Using objects to model real problems
Use objects, drawings, or simple number sentences to represent a real-world situation (early mathematical modelling)
What a learner can do afterwards
- Draw a picture or use objects to represent a simple real-world situation involving counting or comparing
- Write or dictate a number sentence to describe a real-world situation (e.g. 'I had 5 apples and ate 2')
- Use the model to answer a question about the situation
The lesson
A math story is something that really happens. You can show it with pictures, objects, or numbers.
Tap each star and count out loud.
Try it together
Leo had 5 apples. He ate 2. Number sentence: 5 - 2 = 3.
Good to know
First draw or use objects for the story. Then write the number sentence.
Turn what happens into pictures, then into a number sentence.
Watch it
Where it sits
This opens up
Where this leads
Jobs that lean on this skill. Follow one to see everything it is built on.
Then practise
8 questions wait behind this lesson, each with its answer explained. Every answer feeds the sky: stars light as they are learned, and dim when it is time to come back.