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1: Properties of Multiplication and Division and Solving Problems with Units of 2-5 and 10

1.1: Multiplication and the Meaning of the Factors

1.1.1: Understand equal groups of as multiplication.

1.1.2: Relate multiplication to the array model.

1.1.3: Interpret the meaning of factors - the size of the group or the number of groups.

1.2: Division as an Unknown Factor Problem

1.2.4: Understand the meaning of the unknown as the size of the group in division.

1.2.5: Understand the meaning of the unknown as the number of groups in division.

1.3: Multiplication Using Units of 2 and 3

1.3.7: Demonstrate the commutativity of multiplication, and practice related facts by skip counting objects in array models.

1.3.8: Find related multiplication facts by adding and subtracting equal groups in array models.

1.3.9: Model the distributive property with arrays to decompose units as a strategy to multiply.

1.3.10: Represent multiplication facts with area models and equal jumps on a number line.

1.4: Division Using Units of 2 and 3

1.4.12: Interpret the quotient as the number of groups or the number of objects in each group using units of 2.

1.4.13: Interpret the quotient as the number of groups or the number of objects in each group using units of 3.

1.5: Multiplication and Division Using Units of 4

1.5.14: Skip count objects in models to build fluency with multiplication facts using units of 4.

1.5.15: Use the distributive property as a strategy to find related multiplication facts.

1.6: Distributive Property and Problem Solving Using Units of 2–5 and 10

1.6.17: Apply the distributive property to decompose units.

1.6.18: Solve two-step word problems involving multiplication and division, and assess the reasonableness of answers.

1.6.19: Solve two-step word problems involving all four operations, and assess the reasonableness of answers.

2: Place Value and Problem Solving with Units of Measure

2.1: Time Measurement and Problem Solving

2.1.2: Determine the solutions to problems involving addition and subtraction of time intervals in minutes.

2.1.3: Determine the solutions to problems involving addition and subtraction of time intervals in minutes.

2.2: Measuring Weight and Liquid Volume

2.2.7: Estimate and measure liquid volume in liters and milliliters using the vertical number line.

3: Multiplication and Division with Units of 0, 1, 6–9, and Multiples of 10

3.2: The Properties of Multiplication and Division

3.2.5: Study commutativity to find known facts of 6, 7, 8, and 9.

3.2.6: Apply the distributive and commutative properties to relate multiplication facts 5 × n + n to 6 × n and n × 6 where n is the size of the unit.

3.3: Multiplication and Division Using Units of 6 and 7

3.3.8: Count by units of 6 to multiply and divide using number bonds to decompose.

3.3.9: Count by units of 7 to multiply and divide using number bonds to decompose.

3.6: Analysis of Patterns and Problem Solving Including Units of 0 and 1

3.6.16: Determine if a number is even or odd using the divisibility rule for 2.

4: Multiplication and Area

4.1: Concepts of Area Measurement

4.1.1: Relate side lengths to the number of tiles on a side.

4.1.2: Form rectangles by tiling with unit squares to make arrays.

4.1.5: Determine the area of rectangles in problems using multiplication related to the number of rows times the number of square units in each row.

4.2: Arithmetic Properties and Applications of Area

4.2.6: Analyze different rectangles and reason about their area.

5: Fractions as Numbers on the Number Line

5.1: Partitioning a Whole into Equal Parts

5.1.1: Specify and partition a whole into equal parts, identifying and counting unit fractions using concrete models.

5.1.2: Specify and partition a whole into equal parts, identifying and counting unit fractions by folding fraction strips.

5.1.3: Specify and partition a whole into equal parts, identifying and counting unit fractions by drawing pictorial area models.

5.1.4: Represent and identify fractional parts of different wholes.

5.1.5: Recognize that equal parts of an identical rectangle can have different shapes.

5.2: Unit Fractions and Their Relation to the Whole

5.2.6: Represent fractions with concrete objects, pictorial models, strip diagrams, and number lines.

5.2.7: Partition a whole into equal parts and define the equal parts to identify the unit fraction numerically.

5.2.8: Build non-unit fractions less than one whole from unit fractions.

5.2.11: Solve problems involving partitioning an object or set of objects.

5.3: Comparing Unit Fractions and Specifying the Whole

5.3.12: Compare unit fractions by reasoning about their size using fraction strips.

5.4: Fractions on the Number Line

5.4.16: Place fractions on a number line with endpoints 0 and 1.

5.4.17: Represent fractions of halves, fourths, and eighths as distances from zero on a number line.

5.4.18: Determine the corresponding fractions given a point on a number line.

5.4.19: Determine the corresponding fractions given a specified point on vertical and horizontal number lines.

5.4.20: Compare fractions and whole numbers on the number line by reasoning about their distance from 0.

5.4.21: Understand distance and position on the number line as strategies for comparing fractions.

5.5: Equivalent Fractions

5.5.22: Recognize and show that equivalent fractions have the same size, though not necessarily the same shape.

5.5.23: Recognize and show that equivalent fractions refer to the same point on the number line.

5.5.24: Generate simple equivalent fractions by using visual fraction models and the number line.

5.5.25: Express whole numbers as fractions and recognize equivalence with different units.

5.5.27: Decompose whole number fractions greater than 1 using whole number equivalence with various models.

5.5.28: Explain equivalence by manipulating units and reasoning about their size.

5.6: Comparison and Size of Fractions

5.6.29: Compare fractions with the same numerator pictorially.

5.6.30: Compare fractions with the same denominator pictorially.

5.6.31: Compare fractions with the same numerator using <, >, or =, and use a model to reason about their size.

5.6.32: Compare fractions with the same denominator using <, >, or =, and use a model to reason about their size.

5.6.33: Partition various wholes precisely into equal parts using a number line method.

6: Financial Literacy and Data

6.2: Generate and Analyze Categorical Data

6.2.7: Generate and organize data.

6.2.9: Create scaled bar graphs.

6.2.10: Solve one- and two-step problems involving graphs.

6.2.12: Represent data with dot plots.

7: Geometry and Measurement Word Problems

7.1: Solving Word Problems

7.1.1: Solve word problems in varied contexts.

7.1.2: Solve word problems in varied contexts.

7.2: Attributes of Two- and Three-Dimensional Figures

7.2.4: Compare and classify quadrilaterals.

7.2.6: Draw polygons with specified attributes to solve problems.

7.3: Problem Solving with Perimeter

7.3.8: Decompose quadrilaterals to understand perimeter as the boundary of a shape.

7.3.10: Explore perimeter as an attribute of plane figures and solve problems.

7.3.12: Solve word problems to determine perimeter with given side lengths.

7.4: Recording Perimeter and Area Data on Dot Plots

7.4.14: Construct rectangles from a given number of unit squares and determine the perimeters.