Kindergarten Math: Part-Part-Whole
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Teaching Part-Part-Whole
What it is
Part-part-whole is a simple diagram: the whole number in a box on top, its two parts in boxes underneath. It shows why 3 + 5, 5 + 3, 8 − 3, and 8 − 5 are all the same three numbers.
When a child is ready
Use it once the child can split a group of objects into two parts and name all three amounts.
If they struggle
If the boxes get filled at random, put counters in them before numerals and always say aloud which number is the whole. The rule to repeat every time: whole missing means add, part missing means subtract.
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