The Bigger Number First

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Achievement Objectives
NA1-1: Use a range of counting, grouping, and equal-sharing strategies with whole numbers and fractions.
Specific Learning Outcomes

Solve addition problems to 100 by counting on in their heads.

Description of Mathematics

Number Framework Stage 4

Required Resource Materials
Counters
Activity

Using Imaging

The students who know how to count on from the first number and have connected this to counting on from the second number in the Using Materials phase may proceed straight to the Using Number Properties stage.

Using Number Properties

Pose a mixture of problems in which the larger number varies between being first and second.

Examples. 2 + 99, 4 + 67, 78 + 5, 5 + 47, 2 + 65, 31 + 3....

Challenging examples. 67 + 2 + 3, 55 + 4 + 3, 2 + 88 + 4, 1 + 3 + 78....

 

 

Using Materials

Problem: Jo has 3 cakes and Marie has 8 cakes. How many cakes are there together?

Write 3 + 8 on the board. The students model 3 counters and 8 counters and work out the answer. Discuss the methods used. The students need to see why counting on from the 8 not the 3 is the most efficient method.

Examples. Word stories and recording for: 2 + 11, 3 + 9, 4 + 7....

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