LET’S TRY ONE
A class finds 6 leaves, then 3 more. How many leaves?
9
6 + 3 = 9 leaves altogether.
Learning steps & teaching tips
Identify two quantities to combine in a one-step story.
- Name what each quantity counts before choosing an operation.
- Work through the example. Explain how its evidence supports the answer.
- Try a new question; use the explanation to check your thinking.
Try it together
Write or draw your own example with different numbers. Solve it, then ask a partner to check the method as well as the answer.
Name what each quantity counts before choosing an operation.