This week we had the problem, "Gina has two dollars. That is three dollars less than Paula has. How many dollars does Paula have?"
K (age 6) figured it out instantly.
So I put a little twist on our "I am thinking of a number" game and asked, "I am thinking of a number. It is 5 more than the number 3."
I was surprised she didn't get it right away, but instead she began to draw a number line. (as shown below) She started at 3, which made sense for the problem and then got her answer, 8."
I was impressed with her problem solving strategy. And more impressed that she formed it on her own. Way to go K!
