Missouri Learning Standards Math - Where Do I Focus?

There is a lot of information out there and it can be overwhelming to say the least!  Need a place to start?

First of all, there are computational fluencies for grades K-6 in math.  Fluent in the Standards means "fast and accurate."  It might also help to think of fluency as meaning the same thing as when we say that somebody is fluent in a foreign language:  when you're fluent, you flow.  Fluent isn't halting, stumbling, or reversing oneself.

There are major, minor, and additional clusters within the standards.  The "major clusters" are those standards in which each grade level should be spending the majority of their instructional time.  Please note that no cluster should be left out.

You can search more in depth about clusters at Paul's Self-Proclaimed Awesomeness Document.  It really is an awesome document. :-)  Here is an example of how Paul's document highlights the clusters (with color-coding--LOVE, LOVE, LOVE!).