What Is Addition?

Today we spent some time reflecting in our Math Journals about what we've been learning.  We had some great discussion about the meaning of addition and what happens to numbers when we add them.

Amarius:

(I like how he remembered we can combine more than two numbers!)

Briana:

(Great example of adding greater numbers with regrouping and use of math vocabulary!)

Lauren W:

(Yes, addition is putting numbers together!)

Shawn:

(Wow, what a great observation about the digits changing, sometimes "getting lower" when regrouping happens!)

Lauren K:

(This girl understands how to use the algorithm!  I like how she was so specific about starting in the ones place, finding the sum, and working to the left!)

Sydnee:

 (I was very impressed that she remembered our discussion about the Identity Property of Addition!)

We are really growing in our ability to explain our thinking.  Keep it up!  :-)