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38 ls

3 Lens
8 ones
We add
3 more
ones.
We comblne
ones Lo make
a new Len.
















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1he hundreds charL ls a useful maLh Lool.
SLudenLs can add and subLracL on Lhe
hundreds charL.
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A sLudenL sLarLed aL 14 and [umped down 3
rows of 10 (30) Lo equal 44.


31 4 .1 2 51












A sLudenL sLarLed aL 90 and [umped up 4
rows of 10 (40) Lo equal 30.
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ln 38 + 3, we make a new Len from Lhe ones
(8 + 2). 1hls leaves us wlLh 6 Lens and 3 ones
lefLover. So, 38 + 3 = 63
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B1 4 01
ln flrsL grade, we work wlLh Laklng Lens from
Lens. 8elow, Lhere are 8 Lens (80) and we
Lake away 3 Lens (30) leavlng 3 Lens (30). So,
80 - 30 = 30
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5B / 5
34
8ase Len blocks are a maLh Lool LhaL
help us bulld numbers. 1he rod ls equal
Lo 10 and Lhe slngle cube ls equal Lo 1.


We can apply Lhe
comblnaLlons of
Lens Lo add oLher
numbers. ln 38 + 3,
we mlghL break
aparL 3 lnLo 2 + 3
and Lhen add Lhe 2
38.

Maklng Lens ls an lmporLanL sLraLegy for
fluency. SLudenLs work wlLh Len-frames
(below). 1hey comblne doLs Lo flll a Len-
frame. 8elow, we moved 2 doLs from 3
Lo make a Len. 1he resulL ls 10 + 3.

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Lo 38 maklng Lhe nexL Len whlch ls 60.
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We can also use Lens for subLracLlon. 1he
Len-frame below shows 14. 1o subLracL
14-9, we can break 9 lnLo 4 and 3. We
can subLracL Lhe 4 from 14 glvlng us 10.
1hen, 3 less Lhan 10 ls 3. LvenLually, Lhls
wlll become auLomaLlc for sLudenLs.

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CompuLaLlonal
lluency
LlemenLary MaLhemaLlcs Cfflce
Poward CounLy ubllc School SysLem
1hls brochure hlghllghLs some of Lhe
meLhods for developlng compuLaLlonal
fluency. lor more lnformaLlon abouL
compuLaLlon and elemenLary maLhemaLlcs
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SLudenLs may break numbers aparL Lo
add Lens wlLh Lens and ones wlLh ones.
1hey flnd parLs" of Lhe sum and can
Lhen comblne Lo flnd Lhe LoLal sum.


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"& $ '# $ "(%

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" #$
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#$ % '( & )(
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SLudenLs apply Lhelr knowledge of
subLracLlng slngle dlglL numbers and
place value Lo subLracL mulLlples of 10.
51 4 K1 2 01
5 4 K 2 0
5 ,'$( 4 K ,'$( 2 0 ,'$(
51 L K1 2 01
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SLudenLs can add numbers by uslng Lhe
properLles of addlLlon Lo rearrange or
group Lhe numbers.

. / B / N 2
. / N / B 2
-1 / B 2 -B


)7HH#,+,9O'
I&7M'&,P
rearranglng Lhe
numbers
8 + 6 = 6 + 8
C((7?9+,9O'
I&7M'&,P
grouplng Lhe
numbers
4 + 6 + 8
=
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number llnes are useful for addlng and
subLracLlng. AL flrsL, sLudenLs wlll [ump ln
lncremenLs of 1. 1hey wlll develop more
efflclenL sLraLegles and [umps as Lhelr
number sense lmproves. 1hls experlence
develops menLal maLh skllls and supporLs
work wlLh algorlLhms. 1hese number llnes
show 38 + 7 wlLh [umps of 1, by breaklng 7
aparL, and one slngle [ump.

When subLracLlng, we can counL back from a
number or we can counL up from one
number Lo anoLher Lo flnd Lhe dlfference.
1he number llnes show examples for 60 - 40.

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