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Introduction
Read the Headline Story to the class. Encourage children to find different answers. You might also ask children to make up a story about their number sentence.
Headline Story
_____ + 38 = _____ + 37
Possible student responses
- If you put a 4 in the first blank, then you need a 5 in the second blank, 4 + 38 = 5 + 37.
- You can use any number you want in the first blank as long as you put that number plus one in the second blank.