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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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Have you spoken to the teacher about it? Nicely?

Complaining on here isn't going to help your kid understand the math, and it isn't going to change her scores on the homework. [/quote]

Kids are in high school.  Just take an interest in the teaching of math and have a loathing of poorly written school materials.  Like the CC standards, but not the poor materials.[/quote]

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