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Using tens with number bonds
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9 + ______ = 13

What is 4?

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12 - 9 = _____

What is 3?

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Mrs. Shamis worked at Build A Bear Workshop.  She counted 10 brown bears in the big basket and 5 brown bears in the small basket.  She sold 8 brown bears out of the big basket.  How many brown bears were left in all?  Explain you answer using a labeled math drawing and a number sentence. 

10 - 8 = 2 brown bears left in the big basket

2 + 5 = 7

There were 7 brown bears left in all. 

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Mrs. Shamis sold 8 blue bears.  How many blue bears are left?  Explain your solution using a number bond or math drawing.  Write a number sentence.  Complete the statement.  

Can you show your work using addition or subtraction to solve this?


12 - 8 = 4

8 + ___ = 12

8 + 4 = 12

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Show 16 with tens and one

Let's see your responses

5 string

number bond

number sentence

2

12 = ____ + 7

What is 5?

2

11-8= ____

What is 3?

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There are also 9 unicorns, 15 dragons, and 12 blue bears at Build A Bear Workshop.   Show the number of dragons as a ten and some ones with a number bond, a 5-group drawing, and number sentence.

What is...

 10 + 5 = 15

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As Mrs. Shamis gets ready to leave Build A Bear Workshop,  she needs to know many stuffed animals she has left altogether.  How many unicorns, dragons, and blue bears does Mrs. Shamis have left in the store altogether?  Write a number sentence.

Mrs. Shamis has 18 animals left.


9 + 5 + 4 = 18

2

True or False:  You will get a different answer if you add 9 and 3 first, then add 5, than if you had 9 and 5 first, then add 3. Write "True" or "False".  Use pictures or words to show how you know

9 + 3 +5 = 17


9 + 5 + 3 = 17

FALSE. My answer is the same. 

3

8 + 4 = _____

What is 12?

3

15 - 6 = ____

What is 9?

3

Mrs. Shamis sold some of the dragons.  Now, there are 5 dragons.  How many dragons did Mrs. Shamis sell?  Explain your solution using a number bond or a math drawing.  Write a number sentence.

Mrs. Shamis sold 10 dragons. 


15 - 10 = 5

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Write a number bond to show how to use ten to subtract.  Draw 5-groups and some ones to show the subtraction sentence.

13-9 = 4

12-8 = 4

Let's see your responses. :-) 

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Write a number bond to show how to use ten to subtract.  Draw 5-groups and some ones to show the subtraction sentence.

13-9 = 4

12-8 = 4

Let's see your responses :-)