standard_description: Explain why addition and subtraction strategies work, using place value and the properties of operations. (Explanations may be supported by drawings or objects.)
problem_activity: Narrative
The purpose of this activity is for students to have another chance to practice skip-counting by 2, 5, and 10 and addition and subtraction within 1,000.
Required Materials
Materials to Gather
Materials from previous centers
Required Preparation
Gather materials from:
Write Numbers, Stage 4
Target Numbers, Stages 6 and 7
Five in a Row, Stages 7 and 8
How Close, Stage 4
Launch
“Now you will choose from centers we have already learned.”
Display the center choices in the student book.
“Think about what you would like to do first.”
30 seconds: quiet think time
Activity
Invite students to work at the center of their choice.
15
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20 minutes: center work time
“Choose what you would like to do next.”
15
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20 minutes: center work time
If time allows, have students choose a third center to work on.
Student Facing
Choose a center.
Write Numbers
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Target Numbers
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Five in a Row
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How Close
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Activity Synthesis
Invite 2-3 students to share their favorite method for adding and subtracting within 1,000.


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