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Shirts Full of Buttons

Grade Levels

1st Grade, 2nd Grade, Kindergarten, Pre-Kindergarten

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Related Academic Standards
CC.2.1.K.B.1 CC.2.1.K.B.1
Use place value to compose and decompose numbers within 19.
CC.2.1.1.B.3 CC.2.1.1.B.3
Use place value concepts and properties of operations to add and subtract within 100.
CC.2.1.2.B.3 CC.2.1.2.B.3
Use place value understanding and properties of operations to add and subtract within 1000.
CC.2.2.K.A.1 CC.2.2.K.A.1
Extend concepts of putting together and taking apart to add and subtract within 10.
CC.2.2.1.A.1 CC.2.2.1.A.1
Represent and solve problems involving addition and subtraction within 20.
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Students explore subtraction in the comparative mode by answering questions of “How many more?” and “How many less?” as they match sets of buttons. They also make and discuss bar graphs based on the number of buttons they are wearing.

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Shirts Full of Buttons

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Illuminations

 

Illuminations is a project designed by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) and supported by the Verizon Foundation.  Illuminations works to serve you by increasing access to quality standards-based resources for teaching and learning mathematics, including interactive tools for students and instructional support for teachers.

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