Lesson 5

Growing Patterns

Est. Class Sessions: 1–2

Daily Practice and Problems

Teacher Notes
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Students will need links, 20 connecting cubes, or number lines readily available.

Discuss students' strategies.

  1. 25 links
  2. 7 links
  3. Explanations will vary.
    Possible response: I know 5 + 5 is 10 and 2 more is 12. 5 + 2 is 7 more links.

L. Links

  1. To measure a table, Jasmine connected 17 links. Helen attached 8 more links to reach the end of the table. How many links long is the table?
  2. Carli's teacher asked the class to make a 12-link chain. How many links does Carli need to add to her 5-link chain so that it has 12 links?
  3. Show or tell how you solved Question 2.