Math Workshop focus has shifted from unitizing and place value to measurement and comparison. During the exploration of a unit called Fish Lengths and Fraction Rugs, your child has been comparing the lengths of objects by measuring them with a variety of units, such as cubes, paper clips, and inch tiles. He or she will also working on story problems about comparing fish. Historically the most challenging type of word problem conceptually, first graders will be thinking about comparing by solving for an unknown part, that is, the difference between the lengths of two fish. Visualizing relationships among quantities in all types of situations, regardless of which quantities are given and which must be determined, is a critical first grade mathematical skill!
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