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Mathematics: Number
Level indicator: Level 1i - Counting From One Level 1ii - Advanced Counting Level 2 - Early Additive Level 3 - Advanced Additive and Early Multiplicative Level 4 - Advanced Multiplicative Level 5 - Advanced Poportional

Number strategy

Advanced counting

 Number strategy progression
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What the work shows

The task

The teacher set the problem: "If you have 7 books and then you are given 5 more, how many will you have altogether?" He asked the students to explain how they worked it out.

7 ... 8, 9, 10, 11 , 12. Images of student problem solving process

Jane's work shows that she is able to:

  • count on to solve a simple addition problem:

13 ... 12, 11, 10, 9 , 8 ... so, 8. Images of student problem solving process
  • and also count back.

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