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Name

Date

How Many Do You Have?

Family Letter

About the Mathematics in This Unit (page 1 of 2)


Dear Family,
Our class is starting a new unit in mathematics called How Many

Do You Have? The focus of this unit is on combinations, counting,


and addition and subtraction. Students find different ways to arrange
and describe a set of tiles, 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 up 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:
BENCHMARKS/GOALS
Write the numbers to 10.

EXAMPLES
How many are red? How many are yellow?
red

red

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red

yellow

Red

yellow
red
red

Yellow

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Unit 6

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Name

Date

How Many Do You Have?

Family Letter

About the Mathematics in This Unit (page 2 of 2)


BENCHMARKS/GOALS

EXAMPLES

Count a set of up to
20 objects.

How many pennies are there?

Combine two small quantities.

How many counters should Mia take?

Jack had 6 blocks. Carmen gave him 2


more. How many blocks did Jack have then?

In our math class, students engage in math problems and


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activities and discuss the underlying concepts. They are asked to


share their reasoning and solutions. It is important that children solve
math problems accurately in ways that make sense to them. At home,
encourage your child to explain his or her math thinking to you.
In the coming weeks, you will receive information about activities
to do at home.

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Unit 6

Session 1.2

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