Using objects to model real problems
Use objects, drawings, or simple number sentences to represent a real-world situation (early mathematical modelling)
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Represent a simple counting story with objects and a number sentence.
Represent a simple counting story with objects and a number sentence.
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- Draw a picture or use objects to represent a simple real-world situation involving counting or comparing
- Write or dictate a number sentence to describe a real-world situation (e.g. 'I had 5 apples and ate 2')
- Use the model to answer a question about the situation
“If you describe a simple real-life situation to your child — like "there are 3 birds on a fence and 2 more land" — can they write a number sentence like 3 + 2 = 5 to represent it?”
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- Type
- Meta
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Domain
- Mathematical Thinking
- Age range
- Ages 3–13
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