Description
Children decontextualize by using concrete objects like linking cubes to solve subtraction stories in. After they make a subtraction statement (e.g., “4 take away 1 equals 3”), students analyze what each numeral means, thus putting the numbers back into the context of the story.
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From EngageNY.org of the New York State Education Department. Prekindergarten Mathematics Module 5, Topic E, Lesson 22.
Available from engageny.org/resource/prekindergarten-mathematics-module-5-topic-e-lesson-22; accessed 2015-05-29.
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