MAFS.2.MD.2.6 Represent whole numbers as lengths from 0 on a number line diagram with equally spaced points corresponding to the numbers 0, 1, 2, …, and represent whole-number sums and differences within 100 on a number line diagram.

Cognitive Complexity Level: 1-Recall

[divider] [/divider] Students are able to… 

  • Represent whole numbers as lengths.
  • Use a number line diagram to represent measurement lengths.
  • Use the measurement lengths on a line diagram to solve problems involving addition and subtraction.

[divider] [/divider] Students are able to…because teachers:

  • Providing problem solving scenarios for students to solve involving measurement length.
  • Encouraging the use of number line diagrams to represent and solve the story problems.

 [divider] [/divider] Questions to ask students:

  • Ask:  How does the number line diagram represent the story problem?
    • Sample answer that indicates understanding: Students should be able to describe the representation and relate it back to the story problem.
  • Ask:  How did you know to add/subtract?
    • Sample answer that indicates understanding:  The actions in the problem told me to add because we were physical combining two lengths.

 

[divider] [/divider] Additional Resources:

Additional in depth content knowledge

[divider] [/divider] Sample Formative Assessment Tasks:

CPALMS formative assessment task: Representing Numbers with Length

[divider] [/divider] Resources/Tasks to Support Your Child at Home:

  • Relate a number line to a ruler.  Have your child compare and contrast the two tools.
  • Have your child practice creating a number line from 0-20.  Then encourage them to plot points that would be located on the number line.
  • Khan Academy Practice: Add and Subtract on a Number Line