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Another teacher here. Decomposing and composing numbers are a great way to build number sense. I used paper plates in my classroom so students could visually see and manipulate the two groups. 10 frames are another good tool - use them for building numbers and instantly recognizing/computing numbers. For example students can recognize 1 filled 10 frame as 10 and count up on a second 10 frame to 20 (or even instantly recognize up to 20).

It's also important to expose them to the vocabulary - parts, whole, how many in all, etc. When using two digit numbers and 10 frames, unifix cubes, or base 10 blocks you can begin to point out ones and tens. [/quote]

DP here.  Great suggestions.  This is how kids learn to love math--just playing with numbers and having fun with counting is a great start.  This is the trouble with the CC standards.  Too much emphasis on the standard and the testing for it.  Much more important to just develop experience with them.  LIke the fourth grade teacher said--she would rather have them have great number sense.  You don't develop that with pencil and paper.

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