We are nearing the end of Unit 2 in math! We can't wait to celebrate our learning on Friday when we take our math test. Unit 2 was composed of several learning targets. Please take a moment to read what your child has been learning in class:
I can use addition to solve story problems.
I can visualize equality.
I can use = to write addition equations.
I can determine if an equation is true.
I can find the total in addition equations.
(**Parents, please know that in first grade, we use the term total when referring to the answer in an addition equation. The term sum can be challenging for first graders when in our common language "some" only means a few. Total means all together. We use the term total often in class!)
I can count on from the greater number to add.
(**Parents, this strategy is very important! We want students to understand counting on to make addition more fluent. In an equation such as 3+6=, the students are asked to underline the number 6 and lock it in their brains. Then they may use their fingers (3 fingers in this case) to count on from 6. Counting on may sound like, "6 in my head, 7, 8, 9. The total is 9!")
I can solve addition equations.
I can solve subtraction problems and equations.
I can write subtraction equations.
I can relate addition and subtraction problems.
(**Parents, students are expected to find unknown partners in subtraction problems. For example, your child may be given an addition problem and need to find the missing partner in the subtraction equation such as this: If 3+4=7, Then 7-4=?)
I can solve problems in vertical form.
On Monday, we practiced not only solving problems in vertical form, but also writing equations in vertical form. The term vertical has been placed on our academic vocabulary wall. We love using our learning words throughout the day! Below you will see the kiddos hard at work during our math time. We used dominoes on the SMARTboard to see regular addition equations. The kids then wrote that same equation in vertical form. They did a wonderful job with vertical equations! We now understand that vertical equations are the same as regular equations, just up and down. Way to go, kiddos!
I can use addition to solve story problems.
I can visualize equality.
I can use = to write addition equations.
I can determine if an equation is true.
I can find the total in addition equations.
(**Parents, please know that in first grade, we use the term total when referring to the answer in an addition equation. The term sum can be challenging for first graders when in our common language "some" only means a few. Total means all together. We use the term total often in class!)
I can count on from the greater number to add.
(**Parents, this strategy is very important! We want students to understand counting on to make addition more fluent. In an equation such as 3+6=, the students are asked to underline the number 6 and lock it in their brains. Then they may use their fingers (3 fingers in this case) to count on from 6. Counting on may sound like, "6 in my head, 7, 8, 9. The total is 9!")
I can solve addition equations.
I can solve subtraction problems and equations.
I can write subtraction equations.
I can relate addition and subtraction problems.
(**Parents, students are expected to find unknown partners in subtraction problems. For example, your child may be given an addition problem and need to find the missing partner in the subtraction equation such as this: If 3+4=7, Then 7-4=?)
I can solve problems in vertical form.
On Monday, we practiced not only solving problems in vertical form, but also writing equations in vertical form. The term vertical has been placed on our academic vocabulary wall. We love using our learning words throughout the day! Below you will see the kiddos hard at work during our math time. We used dominoes on the SMARTboard to see regular addition equations. The kids then wrote that same equation in vertical form. They did a wonderful job with vertical equations! We now understand that vertical equations are the same as regular equations, just up and down. Way to go, kiddos!