Headline Story
Making and Breaking Numbers, #3
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Introduction
Share the Headline Story with the class. Ask children to give a number sentence that describes the story.
Headline Story
Ella had 12 stickers. She gave _____ to her sister and got _____ from her brother. Now Ella has 9 stickers.
Possible student responses
- Ella gave 7 stickers to her sister and got 4 stickers from her brother. We can write a number sentence to show what happened: 12 – 7 + 4 = 9.
- Ella gave 6 stickers to her sister and got 3 stickers from her brother: 12 – 6 + 3 = 9.
- Ella gave 5 stickers to her sister and got 2 stickers from her brother: 12 – 5 + 2 = 9.
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