Standard Math Practices

SMP #1 is Mathematicians make sense of a problem and PERSEVERE in solving them. What does that mean?

• I'm going to give up when I don't understand.

• I don't have to read the problem a lot of times, I can just start working.

• I will make a plan, don't give up, and check my work.

• I do not have to check my work.

SMP #2 is Mathematicians reason abstractly and quantitatively. This means that...

• I use numbers and words to help me understand a problem.

• I only look at numbers to solve problems.

• I only look at words to solve problems.

• If I don't understand I just put any answer.

SMP #3 is Mathematicians construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others. Which is NOT a way to explain or compare your strategy?

• use objects to show my thinking

• listen and give feedback to others

• Doing my own work and not collaborating with others.

• use words and numbers to explain my thinking

SMP #4 is Mathematicians model with mathematics. Which is NOT a way to model mathematics?

• objects

• symbols

• words

• stand and strike a pose for the camera

SMP #5 Mathematicians use appropriate tools strategically. The number line is a tool for math. Is is appropriate if I want to add 456 + 235? Prepare to justify and explain your answer to the class.

• Yes

• No

SMP #6 Mathematicians attend to precision. This means that they are careful when they use math and clearly share their ideas. How can you attend to precision?

• Use math vocabulary, symbols, and neat work.

• Write just the answer and turn in my work.

• Use only ones place value blocks when I am counting to 118.

• Just put numbers and no symbols in an equation.

SMP #7 Mathematicians look for and make use of structure. This means that you can see and understand how numbers and shapes are put together as parts and wholes. Which is NOT an example of making use of structure?

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SMP #8 Mathematicians look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning. This means that they can notice calculations are repeated. Which is NOT an example of this?

• 5+3 = 4+4

• 11 = 10 + 1

  12 = 10 + 2

  13 = 10 + 3

  14 = 10 + 4

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