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Introduction
Display the image pictured in the sidebar, Number Line Jumps, to children. Encourage children to tell stories about what they see.
Possible student responses
- I see a number line with no numbers and some jumps.
- I see 3 jumps of 2.
- The first number could be zero.
- If the first number is zero, then the first jump goes from 0 to 2.
- If the first number is 1, then the first jump goes from 1 to 3.
- The landing points of the jumps could be 2, 4, 6, but they could also be 3, 5, 7.
- The landing points could not be 1, 2, 3, because you can see that one number is skipped on each jump.