Students are participating in the Try, Discuss, and Connect framework in order to make sense of the problem and then make connections while applying their thinking to a new problem.  

In Grade 1, mathematics instruction focuses on four critical areas: (1) developing understanding of addition, subtraction, and strategies for addition and subtraction within 20; (2) developing understanding of whole number relationships and place value; (3) developing understanding of linear measurement and (4) reasoning about attributes of geometric shapes.