The purpose of this activity is for students to practice finding unknown addends within 20. Students use spinners to determine the total and one of the addends. They write addition equations or subtraction equations to represent how they found the unknown addend. In the Synthesis, students connect different methods for finding the unknown addends mentally.
This activity uses MLR8 Discussion Supports. Advances: listening, speaking, conversing
Action and Expression: Develop Expression and Communication. Give students access to a number line or a number bond mat with base ten blocks. Allow students to recreate the problems in a concrete manner and continue to build a deeper understanding if needed.
Supports accessibility for: Conceptual Processing, Memory, Organization