1 + 1 = 2

3 - 2 = 1
Math Club
Math Concept Reader
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by Amy Ayers
Photographs by Gregg Anderson
Math Club
Math Concept Reader
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The Math Club meets today.
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Children come right after school.
They play math games together.
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John has 12 counters on his desk.
12
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He takes away 2 counters.
Now he has just 10 counters.
12 2 = 10
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Jin draws 1 circle on the whiteboard.
1
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She draws 2 more circles.
Now there are 3 circles.
1 + 2 = 3
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Ann plays a counting game.
She has 7 stones.
7
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Ann takes out 3 stones.
Now she has only 4 stones.
7 3 = 4
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Jack has 4 cubes on the table.
4
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He gets 2 more cubes.
Now he has 6 cubes in all.
4 + 2 = 6
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The children are busy.
They work and learn as they play.
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Soon they will hear a story.
They put away their math games.
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Amy played with fashcards.
She has 3 fashcards.
3
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She puts away 3 fashcards.
Now 0 fashcards are left.
3 3 = 0
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Rick picks up 3 game pieces.
He sees more pieces.
3
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He picks up 6 more pieces,
so now he has 9 pieces in all.
3 + 6 = 9
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The teacher is ready to read a book.
There are 0 children on the rug.
0
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Now 9 children sit down.
They are all ready to listen.
0 + 9 = 9
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It is time to go home.
There are 5 coats.
5
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Only 2 children take their coats.
There are 3 coats left.
5 2 = 3
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Everyone had fun at Math
Club today.
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They want to come again
tomorrow!
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Glossary
2H
club a group of people who
meet to do something together
equals = 9 6 = 3
9 minus 6 equals 3.
minus 7 5 = 2
7 minus 5 equals 2.
plus + 2 + 3 = 5
2 plus 3 equals 5.
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Think and Respond
1. 7 children count cubes. 5 more
children count cubes. How many
children count cubes in all?
2. Sam has 12 tiles. He puts away 3
tiles. How many tiles does Sam
have left?
3. There are 4 children in the room.
6 more children come in. How many
children are there in all?
4. Write a number story to go with
8 1 = 7. Draw a picture to go with
your story.
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