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Table of Contents
Number and Number Sense
Round
Less Than
Greater Than
Equal To
Related Facts: Addition/Subtraction
Related Facts: Multiplication/Division
Number Sentence: Equation
Place Value
Fraction: Models for one-half/one-fourth
Fraction: Models for two-thirds
Fraction: Models for three-eighths

Computation and Estimation

Addition
Subtraction
Regroup/Rename
Multiply: Product
Multiplication: Array Model
Multiplication: Area Model
Multiplication: Number Line Model
Divide: Quotient
Division: Number Line and Array Models
Fraction: Addition
Fraction: Subtraction
Mixed Number

Measurement
Penny
Nickel
Dime
Quarter
Dollar
Ruler: Centimeter and Inch
Foot: Inches
Cup: Ounces

Measurement (continued)
Pint: Cups and Ounces
Quart
Gallon
Liter
Gram
Kilogram: Grams
Ounce
Pound: Ounces
Balance Scale: Weight/Mass
Scale: Weight/Mass
Area: Square units
Perimeter: Units
Clock: Minutes, One-half hour, One hour
Calendar
Thermometer

Geometry
Plane Figures
Solid Figures
Circle
Rectangle: Right Angle
Square: Right Angle
Triangle: Side and Vertex
Sphere
Cube: Face, Vertex, and Edge
Rectangular Prism: Vertices
Square Pyramid
Cylinder
Cone
Congruent
Noncongruent
Line Segment
Point
Angle
Line
Ray

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Probability and Statistics
Bar Graph
Line Plot
Certain
Likely
Unlikely
Equally Likely
Impossible

Patterns, Functions, and Algebra

Equal Sign
Equality
Inequality
Identity Property: Addition and Multiplication
Commutative Property: Addition and Multiplication
Pattern: Growing and Input/Output
Number Line
Calculator

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Round
30

40

34
Round 34 to the
nearest ten.

Less than
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<
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

2<7

<

Greater than
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>
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

8>4

>

Equal to
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=
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

4=4

Related Facts
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5+1=6
1+5=6
61=5
65=1

Related Facts
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2x3=6
3x2=6
63=2
62=3
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Number
Sentence
3+5=8
62=4
equation
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Ones

Tens

Hundreds

Thousands

Ten Thousands

Hundred Thousands

Place Value

235,486

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Fraction
0

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Fraction

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Fraction

0
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Addition
465 + 124 = 589
sum

+
plus
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Subtraction
465 124 = 341
difference

minus

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Regroup
Rename
26 is 1 ten and 16 ones
1 ten 16 ones

26
- 9
17
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Multiply
3 x 4 = 12
product

x
times
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Multiplication
5 x 3 = 15

3 x 5 = 15

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Multiplication
12 x 6
6
2

10 x 6 = 60
+ 2 x 6 = 12
72

10
6
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Multiplication
4x3

4 x 3 = 12

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Divide
3
4 12

12 4 = 3
quotient

divided by
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Division
15 3 = 5
15 3 = 5
15 5 = 3
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Fraction
Addition

+
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Fraction
Subtraction

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Mixed
Number

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6
1 10

Penny

1
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one cent

Nickel

5
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five cents

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Dime

10
ten cents
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Quarter

25
twenty-five cents

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Dollar

$1.00
one-hundred cents
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Ruler
one centimeter

0 in.

one inch

1 inch

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Foot

12 inches = 1 foot

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Cup

8 ounces

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Pint
+

2 cups
16 ounces
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Quart

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Gallon

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Liter

2 liters
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Gram

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Kilogram

weight/mass
1,000 grams = 1 kilogram
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Ounce

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Pound

weight/mass
16 ounces = 1 pound

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Balance
Scale

weight/mass
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Scale

weight/mass
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Area
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12
12 square units

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Perimeter
4
3

3
4

3+4+3+4
14 units
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Clock

digital

analog

time
30 minutes = one-half hour
60 minutes = 1 hour
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Calendar

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Thermometer

temperature

degrees
Fahrenheit
Celsius
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Plane
Figures

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Solid
Figures

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Circle

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Rectangle
5
2

right angle
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Square
3
3

3
3
right angle
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Triangle

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Sphere

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Cube

face vertex edge

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Rectangular
Prism

vertices
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Square
Pyramid

3
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Cylinder

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Cone

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Congruent

same shape and size

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Noncongruent

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Line
Segment

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Point

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Angle

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Line
A

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Ray

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Bar Graph
Our Favorite Ice Cream

Kinds of Ice Cream

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Line Plot
Number of Pets
x
x

x
x

x
4

X represents 1 student

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Certain

is certain

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Likely

is likely

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Unlikely

is unlikely

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Equally likely

and

are equally likely

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Impossible

is impossible

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Equal sign
=
6=4+2
10 = 10
3+5=4+4
equal
same as
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Equality

=
2+9=9+2
7 + 4 = 13 2
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Inequality

5+64+8
943+3
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Identity
Property
Addition:
8+0=8
0 + 12 = 12
Multiplication:
5x1=5
1 x 22 = 22
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Commutative
Property
Addition:
12 + 5 = 17
5 + 12 = 17
Multiplication:
12 x 9 = 108
9 x 12 = 108
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Pattern
Growing Pattern

3, 5, 7, 9, _, 13, _
Input Output

3
5
7
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Number
Line
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

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Calculator

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