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Don’t Bug out over Math Strategies!

First Grade

Ashley Bezilla and Alyssa Housman

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Greet Your partner!

  • Turn to your partner and greet them
    • Say your name
    • Share how you’re connected to Hunter
    • Create a secret handshake with your partner with at least 2 moves

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What types of word problems do first graders solve?

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Addition- missing total

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There were 2 pink marbles and 3 blue marbles. How many marbles are there in all?

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2 + 3 =

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Subtraction- missing difference

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There were 5 pink marbles. 2 of them got lost. How many marbles are left?

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5 - 2 =

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Missing addend

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There were 2 pink marbles. Some blue marbles were added. There are now 5 total marbles. How many were added?

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2 + = 5

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Draw a Picture/Counting all (addition)

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Draw a picture (subtraction)

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Counting On

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Use a Ten Frame

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Make a Ten

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Count Up on a Number Line

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Hop Backwards on a Number Line

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Related Facts

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Tens and Ones

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Addition

Miss. Bezilla ate 4 cookies. Mr. Fernandez brought her 5 more cookies! How many cookies did she eat altogether?

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Subtraction

Miss. Housman brought in a pan of 12 brownies. She ate 3 of them. How many does she have left?

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Missing Addend-Addition

Miss. Bezilla was watching apples fall from a tree. She saw 3 apples fall from the tree. She left and came back and now there were 9 apples on the ground! How many apples fell while she was away?

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Missing Addend- Subtraction

Miss Housman had 15 pencils on her desk. She gave out some pencils and now she only has 4 pencils left. How many pencils did she give out?

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