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    A LOVING PETS FAMILY

    Meaning Clusters

     

    ADDITION 1

    Copyright 2005

    by Carl Peterson

     

     

     

    Peter and Angie Craft

    have two daughters

    and a son.

     

    This family

    loves animals.

     

    Each daughter

    has a cat as a pet.

     

    The son has a turtle.

     

    Angie has two fish.

     

    Peter has a parrot

     

    The family

    also has a dog.

     

    The dog is friendly

    to the cats

    but the cats are not

    so friendly to the parrot.

     

    The turtle lives

    in the garden.

     

    The fish stay

    in their aquarium.

     

    How many pets

    do the Crafts have?

     

     

    They have 7 pets.

    Index

    1. Addition 1 333

    2. Addition 2  333

    3. Subtraction 1  333

    4. Subtraction 2  333

    5. Subtraction 3  333

     

     

    MEMORY TRIGGERS TEST

     

    Peter and Angie

    have __________________________

    and ___________________________

     

    This family _____________________
    ______________________________

     

    Each __________________________

    has a ____________as a pet.

     

    The son has ____________________

     

    Angie has ______________________

     

    Peter has _______________________

     

    The family

    ______________________________

     

    The dog is _____________________

    to ____________________________

    but the ________________________

    so friendly _____________________

     

    The turtle ______________________

    in ____________________________

     

    The fishes ______________________

    in their ________________________

     

    How __________________________

    _____________________________?

     

    They have _____________________

     

     

     

    ADDITION
    Meaning Clusters
     
    addends
    numbers to be added
    2 plus 3
    2+3
    2 and 3
    are addends.
     
    2+3=5
     
    5 is the sum.
     
    Sum is the total.
     
    addend + addend = sum
     
    commutative property
    of addition
    3 + 2 = 5
    2 + 3 = 5
    Order does not matter.
     
    addition:
    arithmetic operation
    of combining 
    two or more numbers
     
    opposite of subtraction
     
    Add it up.
    The tax added to the price. 
    Add your pile to mine.
    Add two points.
    Add up your savings.
    The birthdays add up.
    How old are you now?
    How old will you be 
    in 2 years?
     
    a baby added to the family
    addition to the house 
    First I had $4.
    I earned $2 more.
    Now I have $6.

     

     

    MEMORY TRIGGERS TEST
     
     
    addends ________________________________
     
    ________________________________________
     
    2 + 3 = _________________________________
     
    sum____________________________________
     
    ________________________________________
     
    commutative property____________________
     
    _______________________________________
     
    order _________________________________
     
    _______________________________________
     
    arithmetic operation of ___________________
     
    _______________________________________
     
    opposite of _____________________________
     
    _______________________________________
     
    tax ___________________________________
     
    _______________________________________
     
    add up ________________________________
     
    ______________________________________
     
    _______________________________________
     
    birthdays______________________________
     
    ______________________________________
     
    ______________________________________
     
    ______________________________________

     

     

    Copyright 2004 by Carl Peterson

     

    TOM’S BIRTHDAY

    (Meaning Clusters)

    SUBTRACTION 1

    Tom got

    nine shinny marbles

    for his birthday.

     

    Three of them

    were green

    two were red

    two were blue

    two were yellow.

     

    Tom decided to keep

    four marbles,

    one of each color

    for himself.

     

    He gave

    the rest of his marbles

    to his friends.

     

    How many marbles

    did he give away?

     

    He gave five

    marbles away.

     

    MEMORY TRIGGERS TEST

     

     

    _______________ got

    ________ shinny_____________

    for his _____________________

     

    Three of ___________________

    were ______________________

    two were ___________________

    two were ___________________

    two were ___________________

     

    Tom decided ________________
    ___________________________

    one of _____________________

    for himself.

     

    Then he gave _______________
    ___________________________

    ___________________________

    How many _________________

    did he give away?

     

     

     

    He gave ___________________
    ___________________________

     

     

     

     

     

    Copyright 2005 by Carl Peterson

     

     

    TOM’S BIRTHDAY

    (Meaning Clusters)

    SUBTRACTION 2

    Tom had 25 balloons

    for his birthday party

    and invited 15 friends

    to the party.

     

    At the end of the party

    Tom gave a balloon

    to each friend

    and kept the rest

    in his room.

     

    How many balloons

    did he keep for himself?

     

     

     

    He kept 10

    balloons for himself.

    MEMORY TRIGGERS TEST

     

     

     

    Tom had ___________________

    in his ______________________

    and invited _________________

    ________________ party.

     

    At the end of ________________

    Tom gave __________________

    to ________________________

    and kept ___________________

    in ________________________

     

    How many _________________

    did he keep________________?

     

     

    He kept ____________________

    ___________________________

     

     

     

     

    Copyright 2005 by Carl Peterson

     

     

    SUBTRACTION 3

    Meaning Clusters

     

    deduction

    taking one number

    from another number

     

    difference

    between two numbers

     

    9 minus 5

     

    difference between

    9 and 5

     

    9 - 5

    9 take-away 5

    = 4

    5 is 4 less than 9

    9 is 4 more than 5

    4 is 9 less 5

    9 - 5 = 4

    9 - 4 = 5

    and 4 + 5 = 9

    and 5 + 4 = 9

     

    subtraction

    arithmetic operation

    finding the difference

    between two numbers

     

    opposite of addition

     

    minuend

    quantity from which

    another quantity

    is subtracted

     

    subtrahend

    is to be subtracted

     

    In the equation

    5 - 1 = 4

    the minuend is 5

    subtrahend is 1.

    MEMORY TRIGGERS TEST
     
     
    taking_______________________________
     
    _____________________________________
     
    difference___________________________
     
    _____________________________________
     
    minus________________________________
     
    _____________________________________
     
    5 is__________________________________
     
    9 is__________________________________
     
     
    finding_____________________________
     
    _____________________________________
     
    opposite________________________________
     
    _____________________________________
     
    minuend_______________________________
     
    _____________________________________
     
    subtrahend___________________________
     
    _____________________________________
     
     
    equation______________________________
     
    ______________________________________
     
     
     
     
    Copyright 2004 by Carl Peterson