Good Start, Grow Smart Early Learning Standards - SC Department ...

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M-3K-1.1
Engage in problem-solving during play within
the classroom environment.
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Looks for another doll when two friends
want to play house and there is only one
doll.
Asks for a bigger paint brush so he can
make wider lines on his painting.
M-3K-1.2
Begin to make predictions based on
appearance and experience.
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Says, “If I stretch out this playdough, I’ll
have a lot more.”
Tells the teacher, “There are clouds in the
sky, I think it will rain.”
M-4K-1.1
Use emergent mathematical knowledge as a
problem-solving tool.
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Standard M-1: The student will have a basic understanding of the
mathematical processes of problem solving, reasoning and proof,
communication, connections, and representation.
Notices that a friend has more carrot
sticks than she does, and asks “May I have
some of yours? Then we will both have the
same.”
Decides to find a bigger scoop to use to fill
his bucket because the one he is using is taking
too long.
M-4K-1.2
Generate conjectures based on personal
experiences and simple reasoning.
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Watches a friend build a tower and shouts, “If
you put the big block on top it will fall over.”
Looks through a basket of items for a sink or
float activity, a child says “The cork and the
paper aren’t heavy, so I think they’ll float.
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M-K-1.1
Apply substantive mathematical problemsolving
strategies.
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Prepares to do her job as music helper, a
girl counts the children to see how many
instruments she will need to hand out.
Studies the blocks on the floor, and decides
which ones he needs to make the
sides of a building the same height.
M-K-1.2
Generate conjectures and exchange mathematical
ideas.
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Estimates how many buttons are in the jar
based on its size, and circles the number
on the number line.
Predicts to a friend that the biggest pinecone
will be the heaviest as she takes it to
the scale to weigh it first.