| Instructional
programs from prekindergarten through grade 12 should enable
all students to— |
In prekindergarten through grade 2 all students should— |
| Understand
patterns, relations, and functions |
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sort, classify, and order objects by size, number, and
other properties; |
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recognize,
describe, and extend patterns such as sequences of sounds
and shapes or simple numeric patterns and translate from
one representation to another; |
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analyze how both repeating and growing patterns are generated.
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| Represent
and analyze mathematical situations and structures using
algebraic symbols |
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illustrate
general principles and properties of operations, such
as commutativity, using specific numbers; |
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use
concrete, pictorial, and verbal representations to develop
an understanding of invented and conventional symbolic
notations. |
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| Use
mathematical models to represent and understand quantitative
relationships |
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model
situations that involve the addition and subtraction of
whole numbers, using objects, pictures, and symbols. |
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| Analyze
change in various contexts |
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describe
qualitative change, such as a student's growing taller;
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describe quantitative change, such as a student's growing
two inches in one year. |
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