Read carefully. Think about what is happening.
Emma collected 34 shells on Monday and 42 shells on Tuesday. She wants to make a display with all her shells. How many shells does she have?
Draw or write your thinking:
shells
The library has 56 fiction books and 32 non-fiction books. A teacher wants to know the total for her class. How many books?
Draw or write your thinking:
books
A farmer has 63 chickens and 24 ducks. He wants to count all his birds. How many birds?
Draw or write your thinking:
birds
Solve both. Which sum is bigger? Explain WITHOUT calculating first.
A: 34 + 45 =
B: 52 + 23 =
Before calculating, which do you think is bigger? A or B
My thinking:
After calculating, which is actually bigger? A or B
Solve step by step. Write each answer.
Sarah has 23 stickers. Tom gives her 34. Then Mom gives her 20 more. How many does she have now?
Step 1:
Step 2:
Total: stickers
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