NCDPI Mathematics Unpacking Document Revisions

First Grade

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Date / Page # / Domain/Cluster / Revised Content
July 2013 / 5, 8, 12, 14 / Operations & Algebraic Thinking / Added vocabulary:
Represent and solve problems involving addition and subtraction:
add, counting on, making ten, doubles, equation
Understand and apply properties of operations and the relationship between addition and subtraction.
add, subtract, unknown addend
Add and subtract within 20.
putting together, adding to, making ten, taking apart, taking from, equivalent, sum, unknown, equal, equation
Work with addition and subtraction equations.
addition, putting together, adding to, counting on, making ten, subtract taking apart, taking from, sum, unknown
16, 20 / Number and Operations in Base Ten / Added vocabulary:
Understand place value.
compare
Use place value understanding and properties of operations to add and subtract.
ones, tens, add, subtract, reason, more, less
24, 27 / Measurement & Data / Added vocabulary:
Measure lengths indirectly and by iterating length units.
compare,
Tell and write time.
analog clock, digital clock
29 / Geometry / Added vocabulary:
Reason with shapes and their attributes.
partition
June 2013 / Removed the At a Glance Page (page 2) transitional document
30 / Geometry
1.G.3 / Added:
Students need many experiences with different sized circles and rectangles to recognize that when they cut something into two equal pieces, each piece will equal one half of its original whole. Children should recognize that halves of two different wholes are not necessarily the same size. Also they should reason that decomposing equal shares into more equal shares results in smaller equal shares.
32 / Glossary / Changed Addend Unknown to 1st Grade
Changed Both Addends Unknown to Kindergarten

August 2012 / 6 / Operations & Algebraic Thinking / 1.OA.1 Correction made to problem-type table regarding Smaller Unknown-Compare: First Grade = Fewer; Second Grade = More
15 / Operations & Algebraic Thinking / 1.OA.8 Additional example provided to illustrate the “equation” portion of the standard.
19 / Number and Operations in Base Ten / 1.NBT.1 Explanation of groupable and pre-grouped base ten materials added.
21 / Number and Operations in Base Ten / 1.NBT.4 Additional clarification provided regarding the use of standard algorithms in grades 3 and 4 when fluently adding and subtracting whole numbers.
23 / Number and Operations in Base Ten / 1.NBT.5 Additional clarification that this standard moves beyond simple counting on and off the decade to understanding and thinking in groups of tens.
100s board example replaced by number line example to further illustrate thinking in groups of ten.
24 / Number and Operations in Base Ten / 1.NBT.6 Hundreds chart example replaced with ten-frame example to illustrate subtracting a multiple of ten in a concrete manner.
25 / Measurement and Data / 1.MD.1 Additional information provided regarding direct and indirect measurement based on Progressions for CCSSM: Geometric Measurement, The CCSS Writing Team, June 2012. Additional examples provided.
27 / Measurement and Data / 1.MD.2 Additional information provided regarding measuring with standard objects. An instructional sequence for teaching measurement is also provided based on Progressions for CCSSM: Geometric Measurement, The CCSS Writing Team, June 2012.
30 / Geometry / Added the vocabulary word “feature” with an explanation from the CCSS Writing Team. Also added the word “open” to refer to open figures.
30 / Geometry / 1.G.1 Provided a teacher note on regarding the definition of trapezoid.
31 / Geometry / 1.G.2 Additional explanation provided regarding combining shapes.
33 / Table 1 Glossary / Correction made regarding Smaller Unknown-Compare: First Grade = Fewer; Second Grade = More
Identification of one-and-two step problems for 2nd grade as informed by Progressions for the CCSS in Mathematics: Counting and Operations and Algebraic Thinking, The CCSS Writing Team, May 2011.
February 2012 / 14 / Operations & Algebraic Thinking / 1.OA.6 Clarification provided between fluency to 10 and strategies to 20. Additional examples included. General typos corrected.