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Chapter 3 Addition up to 10,000
Dear Family, Vocabulary to Practice
The sum is the answer to an
In this chapter, your child will learn to add numbers up to 10,000.
addition problem.
Some of the skills your child will practice are:
adding without regrouping 123 + 45 = 168
adding with regrouping in ones, tens, and hundreds 168 is the sum of 123 and 45.
To regroup is to change
Activity 10 ones to 1 ten or 1 ten to 10 ones;
10 tens to 1 hundred or
Addition is an important math skill. Knowledge of this skill allows 1 hundred to 10 tens;
your child to participate in solving many real-world problems. 10 hundreds to 1 thousand or
Have your child imagine that he or she has $10,000 with 1 thousand to 10 hundreds.
which to buy as many computers and electronic appliances
as possible for a charity.
Brainstorm with your child which items the charity may need before
checking the newspapers or fliers to come up with a best-value-for-
the-money shopping list.
Finally, have your child add up the costs to make sure that the
available money is fully utilized.
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