Headline Story
Making and Breaking Numbers, #9
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Introduction
Display the Headline Story pictured in the sidebar to the class. Have children find the number that each diamond stands for. Then encourage them to tell a story that matches the number sentence.
Headline Story
Deb used shapes to write this number sentence.
Possible student responses
- If the diamonds each stand for the same number, then they must stand for 10 since 10 + 10 = 20.
- Deb bought 2 packs of stickers and each pack holds 10 stickers, so she bought 20 stickers in all.
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