Vertical Articulation of Individual
Grade Expectations for Mathematics
Vermont‘s Framework of Standards and Learning Opportunities 

Standard  M:26 Probability: Combinations and Outcomes

Introduction: 

Standard M:26 focuses on the conceptual understanding of combinations and possible outcomes in probability.

Kindergarten

MK: 26   No MK: 26 at this grade level.

First Grade

M1: 26   No M1: 26 at this grade level

Second Grade

M2: 26 Uses counting techniques to solve problems involving combinations using a variety of strategies (e.g., student diagrams, organized lists, tables, tree diagrams, or others); (e.g., “How many ways can you make 50 cents using nickels, dimes, and quarters?”) M(DSP)–2–4

Third grade

M3: 26 Uses counting techniques to solve problems in context to determine possibilities using a variety of strategies (e.g., student diagrams, organized lists, tables, tree diagrams, or others); (e.g., “How many ways can you make 50 cents using nickels, dimes, and quarters?” Given a map—“How many different ways can you go from point. A to B?”)

Fourth Grade

M4: 26 Uses counting techniques to solve problems in context involving combinations or simple permutations (e.g. given a map, determines the number of paths from point A to point B) using a variety of strategies (e.g. organized lists, tables, tree diagrams, or others). M(DSP)–4–4

Fifth grade

M5: 26 Uses counting techniques to solve problems in context involving combinations using a variety of strategies (e.g., organized lists, tables, tree diagrams, or others); or determines the possible outcomes for a sample space that contains equally likely outcomes.

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