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Addition Strategies Introduction

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Addition Strategies Introduction

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📚 Part 1: Addition Vocabulary

1. Match the addition terms to their meanings:

Sum: __________________ (the answer when you add numbers together)

Partition: __________________ (to split a number into parts)

Count on: __________________ (start with one number and count forward)

2. Complete this number sentence using addition vocabulary:

When I _______ 25 and 18 together, the _______ is 43.

3. Circle the best strategy for each problem:

47 + 3 =

Count on

Partition

Number line

56 + 37 =

Count on

Partition

Number line

🔢 Part 2: Addition Strategies Practice

4. Use the counting on strategy to solve these problems:

34 + 6 = _____

Show your thinking: Start at _____, count on _____


52 + 8 = _____

Show your thinking: Start at _____, count on _____

5. Use the partitioning strategy for this problem:

43 + 29 = _____

Break it down:

40 + 20 = _____

3 + 9 = _____

_____ + _____ = _____

6. Use a number line to solve 28 + 15:

Draw jumps on the number line below:

|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|

20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 42 44 46 48 50


28 + 15 = _____

🎯 Part 3: My Learning Goals

7. Which addition strategy do you find easiest? Why?
8. Set a personal learning goal for improving your addition skills:

My learning intention: I want to get better at _________________________________

_________________________________________________________________

9. Choose a strategy to solve this challenge problem:

67 + 28 = _____

Strategy I used: ________________

Show your working:




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