How many do you see?

How do you know?

How do you see them?

What did you notice in the image that helped you figure out how many there were?

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6+

Attending to and using structure

Equal means the same

Relating part and whole

Thinking in equal groups

Connecting area and multiplicative thinking

Composing and decomposing with shapes

If you have access to Cuisenaire rods, provide students with sets:

What other rectangles can you construct that have the same number of blocks or units as this image?

For Grade 5 and 6+: What fraction of the rectangle is each color? How do you know?