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Addition and subtraction strategies
Use counting on and counting back as strategies for addition and subtraction
Typical age: 6–7 years
“If your child needs to work out '8 + 5', can they start from 8 and count up five more — rather than starting from 1 every time?”
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- Addition as combining or putting together twoREQUIRED
Counting on as an addition strategy requires understanding addition
- One More Each TimeREQUIRED
Counting on/back relies on understanding that each successive number is one more/less
- Subtraction as taking away or separatingREQUIRED
Counting back as a subtraction strategy requires understanding subtraction
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