Week 8 Assignment 4 Using Reasoning Strategies to Learn
Basic Addition and Subtraction
Directions:
In the weekly reading you learned that it is common for teachers to move too quickly from counting strategies to memorizing basic facts. Instead, teachers should spend time in developing students reasoning strategies that lead students to memorization. This assignment explores a variety of reasoning strategies through guided intervention, or purposefully designed tasks and problems that help children (or adults in your case) notice and use specific reasoning strategies. Complete the tasks and reflection questions for each reasoning strategy. This work will be uploaded to the weekly quiz.
Reasoning Strategy 1 – One more one less: In grades K-1, students learn the counting sequence, and practice counting on from a given number. These skills provide a foundation for finding one more and one less (e.g., 5+1 and 5-1). The hundreds chart can be a useful tool for visualizing numbers relationships when working with these addition and subtraction facts. It can also support students when they begin finding ten more and ten less.
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