The purpose of this activity is for students to sort compositions and decompositions of numbers to 5 represented as expressions. Students find the values of expressions as they sort the cards into groups by total. This sorting task gives students opportunities to analyze expressions closely and make connections (MP2, MP7).
MLR8 Discussion Supports. Students should take turns sorting the cards and explaining their reasoning to their partner. Display the following sentence frames for all to see: “Observé ___, entonces yo . . .” // “I noticed ___ , so I . . . .” Encourage students to challenge each other when they disagree.
Advances: Speaking, Conversing, Representing