B2. use knowledge of numbers and operations to solve mathematical problems
Encourage students to use what they know to figure out what they do not yet know.
Similarly encourage students to use tools like arrays and ratio tables to work through their answers and prove their thinking.
Embed the language of doubling and halving where ever possible to number relationships and fractional understanding.
Tools, Models, and Representations:
Arrays
Number Lines
Ratio Tables
Concrete Learning Resources Tools:
base ten blocks
number lines
whiteboards
concept circles
grid paper
counting rods (Cuisenaire rods)