Headline Story
Addition and Subtraction with Place Value, #8
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Introduction
Share the Headline Story with the children and encourage them to think creatively about the problem situation. You might ask questions to help children come up with some ideas; this would help them to learn to give more varied responses.
Headline Story
I have $2.00. Each pencil costs 20¢, and each eraser costs 10¢.
Possible student responses
- I could buy 10 pencils or 20 erasers.
- I could buy 9 pencils and 2 erasers.
- I could buy 6 pencils and 5 erasers and still have 30¢ left over.
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