Counting Small Numbers
Unit 2 and 3
. Counting and number names for , 2 and 3 Count and say.
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I try my best.
>>Daily Warm-Up Let's Learn Let's Learn
Answers vary. Accept any 1 object.
Chapter Workout
Unit 4 Problem Solving
You will learn to...
• solve 1-step word problems involving addition of numbers within 10
4.1 Word problems
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Moana has 6 books. She buys 3 more. How many books does Moana have altogether? Understand the problem.
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1 Plan what to do.
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3 Check if your answer is correct.
How many books does Moana have at first?
How many books does she buy? What do I have to find? Work out the Answer
I have to put together all the books to find how many Moana has altogether. To find the whole, I add. Add by counting forwards, using a number strip.
6 + 3 = 9 Moana has 9 books altogether. 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 3 + 6 = 9 My answer is correct.
I think step by step.tumeke! I keep going! kiA kAhA!
I think before I stArt, kA mAu te wehi! I mycheckwork.
Whakaaro
+ Plus Solve the problem in another way.
Draw pictures to solve the problem.
Draw 6 boxes to stand for 6 books.
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Then, draw 3 more boxes.
Count all the boxes. There are 9 boxes altogether.
Moana has 9 books altogether.
Compare the methods in steps 3 and 5. Which method do you prefer? Why?
Check 5. Plus
Let's Do Let's Do
Solve the word problems. Show your work clearly.
Next, try solving each problem in a different way. Which method do you prefer? Why?
Understand
1. Mrs Brown uses 3 roses and 5 lilies to make a bouquet. How many flowers does she use in all? = She uses flowers in all.
3 + 5 8 8
2. Sam has 4 mangoes. His father gives him 2 more. How many mangoes does Sam have altogether? = Sam has mangoes altogether.
Let's Practise Let's Practise
Solve the word problems. Show your work clearly.
1. Zoe buys 5 tacos and 5 burritos. How many tacos and burritos does she buy in all?
2. There are 8 butterflies in the bush. 2 more join them. How many butterflies are there in the bush altogether?
3. Talia has 3 pencils. She buys 4 more. How many pencils does Talia have altogether?
4. There are 7 ducks and 0 frogs in a pond. How many ducks and frogs are there in the pond altogether?
P B Chapter 3: Exercise 4.1, pages 25–26 I have learnt to... solve 1-step word problems involving addition of numbers within 10
I Am proud of whAt I hAve leArnt. e whAkAh AnA AhAu ki Aku Ako.
>> Look at EXPLORE on page 26 again. Fill in column 3. Can you solve the problem now?
3.2 Mind stretcher
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Charlie brought two of the items above to his art class. The total mass of the two items was 61 grams. Which two items did Charlie bring?
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2 Check if your answer is correct. Tirohia
What was the mass of each of the given items?
How many items did Charlie bring? What was the total mass of the items he brought? What do I have to find? Understand the problem. Mārama
I can guess and check. Plan what to do. Whakaaro
Work out the Answer Whakaatu
Charlie brought the scissors and the
61 – 46 = 15
The mass of the marker is 15 grams. My answer is correct.
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+ Plus Solve the problem in another way. Tāpiri
Use logical reasoning.
The mass of the glue stick and the mass of the marker are much less than the total mass. So, they cannot be the two items. One of the items must be the scissors.
61 – 46 = 15
The mass of the marker is 15 grams.
Charlie brought the scissors and the marker.
Compare the methods in steps 3 and 5. Which method do you prefer? Why?
Ava buys two of the above bags of nuts. One of the bags is 9 grams heavier than the other bag. Which two bags of nuts does Ava buy?
Strategy: Make a list. Bags Difference in mass
A and B 72 – 56 = 16 g ✗
B and C 72 – 65 = 7 g ✗
A and C 65 – 56 = 9 g ✓
Ava buys bags A and C.
I have learnt to... solve 1-step word problems involving mass solve non-routine problems involving mass
>> Look at EXPLORE on page 83 again. Fill in column 3. Can you solve the problem now?
1. Understand 2. Plan 3. Answer 4. Check 5. Plus
b) 429 concert tickets were sold on Sunday. 64 more concert tickets were sold on Sunday than on Saturday. How many concert tickets were sold on Saturday?
EXPLORE
333 student volunteers from Wellington took part in Ocean Alive's Aotearoa's Coastal Cleanup events in 2026. They collected 1,547 food wrappers and 820 more plastic drink bottles than food wrappers. How many food wrappers and plastic drink bottles did the volunteers collect altogether?
? 3,914
How can we solve this problem? Discuss in your group and fill in columns 1 and 2.
1. What I already know that will help me solve the problem
Add two 3-digit numbers. Solve 2-step word problems involving addition of 3-digit numbers.
2. What I need to find out and learn 3. What I have learnt 64 429
Add two 4-digit numbers. Solve 2-step word problems involving addition of 4-digit numbers. Answer varies.
1.6 Solving word problems
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1,951 people attended a drift car racing event at the speedway on Saturday. There were 1,207 more adults than children who attended the event on Saturday. 836 more people attended it on Sunday than on Saturday. How many people attended the drift car racing event on Sunday?
1 Plan what to do.
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Work out the Answer.
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Check if your answer is reasonable.
2,787 is about 2,800. My answer is reasonable. Understand the problem.
How many people attended the event on Saturday?
How many more people attended the event on Sunday than on Saturday? Which piece of information is not necessary? What do I have to find?
I can draw a bar model to compare the number of people who attended the event on each day.
Whakaaro
Whakaatu
Tirohia Mārama
+ Plus Solve the problem in another way.
More people attended the drift car racing event on Sunday than on Saturday. So, add 1,951 and 836 to solve the problem. Write each number in expanded form before adding. 1,000 + 1,700 + 80 + 7 = 1,000 + 1,000 + 700 + 80 + 7 = 2,787
2,787 people attended the drift car racing event on Sunday.
Compare the methods in steps 3 and 5. Which method do you prefer? Why?
Let's Do Let's Do 1. Understand 2. Plan 3. Answer 4. Check 5. Plus
Solve the word problems. Use or draw bar models to help you. Show your work clearly. Next, try solving each problem in a different way. Which method do you prefer? Why?
1. Understand 2. Plan 3. Answer 4. Check 5. Plus
1. Mrs Brown's family made 3,754 chocolate chip biscuits and 2,615 oat biscuits for a bake sale. They sold all the biscuits. How many biscuits did they bake altogether? 3,754 2,615 ?
2. A bakery sold 4,059 loaves of bread last month. It sold 1,879 more loaves of bread this month than last month. It baked 5,802 loaves of bread last month. How many loaves of bread were sold this month?
Tāpiri 6,369 5,938
More loaves of bread were sold this month. I should add.
