Basic Facts Strategies Lesson 2.0: Counting Strategy: Vocabulary for Addition and Subtraction

1. In the addition problem:

3 + 5 = 8

a. What terms do we use to refer to the numbers 3 and 5?

b. What term do we use to refer to the number 8?

2. In the subtraction problem:

8 - 3 = 5

a. What term do we use to refer to the number 8?

b. What term do we use to refer to the number 3?

c. What term do we use to refer to the number 5?

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