The curriculum framework offers an explanation of the specific STRAND and detailed
expectations of the material that should be covered by the teacher and learned by
the students (according to the Virginia Department of Education Standards of
Learning).
expectations of the material that should be covered by the teacher and learned by
the students (according to the Virginia Department of Education Standards of
Learning).
K.6 The student will model adding and subtracting whole numbers, using up to 10 concrete objects.
UNDERSTANDING THE STANDARD
Whole numbers are 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and so on.
Addition is the process of combining or joining sets.
Subtraction can be viewed as a taking away or separating process or as comparing to find the difference between two sets.
Counting on from the larger set to determine the sum of the combined sets is a strategy for finding a sum.
Counting backward from the larger set to determine the difference between two sets is a strategy for subtraction.
Number relationships, including the following, help students develop strategies for adding and subtracting.
Instant recognition of the amount in a set of objects that are arranged in a familiar pattern such as the dots on number cubes.
One more than, one less than, two more than, two less than.