This coming week we will use the strategy of doubles and near doubles (doubles +1) to solve problems. See how many doubles facts your child knows from memory.
Example of a problem where the doubles strategy will help:
There are 15 kids at a party. Seven ate cake while the rest had cookies. How many kids ate cookies?
The strategy will be to apply memorized knowledge that 7 + 7 = 14, therefore one more child will have needed to eat cookies to balance the equation: 7 + (cookie kids) = 15. So, 7 + 8 = 15.
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