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How can I approach homework with my child?

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How can I approach homework with my child?

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How can I help my child have a positive experience with math?

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How can I help my child have a positive experience with math?

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Supporting your child.

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Parent Roadmaps to Common Core Standards / Parent Roadmaps- Mathematics

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What to expect and how to help your child.

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Tips for using Math Models with your child.

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Great Minds is a non-profit organization founded in 2007 by teachers and scholars who want to ensure that all students receive a content-rich education.

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Why Students in the US need Common Core Math

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The video gives research evidence on the reasons Common Core mathematics is needed in the US. It addresses the tasks and questions used in mathematics classrooms, mindset, problem solving, and advancement and tracking. www.youcubed.org

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Common strategies for adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing.

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What are place value strategies and how do they relate to standard algorithms? The Common Core State Standards describe the requirements for fluent use of the standard algorithms for addition, subtraction, multiplication and division as follows:

Prior to developing fluency with standard algorithms the CCSS emphasize place value strategies. This strong focus on place value strategies plays a critical role in the development of mental and written computation strategies, while providing students with the opportunity to develop a deep understanding of how the standard algorithms work. Common Core Standards explicitly referencing strategies based on place value include 1.NBT4, 2.NBT.5, 2.NBT.6, 2.NBT.7, 3.NBT.2, 3.NBT.3, 4.NBT.5, 4.NBT.6, 5.NBT.6, and 5.NBT.7.

So, what do place value strategies look like? Many different strategies based on place value exist for both written and mental computations. Some examples of written methods for Grades 1-5 are shown below.

Possible 1st Grade Place Value Strategies:

45 + 30 =75

Possible 2nd Grade Place Value Strategies:

Partial Sums (Expanded form layout): Each addend is represented using expanded notation. Like place values are added or subtracted.

123 + 234 = 238 + 473 =

100 + 20 + 3 200 + 30 + 8
+ 200 + 30 + 4 + 400 + 70 + 3
300 + 50 + 7 = 357 600 + 100 + 11= 711

548 - 325 614 - 459

500 + 40 + 8 600 + 10 + 4 becomes 500 + 100 + 14
- 300 + 20 + 5 - 400 + 50 + 9 - 400 + 50 + 9
200 + 20 + 3 = 223 100 + 50 + 5= 155

Possible 4th Grade Place Value Strategies:

Possible 5th Grade Place Value Strategies:

Regardless of which place value strategies are taught it is important that there is consistency across each grade level, and that a clear progression is maintained from one grade level to the next within a school. Time needs to be allocated to school wide discussions to ensure that place value strategies are being used or adopted. The following questions can be used to promote discussion and the selection of 1-2 focus strategies per grade for each operation:

Which written methods for addition, subtraction, multiplication and division do we currently teach as a school?

Do we have enough emphasis on place value strategies throughout the school?

Are there written methods we don't use at the moment? Do we need to adopt them?

What mental calculation skills are needed in order for students to use written methods based on place value? Do our students have the necessary mental calculations skills needed?

How can we develop whole school agreement on the written methods that we will teach for addition, subtraction, multiplication and division? How will consistency and progression be maintained?

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What are place value strategies and how do they relate to standard algorithms? The Common Core State Standards describe the requirements for fluent use of the standard algorithms for addition, subtraction, multiplication and division as follows: Prior to developing fluency with standard algorithms the CCSS emphasize place value strategies.

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Today's students are preparing to enter a world in which colleges and businesses are demanding more than ever before. To ensure all students are ready for success after high school, the Common Core State Standards establish clear, consistent guidelines for what every student should know and be able to do in math and English language arts from kindergarten through 12 th grade.

The standards were drafted by experts and teachers from across the country and are designed to ensure students are prepared for today's entry-level careers, freshman-level college courses, and workforce training programs. The Common Core focuses on developing the critical-thinking, problem-solving, and analytical skills students will need to be successful. Forty-one states, the District of Columbia, four territories, and the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) have voluntarily adopted and are moving forward with the standards.

The new standards also provide a way for teachers to measure student progress throughout the school year and ensure that students are on the pathway to success in their academic careers.

Interested in learning more about the Common Core and the skills that students need to succeed?

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Today's students are preparing to enter a world in which colleges and businesses are demanding more than ever before. To ensure all students are ready for success after high school, the Common Core State Standards establish clear, consistent guidelines for what every student should know and be able to do in math and English language arts from kindergarten through 12 th grade.

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Advice for Parents: Helping Children with Mathematics

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Advice for Parents: Helping Children with Mathematics