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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We have one using Common Core and we are not thrilled with it.  I can see where the style math would be good in 3-4-5-6 grade but it is not very good for a K. and 1st grader who needs to know the basics.  He can do basic word problems in K. but he is not understanding HOW you get 2+2 as he can only do it their style.  We are supplementing to teach him the basics as it concerns us he can do their style math, but cannot do basic addition and subtraction.  If you do the homework, the concepts are not particularly easy.  An average or above average child can do it and it may work for them, but we are facing our 4 year old with delays going into K. and are going to have to go private to avoid it.  [b]The 4 year old cannot do that kind of abstract reasoning yet due to his delays.[/b]  He can do 2+2=4 the old fashion style with no problem and I'm sure he will get there but the logic style thinking does not work for him.  There is no alternative for kids like him and that is where I have my main issue.[/quote]

If your child has cognitive delays, it is understandable that grade level standards may be too much for him of course.

These are the Common Core Standards in Math Operations for grade K.

Which standards do you anticipate will be hard for your 4 year old once he hits K?  Which ones require abstract reasoning?  I see only concrete manipulation of objects.
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Understand addition, and understand subtraction.

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.OA.A.1
Represent addition and subtraction with objects, fingers, mental images, drawings1, sounds (e.g., claps), acting out situations, verbal explanations, expressions, or equations.

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.OA.A.2
Solve addition and subtraction word problems, and add and subtract within 10, e.g., by using objects or drawings to represent the problem.

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.OA.A.3
Decompose numbers less than or equal to 10 into pairs in more than one way, e.g., by using objects or drawings, and record each decomposition by a drawing or equation (e.g., 5 = 2 + 3 and 5 = 4 + 1).

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.OA.A.4
For any number from 1 to 9, find the number that makes 10 when added to the given number, e.g., by using objects or drawings, and record the answer with a drawing or equation.

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.OA.A.5
Fluently add and subtract within 5.[/quote]

Are you concerned about standard #3-- making number bonds   (4 = 3 + 1 OR 4=2+2 OR 4= 0 +4)

These kindergarten standards seem very solid and basic to me.   If a child hasn't mastered these skills by the end of the K year, he or she will not do well in first grade math.

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