Clusters should not be sorted from Major to Supporting and then taught in that order. To do so would strip the coherence of the mathematical ideas and miss the opportunity to enhance the major work of the grade with the supporting clusters.
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Students are given a rectangle with one column and one row of unit squares (same size squares) drawn. Students are asked to complete and then find the total number of same size squares in the partition.
Students are given a rectangle with tick marks drawn horizontally on one side of the rectangle and vertically on the bottom of the rectangle. Students are asked to partition the rectangle into columns and rows and then determine how many unit squares (same-size squares) are in the rectangle.
Students are given a rectangle with some columns and rows partially constructed. Students are asked to find how many same-size squares are in the rectangle.
Students are given a rectangle with one unit square (same size square) drawn in the corner of the rectangle. Students are asked to draw the remaining unit squares and then find the total number of unit squares in the rectangle.
Original Student Tutorials Mathematics - Grades K-5
Learn to partition a rectangular chocolate bar into equally sized pieces by making rows and columns in this interactive tutorial.
Note: This tutorial extends beyond partitioning a rectangle into 4 equal sized shares and explores partitioning into higher numbers.
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Learn to partition a rectangular chocolate bar into equally sized pieces by making rows and columns in this interactive tutorial.
Note: This tutorial extends beyond partitioning a rectangle into 4 equal sized shares and explores partitioning into higher numbers.
Type: Original Student Tutorial