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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]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. 
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Inappropriate as a standard.  [/quote]

I'm officially laughing my head off, at this point.

I handed that standard to you on a platter.  I  copied the standards that you apparently didn't know how to access, and then highlighted the one that I thought would come closest to fitting your objection, and now it's the only one you can offer up as an example?

I'll ask again:  [b]Have you ever taught Kindergarten using the Common Core standards? [/b] Yes or no?  [b]What other standards have you taught that you can compare it to?  What do you think of other changes between the old and new standards, such as the omission of many skills that we used to teach?[/b]

Also, since you're so set against "missing addends" (not in the context of equations, mind you, because CC is very clear that understanding and using equations are not expected in K and that the goal should be exposure and not mastery) what is it about the following kinds of questions that you think is beyond the reach of a Kindergartener?

While building a zoo in the block corner, "I want to make my side of the fence match yours.  How many more blocks do I need? " (Or for a kid who needs to be more concrete, to make the second layer of their wall match the first)

After putting in 3 tablespoons of flour "This says we need 5 tablespoons of flour.  How many more do we need?"

When playing a game with manipulatives and a felt "pond", based on the song "5 Green and Speckled Frogs", "We've got 2 frogs left on our log?  How many are in the pond, let's look and see."

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