few_shots: 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.


Mathematical concept/skill options: 
A. Write and interpret numerical expressions.
B. Generate and analyze patterns.
C. Analyze patterns and relationships.
D. Use properties of operations to generate equivalent expressions.
E. Use the four operations with whole numbers to solve problems.
F. Work with radicals and integer exponents.
G. Solve systems of equations.
H. Represent and solve problems involving multiplication and division.
I. Perform arithmetic operations on polynomials.
J. Understand the relationship between zeros and factors of polynomials.
K. Understand properties of multiplication and the relationship between multiplication and division.
L. Solve real-life and mathematical problems using numerical and algebraic expressions and equations.
M. Solve problems involving the four operations, and identify and explain patterns in arithmetic.
N. Use polynomial identities to solve problems.
O. Apply and extend previous understandings of arithmetic to algebraic expressions.
P. Rewrite rational expressions.
Q. Interpret the structure of expressions.
R. Add and subtract within 20.
S. Analyze and solve linear equations and pairs of simultaneous linear equations.
T. Represent and analyze quantitative relationships between dependent and independent variables.
U. Solve equations and inequalities in one variable.
V. Create equations that describe numbers or relationships
W. Reason about and solve one-variable equations and inequalities.
X. Represent and solve equations and inequalities graphically.
Y. Understand solving equations as a process of reasoning and explain the reasoning.
Z. Understand and apply properties of operations and the relationship between addition and subtraction.
AA. Gain familiarity with factors and multiples.
AB. Understand addition as putting together and adding to, and understand subtraction as taking apart and taking from.
AC. Work with addition and subtraction equations.
AD. Multiply and divide within 100.
AE. Work with equal groups of objects to gain foundations for multiplication.
AF. Represent and solve problems involving addition and subtraction.
AG. Write expressions in equivalent forms to solve problems.
AH. Understand the connections between proportional relationships, lines, and linear equations.


Thought: This task teaches students to understand addition as putting together counters, or adding to already placed counters.
Answer: AB

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} $

Mathematical concept/skill options: 
A. Build fractions from unit fractions by applying and extending previous understandings of operations on whole numbers.
Grade 4 expectations in this domain are limited to fractions with denominators 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 100.
B. Extend understanding of fraction equivalence and ordering.
Grade 4 expectations in this domain are limited to fractions with denominators 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 100.
C. Use equivalent fractions as a strategy to add and subtract fractions.
D. Apply and extend previous understandings of multiplication and division to multiply and divide fractions.
E. Understand decimal notation for fractions, and compare decimal fractions.
Grade 4 expectations in this domain are limited to fractions with denominators 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 100.
F. Develop Understanding of fractions as numbers.
Grade 3 expectations in this domain are limited to fractions with denominators 2, 3, 4, 6, and 8.


Thought: This problem involves understanding fractions as numbers by comparing their quantities.
Answer: F

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?


Mathematical concept/skill options: 
A. Use place value understanding and properties of operations to perform multi-digit arithmetic. (A range of algorithms may be used.)
B. Understand place value.
C. Understand the place value system.
D. Extend the counting sequence.
E. Work with numbers 11–19 to gain foundations for place value.
F. Use place value understanding and properties of operations to perform multi-digit arithmetic.
Grade 4 expectations in this domain are limited to whole numbers less than or equal to 1,000,000.
G. Perform operations with multi-digit whole numbers and with decimals to hundredths.
H. Generalize place value understanding for multi-digit whole numbers.
Grade 4 expectations in this domain are limited to whole numbers less than or equal to 1,000,000.
I. Use place value understanding and properties of operations to add and subtract.


Thought: This set of problems asks students to perform multiplication, which is an operation, on multi-digit whole numbers.
Answer: G

Now, assign the following problem or activity to one or more relevant mathematical concepts/skills it teaches.
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options: Understand and apply properties of operations and the relationship between addition and subtraction.

Use polynomial identities to solve problems.

Represent and solve problems involving multiplication and division.

Add and subtract within 20.

Understand the connections between proportional relationships, lines, and linear equations.

Work with addition and subtraction equations.

Represent and solve equations and inequalities graphically.

Multiply and divide within 100.

Analyze and solve linear equations and pairs of simultaneous linear equations.

Create equations that describe numbers or relationships

Use the four operations with whole numbers to solve problems.

Reason about and solve one-variable equations and inequalities.

Generate and analyze patterns.

Interpret the structure of expressions.

Solve systems of equations.

Understand the relationship between zeros and factors of polynomials.

Write expressions in equivalent forms to solve problems.

Perform arithmetic operations on polynomials.

Rewrite rational expressions.

Write and interpret numerical expressions.

Work with radicals and integer exponents.

Solve equations and inequalities in one variable.

Understand properties of multiplication and the relationship between multiplication and division.

Gain familiarity with factors and multiples.

Use properties of operations to generate equivalent expressions.

Apply and extend previous understandings of arithmetic to algebraic expressions.

Understand addition as putting together and adding to, and understand subtraction as taking apart and taking from.

Solve real-life and mathematical problems using numerical and algebraic expressions and equations.

Represent and solve problems involving addition and subtraction.

Work with equal groups of objects to gain foundations for multiplication.

Solve problems involving the four operations, and identify and explain patterns in arithmetic.

Understand solving equations as a process of reasoning and explain the reasoning.

Represent and analyze quantitative relationships between dependent and independent variables.

Analyze patterns and relationships.
problem_activity: Narrative
The purpose of this activity is for students to generate two patterns from rules and then graph them on the coordinate grid. Students first identify a point on the coordinate grid with one of the pairs of numbers from the patterns and then plot the rest of the points. Students may notice that the points on the graph are regularly spaced. They are invited to share this and other observations in the synthesis.
MLR8 Discussion Supports.
Display sentence frames to support partner discussion: “First, I _____ because . . .” and “I noticed _____ so I . . . .”
Advances: Speaking, Writing, Conversing, Representing
Action and Expression: Develop Expression and Communication.
Synthesis: Develop fluency with connecting rules, tables, and a coordinate grid to the same pattern. Provide access to blank or partially completed tables.
Supports accessibility for: Conceptual Processing, Attention
Launch
Groups of 2
“You and your partner will each start some problems about patterns and the coordinate grid independently. After a couple minutes, work with your partner to complete the problems.”
Activity
2 minutes: independent time
5 minutes: partner work time
Student Facing
Partner A
Rule 1: Start at 0. Keep adding 8.
Rule 2: Start at 0. Keep adding 2.
Use the rules to complete the table.
|        | A | B | C | D | E | F |
|--------|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rule 1 |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| rule 2 |   |   |   |   |   |   |
Which table column represents the point on the coordinate grid? Label the point with the appropriate letter.
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Plot and label the rest of the points.
Partner B
Rule 1: Start at 0. Keep adding 10.
Rule 2: Start at 0. Keep adding 40.
Use the rules to complete the table.
|        | A | B | C | D | E | F |
|--------|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rule 1 |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| rule 2 |   |   |   |   |   |   |
Which table column represents the point on the coordinate grid? Label the point with the appropriate letter.
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Plot and label the rest of the points.
Student Response
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Activity Synthesis
“How did you decide where to place the points on the grid?” (I used the top row to decide how far over to go on the horizontal axis and the second rule to decide how far up to go on the vertical axis.)
Invite students to share completed graphs for parts A and B.
“How are the two graphs the same?” (There is a point at the bottom left,
\((0,0)\)
, on each. The points are regularly spaced and go up and to the right. They all lie at the intersection of gridlines.)
“How are the two graphs different?” (The numbers on the axes are different. The ones for partner B get bigger really quickly.)


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