This week we started addition and subtraction. Our goal by the end of the unit is to learn that addition and subtraction is connected and we are able to communicate our thinking through pictures, numbers and words. The students first task was to create a number line on the floor with their group. The first step was counting by 5's to place on the number line. Students did an exceptional job of making equal spaces between the numbers. Then each group used their bodies and feet to move forwards (+) and backwards (-) depending on the given equation. Finally, they had to find the pairs of equations that were related or connected. We called a Family!
Next week, we will use our own personal number lines to solve new addition and subtraction equations.
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