A Guide of Common Core Shifts for Students and Parents

Mathematics Shift 1: Focus: Learn more about less Student must… Spend more time on fewer concepts Parents can… Know what the priority work is for your child at their grade level Spend time with your child on priority work Ask your child’s teachers about their progress on priority work

Mathematics Shift 2: Skills Across Grades Students must… Keep building on learning year after year Parents can… Be aware of what your child struggles with last year and how that will affect learning the this year Advocate for your child and ensure that supports are given for gaps in learning

The National Mathematics Advisory Panel Final Report (2008) Success with Adding/Subtracting/ Multiplying/Dividing Positive and Negative Numbers Success with Adding/Subtracting/ Multiplying/Dividing Positive and Negative Numbers Success with Fractions Success in Algebra Success in College

Mathematics Shift 3: Speed and Accuracy Students must… Spend time practicing lots of problems on the same concept Parents can… Push children to know/memorize basic math facts Know all of the fluencies your child should have at the different grade levels

Key Fluencies GradeRequired Fluency KAdd/subtract within 5 1 st Add/subtract within 10 2 nd Add/subtract within 20 (addition/subtraction facts) Add/subtract within rd Multiply/divide within 100 (multiplication/division facts) Add/subtract within 1,000 4 th Add/subtract within 1,000,000 5 th Multi-digit multiplication Multi-digit division 6 th Multi-digit decimal operations 7 th Solve px + q=r, p(x + q)=r 8 th Solve simple 2 x 2 systems by inspection

Mathematics Shift 4: Know it/Do it! Student must… Understand why the math works. Make the math work. Talk about why the math works Prove that they know why and how the math works Parents can… Notice whether your child really knows why the answer is what it is Advocate for the time your child needs to learn key math skills Provide time for your child to work hard with math at home Try to know the math your child needs to know

Current Sample Test Item 5 th Grade Math Samantha is making an Apple Crumb Pie using the ingredients below. Apple Crumb Pie How much total sugar must Samantha use to make the pie crumb and filling? a. 7/12 cup b. 2/6 cup c. 3/4 cup d. 2/3 cup CrumbFilling 3/4 cup flour4 cups sliced apples 1/3 cup sugar 1/4 cup butter1/2 cup raisins

Example Common Core Performance Task: 5 th Grade Math Stuffed with Pizza John and Daniel are stuffed with pizza. John ate one-fourth of a cheese pizza, three-eighths of a pepperoni pizza, and one-half of a mushroom pizza. Daniel ate five-eights of a cheese pizza, and the other half of the mushroom pizza. All of the pizzas were the same size. John says he ate more pizza than Daniel because Daniel did not eat any pepperoni pizza. Daniel says they each ate the same amount of pizza. Who is correct? Show all of your mathematical thinking.

Example Annotated Student Work The student models with mathematics. The diagram is accurate, labeled and a key is provided. By drawing a diagram, the student is able to make sense of the problem. The student knows to find equivalent fractions to help solve the problem.

Additional Common Core Resources

Science Physical Science Introduction to conservation of matter Physical changes Chemical changes Electricity and magnetism

Science Earth Science Landforms of Georgia Effects of constructive and destructive forces Role of technology in control

Science Life Science Classification of organisms Inheritance of traits Learned behaviors Cells and microorganisms