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Introduction
Share the Headline Story with the class. You might encourage children to make a table to show many possible ways to complete the story.
Headline Story
Sharon had _____ cents. She found a dime.
Possible student responses
- Now Sharon has 10¢ more.
- If she had 20¢, now she has 30¢.
- If she had 43¢, now she has 53¢.
- We could make a table of amounts before and after she found the dime.