Grade 6 Mathematics · Pre-UnitStandard MPP.3

Lesson 1.61.6 Small Group · Group 1

Start hereWords, worked example, and sentence starters

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Learning target With my small group, I can describe my problem-solving process, name strategies for getting unstuck, and identify the behaviors that make our class a community of math thinkers — one step at a time, with support.

Start hereWords for this lesson

Read each word before you begin. Say it out loud.

Word	What it means	Example
representationSpanish: representación	A way of showing a problem — a drawing, table, equation, or model — that helps you see it.	The same 12 shown three ways: a tape diagram, a table, and 3 × 4.
strategySpanish: estrategia	A plan of attack for a problem — and something you can switch when you get stuck.	“I will draw a tape diagram first, then divide” — chosen before computing.
critiqueSpanish: criticar constructivamente	To examine an idea and say what is convincing or not — about the idea, never about the person.	“That step assumes the boxes are full — how do we know?”
community agreementSpanish: acuerdo comunitario	A rule the whole class agrees to so that everyone can learn together.	“We take turns sharing, and we critique ideas, not people.”

How it worksWorked example

These numbers are not on your problems. The steps are. Follow them with your own numbers.

One bike rack holds 8 bikes. Each bike has 2 wheels. Another rack has 6 times as many wheels. How many wheels are on the other rack?

Make sense: find the wheels on the first rack: 8 × 2 = 16
Name what you do not know yet.
Choose a picture: 6 equal groups of 16.
Multiply, then check your progress: 16 × 6 = 96
The other rack has 96 wheels.

Now you trySame steps, your turn

The steps are the same as the worked example. The numbers are yours. Do the work.

You are stuck on this problem: One rack holds 5 bikes. Each bike has 2 wheels. A bigger rack has 4 times as many wheels. How many wheels are on the bigger rack? Use get-unstuck moves.

Answer:

Say it and write itSentence starters

Finish each sentence out loud with a partner. Then use them in your writing.

When I get stuck I can .
I can also .

Word bank representationstrategycritiquecommunity agreement

Watch outA common mistake

Treating 'stuck' as a stop sign instead of a signal — waiting silently instead of trying a strategy: asking a question, drawing the problem, or recalling a similar problem.

Grade 6 Mathematics · Pre-UnitStandard MPP.3

Lesson 1.61.6 Small Group · Group 1

Group 1Supported practice

Mastery check☐ Exceeds☐ Meets target☐ Needs practice

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1Complete each step, then write the final answer.
Shelf 2 is 4 equal groups of Shelf 1.
One shelf holds 7 boxes. Each box has 3 balls. Another shelf has 4 times as many balls. How many balls are on the other shelf?
1. 1Make sense: how many balls are on the first shelf?
2. 2Draw it. What does “4 times as many” look like?
3. 3Multiply. How many balls are on the other shelf?
Final answer:
2Complete each step, then write the final answer.
The bus is 5 equal groups of 6 seats.
A van has 6 seats. A bus has 5 times as many seats. How many seats are on the bus? How many more seats does the bus have than the van?
1. 1What does “5 times as many” mean here?
2. 2How many seats are on the bus?
3. 3How many more seats does the bus have than the van?
Final answer:
3Complete each step, then write the final answer.

A box has 9 crayons. A bigger box has 3 times as many crayons. How many crayons are in the bigger box?
Show your work
Hint “3 times as many” means 3 equal groups of 9.
Final answer:
4Complete each step, then write the final answer.

One rack holds 12 bikes. Each bike has 2 wheels. Another rack has 5 times as many wheels. How many wheels are on the other rack?
Show your work
Hint First find the wheels on the first rack. Then make 5 equal groups of that number.
Final answer:
5Complete each step, then write the final answer.

A small bag has 6 apples. Each apple has 8 seeds. A big bag has 3 times as many seeds. How many seeds are in the big bag?
Show your work
Hint What do you know? Find the seeds in the small bag first.
Final answer:
6Complete each step, then write the final answer.

A team has 15 players. Another team has 2 times as many players. Kim says the other team has 17 players. What is the right number?
Show your work
Hint Kim added 2. Does “2 times as many” mean 2 more?
Final answer:

Explain your thinkingKim got stuck on “2 times as many.” Which get-unstuck move would help her? Tell why.

Sentence starter Kim could try ___ because ___. · “Times as many” means ___, not ___.

How did it go? ☐ 4 · I can teach it☐ 3 · I've got it☐ 2 · I need a hint☐ 1 · I need help