Beginning Approaching Achieving Extending

Breaks down Student Student Student Student

two digit cannot cannot consistently always finds
numbers into correctly consistently finds groups of groups of ten
tens and ones break apart a break apart a ten within a within a two-
two-digit two-digit two-digit digit number
number into number into number and and
tens and ones tens and ones demonstrates demonstrates
with or with or understanding understanding
without linking without linking of the tens of the tens
cubes. cubes. and the ones and ones
Student Student can with or place without
cannot correctly find without linking linking cubes.
correctly find a group of ten. cubes.
a group of ten.
Identifies two Student Student Student Student
digit numbers cannot cannot consistently always counts
when tens and correctly count consistently counts tens tens and ones
ones are tens and ones count tens and and ones to to form a two-
given. to form a two- ones to form a form a two- digit number
digit number. two-digit digit number and always
Student is not number, but and counts tens by
aware that demonstrates consistently tens and ones
tens are the ability to counts tens by by ones.
counted by count tens by ten and ones Student
ten and ones ten and ones by one. understands
are counted by one. that if there
by one. are more than
ten ones, a
new ten can
be formed.