Mathematics Primary
MATHEMATICAL LANGUAGE (NUMBER)
Teacher
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backward, forward
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counting numbers: one to twenty
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position words: after, before, count forward, count
on, count back, next
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dots, dot cards, dot arrangements
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five-frames, counters
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How many?
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Sets
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numeral
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one-to-one counting
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quantity
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set of objects
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familiar arrangements
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partition numbers
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parts, whole
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part-part-whole relationships
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compare quantities/sets
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more than, fewer than, as many as, or the same as
one-to-one
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count the number of objects in a given set
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order, left, right, middle
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set of objects
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the counting numbers, 1 to 9
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the last number counted
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the same count
Student (oral language)
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backward, forward
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counting numbers: one to twenty
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position words: after, before, count forward, count back,
count on, next
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dots, dot cards
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five-frames, counters
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How many?
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numeral
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set of objects
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parts, whole
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more than, fewer than, as many as, or the same as
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order, left, right, middle
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set of objects
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the counting numbers, 1 to 9
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the same count
MATHEMATICAL LANGUAGE (PATTERNS)
Teacher
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core
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elements
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identify, describe, reproduce, extend, and create
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patterns
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repeating, non-repeating patterns
Student (oral language)
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core
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elements
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patterns
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repeating, non-repeating patterns
MATHEMATICAL LANGUAGE (MEASUREMENT)
Teacher
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bigger, smaller, almost the same as
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compare
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holds less, holds more, holds almost the same as
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length, width, height, mass, volume, and capacity
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lighter, heavier, almost the same as
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shorter, longer, taller, almost the same as
Student (oral language)
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bigger, smaller, almost the same as
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compare
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holds less, holds more, holds almost the same as
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lighter, heavier, almost the same as
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shorter, longer, taller, almost the same as
MATHEMATICAL LANGUAGE (GEOMETRY)
Teacher
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2-D shapes: triangles, squares, rectangles, circles
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3-D objects: pyramids, cones, prisms, cubes,
cylinders
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how they are alike / how they are different
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smooth sides, sharp corners, ability to roll, ability to
slide or ability to fit together, shapes that come up
to a point
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sorting groups of objects
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sorting rule
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2-D shapes: circle, triangle, rectangle, square
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3-D object
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3-D objects: sphere, prism, pyramid, cone, cylinder,
and cube
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big, little, round, like a box, like a can, flat
Student (oral language)
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3-D objects
how they are alike / how they are different
smooth sides, sharp corners, ability to roll, ability to slide or
ability to fit together, shapes that come up to a point
sorting groups of objects
3-D objects
big, little, round, like a box, like a can, flat