Building and Breaking Numbers · Algebraic Thinking

Putting Groups Together

Understanding addition as the process of joining two or more sets of objects.

Key Questions

  1. 1What happens to the total number when we add one more to any group?
  2. 2How can we represent a joining story using objects and symbols?
  3. 3Does the order in which we join two groups change the final result?

Common Core State Standards

CCSS.Math.Content.K.OA.A.1CCSS.Math.Content.K.OA.A.2
Grade: Kindergarten
Subject: Mathematics
Unit: Building and Breaking Numbers
Period: Algebraic Thinking

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