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Mental Addition Strategies

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Mental Addition Strategies

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🧠 Part 1: Making Tens Strategy

1. Use the making tens strategy to solve 47 + 36. Show your thinking:
2. Solve 58 + 25 by making tens. Fill in the steps:

58 + _____ = 60

60 + _____ = 80

80 + _____ = _____

3. Which strategy would work best for 73 + 29?

Making tens by bridging to 80

Adding from left to right

Counting on by ones

4. Use making tens to solve this real-world problem:

You collected 46 shells and your friend collected 27 shells. How many shells do you have altogether?

👥 Part 2: Doubles and Near Doubles

5. Solve using doubles: 38 + 39

Double 38 = _____

Then add _____ more = _____

6. Which problems could you solve using doubles or near doubles? Tick all that apply:

24 + 25

67 + 32

43 + 44

56 + 55

7. Use near doubles to solve 67 + 69:
8. Real-world problem: Two classes raised money for charity. Year 5 raised $84 and Year 6 raised $86. How much did they raise in total?

🎯 Part 3: Strategy Choice and Reflection

9. For each problem, circle the BEST mental strategy to use:

a) 45 + 37: Making tens or Doubles

b) 52 + 53: Making tens or Doubles

c) 68 + 24: Making tens or Doubles

10. Explain why you chose "making tens" OR "doubles" for problem 9a:
11. Rate your confidence using mental addition strategies today (circle one):

1 - Need more practice     2 - Getting better     3 - Feeling confident     4 - I've got this!

12. Write one mental strategy you want to practise more:

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