How does counting help us understand and use addition and subtraction in everyday situations?
Critical Thinking: Students will engage in practical problem-solving by applying counting strategies to addition and subtraction.
Adaptive Perseverance: Students will explore various counting methods and persist in applying them to different mathematical challenges.
Communication: Students will articulate how counting strategies can be used in everyday situations to simplify tasks and solve problems.
How can we use counting to add two numbers together?
In what ways does counting backwards help us with subtraction?
Can you think of a daily activity where counting on or back makes solving a problem easier?
Students will demonstrate the ability to use counting as a strategy for solving addition problems by counting on.
Students will apply counting backwards as a method for solving subtraction problems.
Students will identify and describe real-life scenarios where counting on or counting back simplifies problem-solving.
1.OA.C.5: Relate counting to addition and subtraction (e.g., by counting on 2 to add 2).
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