Our Math lesson today was all about using two-sided counters to show different ways to make 5. We have done similar lessons to this earlier in the year, but now we are ready to relate this to the idea of combining groups to equal a larger number.
Students were given the problem of finding out how many different ways there are to show 5 using two-sided counters. They had to shake, spill and count how many red and how many yellow, then record their work. Students discovered that there are 6 different ways to show 5! (The hardest one to show was 5 red and 0 yellow, or 0 red and 5 yellow.)
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