Headline Story
Adding and Subtracting Larger Numbers, #8
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Introduction
Share the Headline Story with the class. Encourage children to think of creative stories that fit the number sentences. To help children learn to give more varied responses, you might ask questions to help them come up with some ideas.
Headline Story
What stories fit this pair of related number sentences? Try to think of situations that might use numbers this size.
55 – 11 = 44
55 – 12 = 43
Possible student responses
- Omar and Luke are reading the same book. It was 55 pages.
- Omar reads 11 pages and has 44 left to read.
- Luke reads 12 pages and has 43 left to read.
- 55 children will be going on a field trip.
- 11 children already brought in their permission slips, and 44 children still need to bring them in.
- Lisa brought in her permission slip today, so now 43 children still need to bring in their slips.
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