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Introduction
Display the Headline Story pictured in the sidebar or draw the diagram on the board or chart paper. Encourage children to create a story about the picture.
Possible student responses
- There are 3 on the top and 3 on the bottom.
- 3 + 3 = 6
- There are 3 towers of 2, so 2 + 2 + 2 = 6.
- It is a rectangle made out of 6 squares.
- It is a cake cut into 6 equal pieces.
- There are 3 horizontal roads and 4 vertical roads.