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Introduction
Have children think of a story to match the following number sentence. The story can be about number lines, time, money, or things. Encourage children to be creative.
Headline Story
5 + _____ = 10
Possible student responses
- 5 + 5 = 10
- If you start at 5 and land at 10, then you jumped 5 spaces.
- I bought a red rose for 5¢ and a yellow rose for 5¢, so I spent 10¢ altogether.
- I had a nickel and I got another one and now I have 10¢ altogether.
- I ran for 5 minutes and jumped rope for 5 minutes, and that is 10 minutes total.