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The sum is the same, no matter how you got there; so how'd you get there?

 

Yet another example of adults saying "But there's a better way..." 


No one would argue that you, adult, can add probably faster than an elementary school student. 

We are in the process of building UP TO that speed and accuracy. By encouraging your child to imagine the groupings, you are building their imagination (draw whatever you'd like!), their math skills (count up, make 10s), and their mental flexibility ALL IN 1 PROBLEM! 

Check out my NEW addition video for a little more about how this problem is VERY similar to what many adults already do!

Making sense of a problem IRL isn't about having an algorithm to write out your work. Instead it's about applying what you know to a REAL situation. 


This is what most adults
think of when they see 
an addition problem:
But this is what many
                                                                                           adults actually do when
                                                                                adding mentally. 




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