets for the standard MD.4. Exit tickets are written responses to questions posed at the end of a lesson. They are brief assessments which allow the teacher to determine student understanding of the concepts and skills taught that day. At the beginning of the year, or a blank copy of the exit ticket may need to be displayed on the board and read aloud to students.

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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.

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This file contains images of anchor charts, bulletin boards, and centers for first grade Cluster 1. Remix this resource to share your own images!

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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.

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The Family Letters are intended to be sent home at the beginning and middle of Cluster 3. 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 3 Family Letters.

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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 3 math games.

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In this task, students interpret and answer questions about a graph. The task may be used for instructional or assessment purposes.

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In this task, students interpret and answer questions about data collected on a chart. The task may be used for instructional or assessment purposes.

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In this task, students interpret answer questions about data on a chart. The task may be used for instructional or assessment purposes.

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Students ask the question, "How many cubes can I grab with one hand?" They each take a turn grabbing a handful of cubes, and graph the data. Students analyze the data and answer questions

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This resource is from Tools4NCTeachers.In this lesson, students observe and describe the characteristics of a quarter, dime, nickel, and penny to help them identify and sort the coins.  Students will also represent the number of each coin on a bar graph and will ask and answer questions to interpret the data.  Student materials and photos of student work are included.Remix this lesson to include extension ideas or additional pictures of student work.

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In this task, students sort animals into categories of their choice, and solve problems related to the categories. The task may be used for instructional or assessment purposes.

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In this lesson, students build pattern block animals inspired by literature, describe and graph the shapes used, and interpret the data by asking and answering questions to develop the concepts of geometry and graphing.

This lesson is from Tools4NCTeachers.In this lesson, students build pattern block animals inspired by literature, describe and graph the shapes used, and interpret the data by asking and answering questions to develop the concepts of geometry and graphing. Remix this lesson to include extension ideas or samples of student work.