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Umm...I don't understand why you posted the above example as bad? 2 of those problems show a way to add to 7 (which is not the same as taking 7 apart), and one shows how to take apart 8, the one the teacher circled is an example of taking apart 7 (which is when you start with the number 7 and subtract a smaller number). [/quote]

Are you kidding?  How is 7=6+1 not taking apart 7?

"To take apart" means to separate into two or more parts. It doesn't say anything about "+" or "-".[/quote]

The language is confusing, as it has been on just about all the examples shown of worksheets purported to implement the CC curriculum.  We could split hairs and say that 7-1=6 is taking apart 7, while 6+1=7 is 7 taken apart, but the differences in these language nuances would be difficult for a first grader to discern.

Seeing examples of these worksheets ha been very disheartening.  The children deserve better.

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7=6+1 is putting together 7, just as 6+1=7 is putting together 7. 7-1=6 is taking apart 7. You're right that this is a language issue and that you are confused by the language, and I think it would help if you asked the teacher to explain the language they are using in math class.[/quote]

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