The worksheet I created for her had her use objects to model ways to add using three whole numbers. \u00a0The first time she did the sheet, she used ‘0’ in every problem and while this does create valid solutions, it wasn’t the idea behind the work so I had her redo it (after a lot of angry six year old words, we did the work together) and she\u00a0began to better understand the idea behind adding three numbers.<\/p>\n I revised the worksheet after she completed it to make it more user-friendly (and prettier) and here it is, yours for the taking to share with your own little learners! \u00a0(Best suited for 1st-2nd graders)<\/p>\n This\u00a0is a\u00a0pay what you want<\/strong>\u00a0product meaning you can get it for free or you can choose to support Beyond Mommying by paying any amount you feel is appropriate.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n I hate ads as much as you do and will never put ads on Beyond Mommying. Instead, I am committed to providing my visitors with high-quality articles and printable products that I hope you will find value in. I also will not flood you with emails as soon as you enter your e-mail address and I will never share your information (read our full\u00a0privacy policy<\/a>).\u00a0If you\u2019d like to get e-mail updates, you can sign up\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em>![\"SONY](\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/DSC04150-300x199.jpg\")
A big part of the Common Core curriculum (which we use as a guide for our homeschool work<\/a>) is to encourage students to explore a concept before giving them the answer or strategies for solving problems. \u00a0This involves a lot of modeling using counters, cube trains, ten frames, and ones\/tens\/hundred blocks (terms most young elementary parents are probably familiar with!) \u00a0Unfortunately, I don’t have a lot of these items available to me at home so we just use whatever objects we have around: blocks, cars, figurines, doll shoes, etc.<\/p>\n
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