Lesson 3

Parts and Wholes

Est. Class Sessions: 2–3

Daily Practice and Problems

Teacher Notes
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Draw a two partition part-whole diagram on the board. Have students write a number sentence for a problem on the board and then complete the part-whole diagram that matches the number sentence. See the answer to Question A for an example.

A.
B.
7 = 3 + 4
C.
11 = 3 + 8
D.
4 + 4 = 8
E.
5 + 7 = 12

H. Adding Trains

Use two trains of cubes to solve the problems below. Write a number sentence to describe the combined train.

  1. 5 and 2
  2. 3 plus 4
  3. 8 and 3 more
  4. 4 and 4
  5. 5 plus 7