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Example 1:
Concept/skill: 
Represent addition and subtraction with objects, fingers, mental images, drawings (Drawings need not show details, but should show the mathematics in the problem. (This applies wherever drawings are mentioned in the Standards.)), sounds (e.g., claps), acting out situations, verbal explanations, expressions, or equations.

Problem/activity:
Task
Materials
One 10-frame per pair of students (see example below)
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Counters, 10 per pair of students
Decks of number cards 0-5 (with 4 of each number) or two 0-5 dice
Setup
This activity is done in pairs. The students sit side by side with 10-frame and deck of cards or dice. If they have cards, the cards are shuffled and placed face down in front of them.
Action
Player 1 flips a card or rolls the die. They place that many counters on the 10-frame. Player 2 flips a card or rolls the die. They place that many more counters on the 10-frame next to the counters already on the ten frame. The students count the total together.
A recording sheet can be added when the students have been introduced to equations and number sentences. For those students who can handle higher numbers, a deck of 0-10 cards and two 10-frames can be used.
This game can also be played alone.


Answer: 
Yes. This task involves representing addition with objects such as number cards and dice.

Example 2:
Concept/skill: 
Explain equivalence of fractions in special cases, and compare fractions by reasoning about their size.
 Grade 3 expectations in this domain are limited to fractions with denominators 2, 3, 4, 6, and 8.

Problem/activity:
Task
 Arrange the fractions in order from least to greatest. Explain your answer with a picture.
 $\frac{1}{5}, \frac{1}{7}, \frac{1}{3} $
 $\frac{2}{5}, \frac{2}{7}, \frac{2}{3} $
 $\frac{5}{6}, \frac{3}{6}, \frac{1}{6} $
 $\frac{5}{12}, \frac{8}{12}, \frac{4}{12} $

Answer: 
Yes. By arranging the fractions in this problem, students learn to compare fractions by reasoning about their size.

Example 3:
Concept/skill: 
Fluently multiply multi-digit whole numbers using the standard algorithm.

Problem/activity:
Problem 1
Solve using the standard algorithm. If you get stuck, use an area model and/or the partial products algorithm to help. Then assess the reasonableness of your answer.
a.
$$5,803\times46$$
b.
$$63\times2,116$$
Problem 2
Dunkin' introduced a croissant doughnut in 2014. In the first three months of its debut, they sold 7,870 dozen of them per day. How many croissant doughnuts were sold in the first three months?


Answer: 
Yes. This set of problems involves multi-digit whole numbers because the numbers in each problem are four and two digit integers, and the mathematical calculations involved in both problems focus on multiplication. The first problem explicitly asks the student to solve its subproblems using the standard algorithm.

Now, determine whether the following problem or activity can enable students to understand the concepts or skills in the provided description.

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standard_description: Recognize that in a multi-digit number, a digit in one place represents 10 times as much as it represents in the place to its right and 1/10 of what it represents in the place to its left.
problem_activity: Narrative
The purpose of this activity is for students to learn stage 2 of the Write Numbers center. Like the last stage of this center, students take turns writing the next one, two, or three numbers. The player who writes the last number on the board wins. Students may choose to count forward or backward. In this stage, students count by 10 starting at numbers other than 10.
MLR8 Discussion Supports.
Revoice student ideas to demonstrate and amplify mathematical language use. For example, revoice the student statement “the first number changes” as “the number in the tens place increases by one.”
Advances: Speaking
Required Materials
Materials to Gather
Dry erase markers
Sheet protectors
Materials to Copy
Write the Number Stage 2 Gameboard
Required Preparation
Put each gameboard in a sheet protector.
Launch
Groups of 2
Give each group a gameboard and a dry erase marker.
“We are going to learn a new way to do the Write Numbers center.”
Display the gameboard.
“You and your partner will practice writing numbers. Just like the last time we played this game, you will fill in the number path on the gameboard. You can decide to start with the smaller number and count forward, or start with the larger number and count backward. On each turn, you can decide whether you would like to write one, two, or three numbers on the gameboard. The person who writes the last number on the board is the winner.”
“Today you will not write every number in the sequence. You will count by ten and write each number you say.”
Demonstrate playing one round with the students.
“Now you will play with your partner.”
Activity
10 minutes: partner work time
Activity Synthesis
“What do you notice about each number on the gameboard?” (They all have the same amount of ones. The tens go up by one in each number.)


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