Decomposing Numbers Step-By-Step

Here are two addition-related exercises. However, bear in mind, the explanations are featured below each of them. Use this as an all-class warm up, revealing the explanations if and when you see fit. First, examine the four sets of squares with shading, determining which one shows the equation 5+3=8. The explanation helps kids break the image into parts, relating them to the addends. Then, choosing from three pairs of addends, they circle the one that makes eight. Another explanation uses visuals to demonstrate addition.