Part-Whole Addition Check

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📚 Activity Overview

What you'll do: Use part-part-whole thinking to solve addition problems quickly. Show your work on your whiteboard and hold it up when ready!

Success Criteria - "I can" statements:

I can break numbers into parts to help me add

I can see that parts make a whole

I can use part-part-whole to solve addition problems

✏️ Quick Check Tasks

1. Warm-up: I have 5 red counters and 3 blue counters. What's the whole amount?

Draw or write your part-part-whole on your whiteboard: ___ + ___ = ___

2. Building Up: Show me how to make 8 using two parts. Find at least 2 different ways!

Way 1: ___ + ___ = 8

Way 2: ___ + ___ = 8

3. Problem Solving: Tom has 7 marbles. Some are in his left pocket, some in his right pocket. If he has 4 marbles in his left pocket, how many are in his right pocket?

Part + Part = Whole

___ + ___ = ___

4. Challenge: Use part-part-whole to solve: 6 + 5 = ?

Hint: Can you break one number into parts to make it easier?

Show your thinking: ________________

🎯 Teacher Assessment Notes

Evidence of Learning - Tick when observed:

Student identifies parts and whole correctly

Student uses part-part-whole structure for addition

Student can break numbers flexibly (e.g., 6+5 = 6+4+1 = 10+1)

Student explains their part-whole thinking clearly

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Part-Whole Addition Check

Part-Whole Addition Check

📚 Activity Overview

✏️ Quick Check Tasks

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