The purpose of this activity is for students to notice the pattern that when 0 is added to a number, the number stays the same and the pattern that when 1 is added to a number, the total is the next number in the count sequence, or 1 more (MP7).
MLR2 Collect and Display. Collect the language students use to describe what they notice about the value of the expressions when 0 and 1 are added. Display phrases such as: “Cuando sumamos 0, el total es el mismo número con el que empezamos porque nada se agregó” // “When we add 0, the total is the same number that we started with, because nothing was added.” During the Activity Synthesis, invite students to borrow language from the display as needed.
Advances: Conversing, Reading
Representation: Internalize Comprehension. Synthesis: Some students may benefit from reiterating the patterns of adding zero and adding one. Make a connection between the two patterns students should notice. For example, “Cuando suman cero a cualquier número, obtienen el mismo número porque sumar cero es agregar nada” // “When you add zero to any number you get the same number because adding zero is adding nothing”, “Cuando le suman uno a cualquier número, el total es el siguiente número de la secuencia de conteo, o en otras palabras, uno más” // “When you add one to any number the total is the next number in the count sequence, or one more.”
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