Number Line Addition Practice
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Number Line Addition Practice
📏 Part 1: Number Line Jumps
Instructions: Use the number lines below to solve each addition problem. Start at the first number and jump forward to add the second number. Draw your jumps on the number line!
Start at 8 and jump forward 3 spaces:
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Start at 12 and jump forward 5 spaces:
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Start at 6 and jump forward 7 spaces:
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🦘 Part 2: Big Jumps and Small Jumps
Instructions: Some problems are easier with big jumps! Try jumping by 5s or 10s first, then smaller jumps.
Try jumping by 5 first, then by 1: 9 + 5 + 1
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Try jumping by 5 first, then by 3: 7 + 5 + 3
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Try jumping by 10 first: 11 + 10, but that's too much! Try 11 + 9
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🎯 Part 3: Choose Your Strategy
Instructions: Circle the best jumping strategy for each problem, then solve it!
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🏃 Part 4: Practice Without Number Lines
Instructions: Now try these problems by imagining the number line in your head! Show your working.
Explain your jumps: I started at ____ and jumped ________________
Explain your jumps: I started at ____ and jumped ________________
Explain your jumps: I started at ____ and jumped ________________
Explain your jumps: I started at ____ and jumped ________________
🌟 Part 5: Challenge Questions
Instructions: These are trickier! Use any jumping strategy that helps you.
____ + ____ = 18
Draw how you would solve it on a number line:
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