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Visit the TeacherWeb® videos to learn about the features, modifications, and customizations available on your website. Click here to learn more. Mathematics <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt;" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style='font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New";'><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 14pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> </font></span></span></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;" align="left"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 14pt;">       I wanted to take this opportunity to help you to better understand First Grade math. I have used the Everyday Mathematics program for thirteen years now and really like it. The reinforcement of mathematical skills and concepts comes about through problem solving, games, manipulatives, repeated practice, and real life connections.</span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 14pt;">       The Everyday Mathematics Program fully aligns with the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for mathematics and the standards are </span><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 14pt;">interwoven into the curriculum. </span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 14pt;">       As wonderful as this program is, at times I will step outside the program (but still within the NBCS Mathematics Curriculum) to provide enrichment opportunities for your children. I especially enjoy co</span><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 14pt;">nnecting outstanding literature with the reinforcement of mathematical concepts and skills.</span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 14pt;">       Here is an overview of the First Grade program:</span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 14pt;">Operations and Algebraic Thinking</span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt;">·<span>       </span></span><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 14pt;">Represent and solve problems involving addition and subtraction.</span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt;">·<span>       </span></span><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 14pt;">Understand and apply properties of operations and the relationship between addition and subtraction.</span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt;">·<span>       </span></span><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 14pt;">Add and subtract within 20.</span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt;">·<span>       </span></span><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 14pt;">Work with addition and subtraction equations.</span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 14pt;">Number and Operations in Base Ten</span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt;">·<span>       </span></span><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 14pt;">Extend the counting sequence.</span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt;">·<span>       </span></span><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 14pt;">Understand place value.</span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt;">·<span>       </span></span><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 14pt;">Use place value understanding and properties of operations to add and subtract.</span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 14pt;">Measurement and Data</span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt;">·<span>       </span></span><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 14pt;">Measure lengths indirectly and by iterating length units.</span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt;">·<span>       </span></span><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 14pt;">Tell and write time.</span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt;">·<span>       </span></span><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 14pt;">Represent and interpret data.</span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 14pt;">Geometry</span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt;">·<span>       </span></span><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 14pt;">Reason with shapes and their attributes.<br /><br />Listed below are the </span><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); line-height: 115%; font-size: 14pt;">Standards for Mathematical Practice. Your children will learn how to:</span></p><p style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 1.2pt 38.4pt; line-height: 18pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">1.<span>  </span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a title="Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them" href="http://thinkmath.edc.org/index.php/Make_sense_of_problems_and_persevere_in_solving_them"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them</span></a></span></p><p style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 1.2pt 38.4pt; line-height: 18pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">2. </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a title="Reason abstractly and quantitatively" href="http://thinkmath.edc.org/index.php/Reason_abstractly_and_quantitatively"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Reason abstractly and quantitatively</span></a></span></p><p style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 1.2pt 38.4pt; line-height: 18pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">3. </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a title="Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others" href="http://thinkmath.edc.org/index.php/Construct_viable_arguments_and_critique_the_reasoning_of_others"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others</span></a></span></p><p style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 1.2pt 38.4pt; line-height: 18pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">4. </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a title="Model with mathematics" href="http://thinkmath.edc.org/index.php/Model_with_mathematics"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Model with mathematics</span></a></span></p><p style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 1.2pt 38.4pt; line-height: 18pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">5. </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a title="Use appropriate tools strategically" href="http://thinkmath.edc.org/index.php/Use_appropriate_tools_strategically"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Use appropriate tools strategically</span></a></span></p><p style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 1.2pt 38.4pt; line-height: 18pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">6. </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a title="Attend to precision" href="http://thinkmath.edc.org/index.php/Attend_to_precision"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Attend to precision</span></a></span></p><p style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 1.2pt 38.4pt; line-height: 18pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">7. </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a title="Look for and make use of structure" href="http://thinkmath.edc.org/index.php/Look_for_and_make_use_of_structure"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Look for and make use of structure</span></a></span></p><p style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0.1in 38.4pt; line-height: 18pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">8. </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a title="Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning" href="http://thinkmath.edc.org/index.php/Look_for_and_express_regularity_in_repeated_reasoning"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning</span></a></span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"> </p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt;" class="MsoNormal" align="center"></p></font><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt;" class="MsoNormal" align="center"></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; 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