Investigations in Number, Data and Space
First Grade

Investigations Unit	Math Concepts	Exemplars Tasks/Location
Mathematical Thinking at Grade 1	Compare and find relationships among geometric shapes Exploring concrete materials and tools Developing strategies for comparing quantities Finding combinations of numbers up to 10 Representing solutions to math problems with pictures, numbers, words Describing, predicting and constructing patterns Counting, recording, comparing sets of objects Using counting, patterns, an other strategies to help solve problems Making and explaining predictions Inventing representations that show what a survey is about Categorizing, representing, presenting data Making sense of survey results	CDI Muffins, Octopus, Hot Chocolate, Number Cube Game, In Line, CDII Lining Up, Legs, Nine Cents, Someone's Been Eating My Porridge, Holiday Fair Shopping Volume 9 Pennies for Patty, Drawing Apples, Pennies in a Bag, Boots and Hats, Socks for Everyone, Measuring a Tulip, Collecting Shells Volume 10 Apples and Bananas, Dinosaur Models, Crackers, Eating Apples, Hopping Henry, Number Blocks, Picking Up Shapes, Car Wash, Baby Ducks, Peg's Purple Pebbles, Picking Up Shapes, Stars
Building Number Sense	Counting quantities to 20, 40 Developing strategies for counting/comparing Developing strategies for organizing collections Using numerals to record how many Finding combinations of numbers Finding total of two quantities Reading, writing, sequencing numbers to 100 Visualizing combining/separating problem situations Developing and recording strategies for solving combining/separating problems	CDI Frog and Toad, Bug Watching, Darts, Number Cube Game, Clay Pots, Marsupials, Witches Transportation CDII Petal Power, Betty's Blocks, Flies and Frog, Staying Warm, Ice Cream Volume 9 Michael's Minutes, On Time, Pizza Time, New Stones for Jim Volume 10 Dinosaur Models, Crackers, Eating Apples, Hopping Henry, Lots of Reading, Number Blocks, The School Store, Car Wash, Birds in the Spring, Books, Books, Books, How Many Apples?
Survey Questions and Secret Rules	Identifying/describing attributes Using an attribute for sorting/categorizing Developing strategies to guess a rule Creating representations of sorted objects Making a plan for gathering and recording data Inventing and constructing data representations Explaining and interpreting results of surveys Presenting data to others clearly Developing familiarity with calendars Describing data quantitatively and qualitatively Comparing two data sets	CDI Typical Objects, Worms, Chip Chance, Fishing, Hats and Scarves, Valentine M&M® Problem, Number Cube Game, CDII Finicky Cat, Perplexing Palindromes, Share and Share Alike, Calendar Problem Volume 9 Fudge, Feeding Fred Volume 10 How Many Apples, The Ball Cart
Quilt Squares and Block Towns	Observing, describing, comparing 2-D/3-D shapes Developing geometric vocabulary/names/terms Sorting shapes Composing/decomposing shapes Observing relationships among shapes Using rotations/reflections Filling a region Visualizing/representing 2-D shapes, rectangular prisms Building a pattern with shapes Constructing 3-D shapes using 2-D representations	CDI Paleontologist, Pentomino Problem, Seats and Tables, Geometry, Making a Necklace CDII Shower of Shapes, Happy Birthday Abby Volume 9 Prisms, Fudge, Pretty Shapes, Shapes on the Playground Volume 10 Number Blocks
Number Games and Story Problems	Finding combinations of numbers Finding total of 2 or more numbers Exploring relationships among different combinations of a numbers Developing strategies for organizing sets of objects Finding total of 2's, 4's, 5's, or 10's Recording strategies for counting and combining Reading, writing, and sequencing numbers to 100 Becoming familiar with coins and equivalencies	CDI Birthday Gift Shopping, Muffins, Whoo is Hunting? Stacking Caps, License Plates, Six-Pack of Soda, Snow Play, Field Trip, Average Number of Letters, Pig Pens CDII Mary Quite Contrary, Flies and Frogs, Lining Up, Sweet Sale, Legs Volume 9 Collecting Shells, Pennies for Patty, Pizza Time Volume 10 Dinosaur Models, Crackers, Eating Apples, Hopping Henry, Lots of Reading, Number Blocks, The School Store, Car Wash, Birds in the Spring, Books, Books, Books, How Many Apples?
Bigger, Taller, Heavier, Smaller	Developing sense of heavier and lighter Developing language to describe and compare weight, capacity, lengths Learning to use a balance; order lengths Comparing weights, capacities, lengths of objects Measuring and comparing capacity, lengths, using nonstandard units Collecting and keeping track of data Representing measurements with numbers, concrete materials, and pictures	CDI Coin Combinations, How Big is a Foot? Marshmallow Peeps all in a Row, Sink or Float, Snail Trails, Wonderful Leaves CDII Dandelion Dilemma! Volume 9 On Time, Measuring a Tulip

Investigations in Number, Data and Space First Grade

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Investigations in Number, Data and Space
First Grade