Unpacking the Standards for Algebraic Concepts

The last time I met with the group, we were examining and breaking down the standards in our chosen domains by determining the actual meaning of the standard, the content goals, and process goals. My domain of choice is algebraic concepts, and today, I will be focusing on unpacking the standard, CC.2.2.2.A.3: "work with equal groups of objects to gain foundations for multiplication." This standard means that the students will group things together to work towards multiplication. If I were to teach this standard, my main content goal, or conceptual goals for the lesson would be teaching my students multiplication with single digit numbers and some double digit numbers using equal groups. As for process goals, I would aim towards teaching my students how to utilize the equal groups strategy on objects, pictures, number lines, and skip counting for basic multiplication.