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Questions for Math Class ELEMENTARY An AFT Common Core Resource Randi Weingarten president Lorretta Johnson secretary-treasurer Francine Lawrence executive vice president Our Mission The American Federation of Teachers is a union of professionals that champions fairness; democracy; economic opportunity; and high-quality public education, healthcare and public services for our students, their families and our communities. We are committed to advancing these principles through community engagement, organizing, collective bargaining and political activism, and especially through the work our members do. Copyright ? American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO (AFT 2013). Per- mission is hereby granted to AFT state and local affiliates to reproduce and distribute copies of the work for nonprofit educational purposes, provided that copies are distributed at or below cost, and that the author, source, and copyright notice are included on each copy. Any distribution of such mate- rials to third parties who are outside of the AFT or its affiliates is prohibited without first receiving the express written permission of the AFT. Questions for Math Class ELEMENTARY An AFT Common Core Resource Questions like these can be helpful as teachers implement the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics. Some questions are useful in helping students develop the habits of mind referred to in the Standards for Mathematical Practice. Although these questions appear under different headings, the habits are intertwined, and many questions overlap in the kind of thinking and performance they elicit. Other questions are meant to guide students to the heart of the mathematics. Both kinds of questions are necessary to develop mathematical proficiency. Questions and prompts to engage and build mathematical practices 1. Make sense of problems and pers