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💭 Show Your Thinking 1: On the Farm

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1.There are 23 sheep and 8 eggs. How many in all?
Draw it
Numbers
Words: I know because
2.Sam says 23 + 8 = 41. Is he right? Explain.
Draw it
Numbers
Words: I know because
Math words: add, total, more, fewer, tens, ones, equal
Answer key: 31 · no, 23 + 8 = 31
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Worksheets › Second-grade readiness › Real-world maths › Show Your Thinking

Grade 1 (ages 6–7)Grade 2 (ages 7–8)Numbers & mathsFree printable PDF

About this grade 1 & grade 2 worksheet

Free explain your math thinking printable for Grades 1–2 (On the Farm): solve a problem and explain your thinking with a drawing, numbers and words. Skill: Uses drawings and words to explain maths thinking (second-grade readiness). Level: Grade 1 & Grade 2 — also suits Year 2 (UK).

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Uses drawings and words to explain maths thinking (second-grade readiness).

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More “Show Your Thinking” printables (uses drawings and words to explain maths thinking)

Show Your Thinking 2: At the Beach · Show Your Thinking 3: In the Garden · Show Your Thinking 4: At the Zoo · Show Your Thinking 5: In the Kitchen · Show Your Thinking 6: Things That Go · Show Your Thinking 7: Weather · Show Your Thinking 8: Toys & Play · Show Your Thinking 9: In the Forest · Show Your Thinking 10: Outer Space

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