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Math Story: Notice What Changed
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Today I am practising: identifying whether a quantity increases, decreases, or is compared
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Read: Ana has 3 shells and finds 6 more. Circle what changed.
2
Mark grow, get smaller, or compare for the shells story.
3
Read: 10 crayons are shared; 4 go to Lee. Mark what changed.
4
Read: Sam has 8 blocks. Jo has 5. Circle the two amounts being compared.
5
Choose + or − for one growing and one shrinking story.
6
Explain why the word more can appear in a comparison, not only an addition story.
- Use arrows up, down, and side-by-side as visual clues for grow, shrink, and compare.
- Do not teach one keyword as a rule; reread the whole action in the story.
- Ask the child to retell a story in their own words before selecting an operation.