One partner selects a coin, names its value, and hands it to the other partner. The second student places each coin in the appropriate space on the hundreds chart to indicate the value. Students then describe the value of each coin in terms of placement on the hundreds chart. The student uses whole numbers to describe and compare quantities. Each student forms a collection of objects that go together such as different kinds of buttons, baseball cards, pencils, library books, etc.
Students label each collection with the number card that tells how many objects are in it.
The student uses pairs of whole numbers to describe fractional parts of whole objects or sets of objects. Clarifying Activity Students have a candy bar that comes divided in sections. Students identify the equal parts of the candy bar. Working in pairs or small groups, students separate the candy bar into equal pieces and distribute the pieces. The student uses pairs of whole numbers to describe fractional parts of whole objects or sets of objects.