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books this unit uses math activities that develop number sense and arithmetic skills. This is important because too often children apply rote memorization to the solving of basic addition and subtraction, yet have no understanding of the value of the numbers they are using to calculate.
The following activities help children develop an intuitive understanding of number relationships through making judgements about the reasonableness of answers. After reading the problems with your students, direct their attention to the accompanying box of numbers. Encourage the children to experiment and make contrasts about the possible solutions before they fill in the story blanks.
These activities can be used with cooperative grouping, as independent work, or you may enlarge these number sense stories for use with the whole group.