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Example 1:
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.


Concept/skill: 
Solve addition and subtraction word problems, and add and subtract within 10, e.g., by using objects or drawings to represent the problem.

Answer: 
No. Though this task involves addition, it does not involve any word problems.

Example 2:
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} $

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.

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

Example 3:
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?


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

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, assess whether the following problem or activity is 'aligned' with the given Common Core standard in Mathematics.

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standard_description: Use addition to find the total number of objects arranged in rectangular arrays with up to 5 rows and up to 5 columns; write an equation to express the total as a sum of equal addends.
problem_activity: Narrative
The purpose of this activity is to notice the pattern that when 0 is added to a number, the number stays the same and the pattern that when 1 is added to a number, the total is the next number in the count sequence, or 1 more (MP7).
MLR2 Collect and Display.
Collect the language students use to describe what they notice about the value of the expressions when 0 and 1 are added. Display phrases such as: “When we add 0, the total is the same number that we started with, because nothing was added.” During the synthesis, invite students to borrow language from the display as needed.
Advances: Conversing, Reading
Representation: Internalize Comprehension.
Synthesis: Some students may benefit from reiterating the patterns of adding zero and adding one. Make a connection between the two patterns students should notice. For example, “When you add zero to any number you get the same number because adding zero is adding nothing”, “When you add one to any number the total is the next number in the count sequence, or one more.”
Supports accessibility for: Conceptual Processing, Organization
Launch
Groups of 2
Display student book
“Diego and Mai recorded their addition expressions and their values on this page. What do you notice? What do you wonder?” (They always added 1 or 0. Sometimes the first and last number are the same.)
30 seconds: quiet think time
1 minute: partner discussion
Share and record responses.
Activity
“Which expressions show that 0 were added?” (
\(4 + 0\)
,
\(2 + 0\)
, and
\(8 + 0\)
)
30 seconds: quiet think time
Share responses. Highlight or circle the expressions that show
\(+ 0\)
.
“When you played the game, what did you do when you had to add 0?” (Nothing. Zero means none so none were added.)
30 seconds: quiet think time
1 minute: partner discussion
Share responses.
“What do you notice about the value of the expressions when 0 are added?” (It stays the same.)
1 minute: quiet think time
1 minute: partner discussion
Share responses.
“When we add 0, the total is the same number that we started with, because nothing was added.”
Repeat the steps above with
\(+ 1\)
.
Student Facing
\(4 + 0\)
4
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\(2 + 0\)
2
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\(8 + 0\)
8
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\(3 + 1\)
4
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\(9 + 1\)
10
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\(1 + 1\)
2
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Student Response
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Activity Synthesis
“
\(3 + 0\)
is how many?” (
\(3 + 0\)
is 3.)
“
\(2 + 0\)
is how many?” (
\(2 + 0\)
is 2.)
“How do you know that
\(2 + 0\)
is 2?” (Because we didn’t add any more, so the 2 stayed the same.)
Repeat with
\(2 + 1\)
.


aligns: no