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About the Mathematics in This Unit
Dear Family,
Our class is starting a new unit in mathematics called How Many Now? The focus of this unit is on combinations, counting, and addition and subtraction. Students record different ways a set of two-color counters can land, figure out how many blue and red crayons could be in a set of five crayons, and play a card game in which they look for combinations of cards that total six. All of these activities focus on the idea that one number can be broken apart in many ways: 6 is 3 and 3 or 5 and 1 or 2 and 2 and 2. Students also count sets of up to 20 objects, and continue making sense of addition and subtraction through story problems and games that ask them to combine or separate small amounts.
Throughout this unit, students will be working toward these goals:
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| Count and count out a set of up to 20 objects. |
How many pennies are there? 
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Can you make a tower with 20 cubes? |
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| Write the numbers to 10. |
How many are red? How many are yellow? 
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