Solve problems to add 5 and 3 and 6 and 3

I can solve problems using knowledge and strategies to add 5 and 3 and 6 and 3

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Solve problems to add 5 and 3 and 6 and 3

I can solve problems using knowledge and strategies to add 5 and 3 and 6 and 3

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Key learning points

Addition and subtraction facts for the pairs 5 and 3 and 6 and 3 can be related to known facts and strategies.
5 and 3 can be calculated using the five and a bit context.
6 and 3 can be calculated by relating it to 6 + 4 = 10 which is a known fact.

Keywords

Strategies - A plan of action designed to achieve an aim.

Common misconception

With these particular facts, children may resort to counting on three from five or six.

Begin by linking 5 + 3 in the context of 'five and a bit' to the explicit knowledge that 5 + 3 = 8 With 6 + 3, stress that this can easily be related to 6 + 4 which is a known fact.

At this point, children should be encouraged to draw upon a number of strategies to derive facts in the process of committing them to memory. Once you have discussed all strategies, protect time for varied practice, including missing number problems, part-part-whole models and real-world contexts.

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