Month
September
October
2/3 Geometry/Measurement
Essential Understanding CCLEs
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Reason with shapes and their attributes. 2.G and 3.G o Sort, classify, and describe shapes and discuss attributes of shapes such as the number of sides, angles, or faces. o Discuss the results of putting together and taking apart 2-D and 3 D shapes.
Set up routines, explore materials
VdW, K-3, 7.1
Sort & Classify Anchor Charts
1) Establish Focus - Sorting & Classifying Shape
2) Explicitly displaying vocabulary - Technical & Nontechnical
* suggested presentation - word/def./picture or model
2nd Grade Invest. 1.1-1.3, Unit 2 (3D)
Anchor Charts
1) Establish Focus - Sorting & Classifying Shape
2) Explicitly displaying vocabulary - Technical & Nontechnical
* suggested presentation - word/def./picture or model
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Reason with shapes and their attributes. 2.G and 3.G
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Measure and estimate lengths in standard units. 2.MD
Relate addition and subtraction to length. 2.MD
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Solve problems involving measurement and estimation of intervals of time, liquid volumes and masses of objects. 3.MD o Measure attributes with standard and non-standard units.
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Understand concepts of area and relate area to multiplication and to addition. 3.MD
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Recognize perimeter as an attribute of plane figures and distinguish between linear and area measures. 3.MD o Construct an understanding of possible forms of measuring the attributes by describing and comparing. o Understand and use the concepts of: iteration —laying more than one of the same-sized unit next to an object to measure its length and repeatedly laying one unit next to an object; the inverse relationship between the size of a unit and the number of units needed.
Focus Attributes: Liquid capacity, volume, and mass
3rd Grade Invest. 1.1-1.2, Unit 9
Sort & Classify: Anchor Charts
1) Establish Focus - Sorting & Classifying Shape
2) Explicitly displaying vocabulary - Technical & Nontechnical
* suggested presentation - word/def./picture or model
VdW, K-3, p.224. Bucket Activity
Multiple Practice opportunities with Bucket activity with differing types of measurement. Exploring all modes of measurement possible for the bucket (capacity, volume, mass/weight, length, area).
2nd Grade Invest. Unit 9 (linear measurement) combine 1.1 &
1.2
VdW, K-3, p.224. Bucket Activity Limit discussion to capacity
VdW, K-3, 8.13 & 8.14 Capacity Sort with various containers and fillers.

Month
November
December
2/3 Geometry/Measurement
Essential Understanding CCLEs
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Measure and estimate lengths in standard units. 2.MD
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Relate addition and subtraction to length. 2.MD
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Work with time and money. 2.MD
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Solve problems involving measurement and estimation of intervals of time, liquid volumes and masses of objects. 3.MD o Measure attributes with standard and non-standard units.
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Understand concepts of area and relate area to multiplication and to addition. 3.MD
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Recognize perimeter as an attribute of plane figures and distinguish between linear and area measures. 3.MD o Construct an understanding of possible forms of measuring the attributes by describing and comparing. o Understand and use the concepts of: iteration —laying more than one of the same-sized unit next to an object to measure its length and repeatedly laying one unit next to an object; the inverse relationship between the size of a unit and the number of units needed.
Focus Attributes: o Length and area o Relate perimeter to length of sides with addition and subtraction
2nd Grade Invest., Unit 2 1.5 Activity 1 SAB 6,7,8
3rd Grade Invest., Common Core Edition, Unit 9, 4 A.1-3 pp.CC73-CC84 Liquid, Volume, Weight & Mass
2nd Grade Invest., Unit 9 (Linear Measurement) 1.3 Activity
1, 2B and Closure
2nd Grade Invest., Unit 9 ,combine 1.5 & 1.6
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Reason with shapes and their attributes. 2.G and 3.G o Sort, classify, and describe shapes and discuss attributes of shapes such as the number of sides, angles, or faces. o Discuss the results of putting together and taking apart 2-D and 3 D shapes. o Understand that shapes share attributes (i.e., properties) that define categories. For example, rhombuses and rectangles are in the category “quadrilaterals” because they have four sides. o Identify shapes such as quadrilaterals, rhombuses, rectangles, squares, pentagons, hexagons, trapezoids, parallelograms, cubes, cones, cylinders, and spheres.
2nd Grade Invest. 2.1-2.2 Unit 2 Anchor Charts
1) Establish Focus- sorting by attributes which describe categories (number of sides, quadrilaterals, right/non right quadrilaterals)
2) Explicitly displaying vocabulary - Technical & Nontechnical
* suggested presentation - word/def./picture or model
3rd Grade Invest. 3.3 Unit 4, Anchor Charts
1) Establish Focus- exploring and comparing the properties of different quadrilaterals.
2) Explicitly displaying vocabulary - Technical & Nontechnical
* suggested presentation - word/def./picture or model

Month
December/
January
January
2/3 Geometry/Measurement
Essential Understanding CCLEs
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Reason with shapes and their attributes. 2.G and 3.G o Sort, classify, and describe shapes and discuss attributes of shapes such as the number of sides, angles, or faces. o Discuss the results of putting together and taking apart 2-D and 3 D shapes. o
Understand that shapes share attributes (i.e., properties) that define categories. For example, rhombuses and rectangles are in the category “quadrilaterals” because they have four sides.o Identify shapes such as quadrilaterals, rhombuses, rectangles, squares, pentagons, hexagons, trapezoids, parallelograms, cubes, cones, cylinders, and spheres.
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Measure and estimate lengths in standard units. 2.MD
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Relate addition and subtraction to length. 2.MD
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Solve problems involving measurement and estimation of intervals of time, liquid volumes and masses of objects. 3.MD o Measure attributes with standard and non-standard units.
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Understand concepts of area and relate area to multiplication and to addition. 3.MD
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Recognize perimeter as an attribute of plane figures and distinguish between linear and area measures. 3.MD o Construct an understanding of possible forms of measuring the attributes by describing and comparing. o Understand and use the concepts of: iteration –laying more than one of the same-sized unit next to an object to measure its length and repeatedly laying one unit next to an object; the inverse relationship between the size of a unit and the number of units needed.
Focus Attributes: o Length and area o Relate perimeter to length of sides with addition and subtraction
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Reason with shapes and their attributes. 2.G and 3.G o
Sort, classify, and describe shapes and discuss attributes of shapes such as the number of sides, angles, or faces. o Discuss the results of putting together and taking apart 2-D and 3 D shapes
VdW, K-3, 7.6-7.7 Anchor Charts
1) Establish Focus-create a property list of quadrilaterals.
2) Explicitly displaying vocabulary - Technical & Nontechnical
* suggested presentation - word/def./picture or model
Revisit: VdW, K-3, p.224. Bucket Activity – focus attribute length.
VdW, K-3, 8.3 Crooked Paths
VdW, K-3, 8.6 Changing Units
VdW, K-3, 7.9. VdW, 3-5, 8.16 Symmetry

Month
January
(cont.)
February
2/3 Geometry/Measurement
Essential Understanding CCLEs o Understand that shapes share attributes (i.e., properties) that define categories. For example, rhombuses and rectangles are in the category “quadrilaterals” because they have four sides. o Identify shapes such as quadrilaterals, rhombuses, rectangles, squares, pentagons, hexagons, trapezoids, parallelograms, cubes, cones, cylinders, and spheres o Investigate slides, flips, and turns. o Determine and draws lines of symmetry.
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Measure and estimate lengths in standard units. 2.MD
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Relate addition and subtraction to length. 2.MD
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Work with time and money. 2.MD
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Solve problems involving measurement and estimation of intervals of time, liquid volumes and masses of objects. 3.MD o Measure attributes with standard and non-standard units.
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Understand concepts of area and relate area to multiplication and to addition. 3.MD
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Recognize perimeter as an attribute of plane figures and distinguish between linear and area measures. 3.MD o Construct an understanding of possible forms of measuring the attributes by describing and comparing. o Understand and use the concepts of: iteration –laying more than one of the same-sized unit next to an object to measure its length and repeatedly laying one unit next to an object; the inverse relationship between the size of a unit and the number of units needed.
Focus Attributes: o Length and area o Relate perimeter to length of sides with addition and subtraction
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Reason with shapes and their attributes. 2.G and 3.G o Build and draw shapes with specific attributes or properties. o Partition 2-D shapes into parts of equal areas and use fractions to describe pieces of the whole.
VdW, K-3, 7.5 Tessellations
VdW, K-3, 7.10 Plane Symmetry Building
VdW, K-3, p.226, Broken Ruler *narrative
3rd Grade Invest., Unit 4, 1.1 Standard vs. Metric
Measurement Anchor Chart
1) List Standard and Metric Tools and Units (see p.24)
2) Measurement Benchmarks (see p.27)
3rd Grade Invest., Unit 4, 1.2, 1.3 Introducing Perimeter
Anchor Chart
1) Measurement Guidelines (see p.39)
* teacher note, on p.38, have at least 2 groups measuring in the same unit so that they may compare their data
VdW Bucket Review - focus attribute area (K-3 p.224, 3-5 p.253)
VdW, K-3, 8.11 - fill and compare
VdW, K-3, 8.10 - Tangram Areas

2/3 Geometry/Measurement
Month Essential Understanding CCLEs
March
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Reason with shapes and their attributes. 2.G and 3.G o Build and draw shapes with specific attributes or properties. o Partition 2-D shapes into parts of equal areas and use fractions to describe pieces of the whole.
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Measure and estimate lengths in standard units. 2.MD o Measure attributes with standard and non-standard units.
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Understand concepts of area and relate area to multiplication and to addition. 3.MD
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Recognize perimeter as an attribute of plane figures and distinguish between linear and area measures. 3.MD o Construct an understanding of possible forms of measuring the attributes by describing and comparing. o Understand and use the concepts of: iteration —laying more than one of the same-sized unit next to an object to measure its length and repeatedly laying one unit next to an object; the inverse relationship between the size of a unit and the number of units needed.
Focus Attributes: o Length and area o
Relate perimeter to length of sides with addition and subtraction
March/April 
Measure and estimate lengths in standard units. 2.MD
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Relate addition and subtraction to length. 2.MD o Measure attributes of standard and non-standard units o Understand and use the concept of iteration. o Locate and plots points or shapes on maps and simple coordinate grids with letters and numbers
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Work with time and money. 2.MD
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Solve problems involving measurement and estimation of intervals of time. Liquid volumes and masses of objects. 3.MD
3rd Grade Invest. 4, 2.1 - Tetrominoes
3rd Grade Invest. 4, 2.2 - Tetrominoes
2nd Grade Invest. 2, 2.8 - Making Boxes; 2nd Grade Inv. 2, 2.9
VdW, K-3, 8.19-8.20 Personal Benchmarks and Guess the Unit p.247
VdW, K-3, 7.11 & 7.12 Hidden Positions and extension (4x4 and 5x5 grid) p.213
VdW, K-3, p.244 Time narrative
VdW, K-3,pp. 242-244 8.16
VdW, 3-5 pp. 269-271 Elapsed Time
May
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Represent and interpret data. o Pose and answer questions and design investigations in order to collect data with surveys and observations. o Categorize data both as "having" certain characteristics and as "not having" certain characteristics and explain why the
2nd Grade Invest., Unit 4 1.4 activity 1 &2
VdW, 3-5, 11.1 pp. 320-324 What's the meaning of this?
11.2 Leveling the Bars

Month
May
(cont.)
June
2/3 Geometry/Measurement
Essential Understanding o data is categorized this way. o
Describe important features of a set of data: shape, minimum/maximum, range, and model. o Make conjectures and predictions based on the data and discuss the implications of the data.
CCLEs
2nd Grade Invest., Unit 4, 1.5