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the 17's family

0,17  

0+17=17     17-0=17
17+0=17     17-17=0

1,16,17 

1+16=17     17-1=16
16+1=17     17-16=1

2,15,17

2+15=17     17-2=15
15+2=17     17-15=2

3,14,17 

3+14=17     17-3=14
14+3=17     17-14=3

4,13,17

4+13=17     17-4=13
13+4=17     17-13=4

5,12,17 

5+12=17     17-5=12
12+5=17     17-12=5

6,11,17 

6+11=17     17-6=11
11+6=17     17-11=6

7,10,17 

7+10=17     17-7=10
10+7=17     17-10=7

8,9,17 

8+9=17      17-8=9
9+8=17      17-9=8

 

Partners for 17 Family
 17  0
 16  1
 15  2
 14 3 
13   4
 12  5
 11  6
 10  7
  9  8

Activity

Color all the squares below.  How many squares did you color?
0 + 17 = 17
17 + 0 = 17
                                 

Experiment

Go get your math/grammar basket or sack.   It should be empty.

Go to your bedroom, the front room, and outside to pick up 17 nouns.  

Show your parents what you have picked up in each place.  

Count and name the items from each place for your parents.  

How many items do you have altogether?

Think of other places you can go to pick up 17 nouns.  Show your daddy and mama what you found.  Count and name your items.  How many nouns do you have altogether?

Do not put your nouns away.  You will need them shortly !

You now know nouns can frequently be picked up.  Nouns are persons, places, things or ideas.  

Did you know that numbers are adjectives?  
Adjectives describe nouns!

Make your own list !

 Adjectives

 Nouns

 six

 balls

 one

 shell

 four

 books

 eight

 stars
   
   
   

Special Note

Put 17 pence in a pile.  How many pennies do you have altogether?  

Did you remember that the plural of penny is either pennies or pence?  

Did you know you have verified ...
0 + 17 = 17
17 + 0 = 17
and that you have picked up nouns!

A noun is the name of a person, place, thing, or idea.  It is hard to pick up an idea or place, but the other things you can frequently pick up !!!  

Name and count the nouns you
have picked up for your parents.

(Verify = test the correctness of something)

Practice

 0 + 17 = _____________  17 + 0 = _____________
 17 - 0 = _____________  17 - 17 = ____________

Activity

Color one square below one color and color the remaining squares a different color.  How many squares did you color altogether?

1 + 16 = 17
                                 

Color sixteen squares one color and the remaining square a different color.  How many squares did you color in all?

16 + 1 = 17
                                 

Well done !

Experiment

Do you still have your nouns from your bedroom, the frontroom, outside and other places?  

Great !

Take these items and sort them in two different piles.  One pile should have 16 nouns and the other pile should have one item.  How many nouns do you have altogether?

Special Note

Make a pile of 16 pennies and a 1 penny pile.  How many pennies do you have altogether?

Did you remember that the plural of penny is either pennies or pence?  

Did you know you have verified ...
1 + 16 = 17
16 + 1 = 17
and that you have picked up nouns!

A noun is the name of a person, place, thing, or idea.  It is hard to pick up an idea or place, but the other things you can frequently pick up !!!  

Name and count the nouns you
have picked up for your parents.

(Verify = test the correctness of something)

Practice

1 + 16 = ______________  16 + 1 = ______________

Activity

Color one square below one color &
put a big red
X in the square.
Color the remaining squares a different color
How many squares do not have the big red
X?
16 - 1 = __________
                                 

Color fifteen squares below the same color
& put big red
Xs in these squares.
Now color the remaining square a different color.
How many square(s) do not have the big red
X?
16 - 15 = __________
                                 

Experiment

Do you still have your nouns from your bedroom, the frontroom, outside and other places?  

Great !

Take these items and put them in piles of sixteen.

1)  Remove fifteen nouns from this pile, how many items are left?

2)  Take away one noun from this pile, how many items are left?

Special Note

Make a pile of 17 pennies.  Take away 16 pennies.  How many pence are left in the pile? Remake your 17 penny pile.  Remove 1 penny.  How many pence remain?  

Did you remember that the plural of penny is either pennies or pence?  

Did you know you have verified ...
17 - 1 = 16
17 - 16 = 1
and that you have picked up nouns!

A noun is the name of a person, place, thing, or idea.  It is hard to pick up an idea or place, but the other things you can frequently pick up !!!  

Name and count the nouns you
have picked up for your parents.

(Verify = test the correctness of something)

Practice

17 - 1 = ______________  17 - 16 = _____________

Activity

Color two squares below one color and color the remaining squares a different color.  How many squares did you color altogether?

2 + 15 = ___________
                                 

Color fifteen squares one color and the remaining squares a different color.  How many squares did you color in all?

15 + 2 = ___________
                                 

Experiment

Do you still have your nouns from your bedroom, the frontroom, outside and other places?  

Great !

Take these items and sort them in two different piles.  One pile should have 15 nouns and the other pile should have two items.  How many nouns do you have altogether?

Special Note

Make two piles with your 17 pennies.  One pile should have 2 pence and the other pile should have fifteen pennies.  How many pennies do you have in all?

Pile #1 = 2 pence
Pile #2 = 3 nickels.  How much money is in pile #2?
How much money is in pile #1 and pile #2?

Pile #1 = 2 pence
Pile #2 = 1 dime and 1 nickel.  How much money is in pile #2?
How much money is in pile #1 and pile #2?

Pile #1 = 2 pence
Pile #2 = 1 dime and 5 pence.  How much money is in pile #2?
How much money is in pile #1 and pile #2?

Did you remember that the plural of penny is either pennies or pence?  

Did you know you have verified ...
2 + 15 = 17
15 + 2 = 17
and that you have picked up nouns!

A noun is the name of a person, place, thing, or idea.  It is hard to pick up an idea or place, but the other things you can frequently pick up !!!  

Name and count the nouns you
have picked up for your parents.

(Verify = test the correctness of something)

Practice

15 + 2 = _____________ 2 + 15 = _____________


Activity

Color two squares below one color &
put a big red
X in each square.
Color the remaining squares a different color
How many squares do not have the big red
X?
17 - 2 = __________
                                 

Color fifteen squares below the same color
& put big red
Xs in these squares.
Now color the remaining squares a different color.
How many squares do not have the big red
X?
17 - 15 = __________
                                 

Experiment

Do you still have your nouns from your bedroom, the frontroom, outside and other places?  

Great !

Take these items and put them in piles of fifteen.

1)  Remove two nouns from this pile, how many items are left?

2)  Take away fifteen items from this pile, how many nouns are left?

Special Note

Make a pile with your 17 pennies.  Take away 15 pennies.  How many pence are left in the pile? Remake your 17 penny pile.  Remove 2 pennies.  How many pennies remain?  

Pile #1 = 2 pence
Pile #2 = 3 nickels.  How much money is in pile #2?
How much money is in pile #1 and pile #2?
Remove pile #1.
How much money is left?
Restore pile #1.
Take away pile #2.
How much money remains?

Pile #1 = 2 pence
Pile #2 = 1 dime and 1 nickel.  How much money is in pile #2?
How much money is in pile #1 and pile #2?
Remove pile #1.
How much money is left?
Restore pile #1.
Take away pile #2.
How much money remains?

Pile #1 = 2 pence
Pile #2 = 1 dime and 5 pence.  How much money is in pile #2?
How much money is in pile #1 and pile #2?
Remove pile #1.
How much money is left?
Restore pile #1.
Take away pile #2.
How much money remains?

Did you remember that the plural of penny is either pennies or pence?  

Did you know you have verified ...
17 - 2 = 15
17 - 15 = 2
and that you have picked up nouns!

A noun is the name of a person, place, thing, or idea.  It is hard to pick up an idea or place, but the other things you can frequently pick up !!!  

Name and count the nouns you
have picked up for your parents.

(Verify = test the correctness of something)

Practice

17 - 2 = _____________ 17 - 15 = _____________


Activity

Color three squares below one color and color the remaining squares a different color.  How many squares did you color altogether?

3 + 14 = ________________
                                 

Color fourteen squares one color and the remaining squares a different color.  How many squares did you color in all?

14 + 3 = ________________
                                 

Experiment

Do you still have your nouns from your bedroom, the frontroom, outside and other places?  

Great !

Take these items and sort them in to different piles.  One pile should have 14 nouns and the other pile should have three items.  How many nouns do you have altogether?

Special Note

Take your 17 pennies and put them in two piles.  One pile should have 14 pennies and the other pile should have 3 pennies.  How many pennies do you have in all?

Pile #1 = 3 pence
Pile #2 = 2 nickels and 4 pennies.  How much money is in pile #2?
How much money is in pile #1 and pile #2?

Pile #1 = 3 pence
Pile #2 = 1 dime and 4 pennies.  How much money is in pile #2?
How much money is in pile #1 and pile #2?

Did you remember that the plural of penny is either pennies or pence?  

Did you know you have verified ...
14 + 3 = 17
3 + 14 = 17
and that you have picked up nouns!

A noun is the name of a person, place, thing, or idea.  It is hard to pick up an idea or place, but the other things you can frequently pick up !!!  

Name and count the nouns you
have picked up for your parents.

(Verify = test the correctness of something)

Practice

14 + 3 = _____________ 3 + 14 = _____________

Activity

Color three squares below one color &
put a big red
X in each square.
Color the remaining squares a different color
How many squares do not have the big red
X?
17 - 3 = ______________
                                 

Color fourteen squares below the same color
& put big red
Xs in these squares.
Now color the remaining squares a different color.
How many squares do not have the big red
X?
17 - 14 = ______________
                                 


Experiment

Do you still have your nouns from your bedroom, the frontroom, outside and other places?  

Great !

Take these items and put them in piles of seventeen.

1)  Remove three nouns from this pile, how many items are left?

2)  Take away fourteen nouns from this pile, how many items are left?

Special Note

Make a pile with your 17 pennies.  Take away 14 pennies.  How many pence are left in the pile? Remake your 17 penny pile.  Remove 3 pennies.  How many pennies remain?  

Pile #1 = 3 pence
Pile #2 = 2 nickels and 4 pennies.  How much money is in pile #2?
How much money is in pile #1 and pile #2?
Remove pile #1.
How much money is left?
Restore pile #1.
Take away pile #2.
How much money remains?

Pile #1 = 3 pence
Pile #2 = 1 dime and 4 pennies.  How much money is in pile #2?
How much money is in pile #1 and pile #2?
Remove pile #1.
How much money is left?
Restore pile #1.
Take away pile #2.
How much money remains?

Did you remember that the plural of penny is either pennies or pence?  

Did you know you have verified ...
17 - 3 = 14
17 - 14 = 3
and that you have picked up nouns!

A noun is the name of a person, place, thing, or idea.  It is hard to pick up an idea or place, but the other things you can frequently pick up !!!  

Name and count the nouns you
have picked up for your parents.

(Verify = test the correctness of something)

Practice

17 - 3 = _____________ 17 - 14 = _____________


Activity

Color four squares below one color and color the remaining squares a different color.  How many squares did you color altogether?

4 + 13 = __________
                                 

Color thirteen squares below one color and color the remaining squares a different color.  How many squares did you color in all?

13 + 4 = __________
                                 

Experiment

Do you still have your nouns from your bedroom, the frontroom, outside and other places?  

Great !

Take these items and sort them.  One pile should have 4 nouns and the other pile should have thirteen items.  How many items do you have altogether?

Special Note

Make two piles with your 17 pennies.  One pile should have 13 pennies and the other pile should have 4 pennies.  How many pennies do you have altogether?  

Pile #1 = 4 pence
Pile #2 = 2 nickels and 3 pennies.  How much money is in pile #2?
How much money is in pile #1 and pile #2?

Pile #1 = 4 pence
Pile #2 = 1 dime and 3 pennies.  How much money is in pile #2?
How much money is in pile #1 and pile #2?

Did you remember that the plural of penny is either pennies or pence?  

Did you know you have verified ...
4 + 13 = 17
13 + 4 = 17
and that you have picked up nouns!

A noun is the name of a person, place, thing, or idea.  It is hard to pick up an idea or place, but the other things you can frequently pick up !!!  

Name and count the nouns you
have picked up for your parents.

(Verify = test the correctness of something)

Practice

4 + 13 = _____________ 13 + 4 = _____________


Activity

Color four squares below one color &
put a big red
X in each square.
Color the remaining squares a different color
How many squares do not have the big red
X?
17 - 4 = __________
                                 

Color thirteen squares below one color &
put a big red
X in each square.
Color the remaining squares a different color
How many squares do not have the big red
X?
17 - 13 = __________
                                 

Experiment

Do you still have your nouns from your bedroom, the frontroom, outside and other places?  

Great !

Take these nouns and put them in piles of seventeen.  Remove four nouns.  How many items are left?  Take away thirteen items.  How many items are left?

Special Note

Make a pile with your 17 pennies.  Take away 13 pennies.  How many pence are left in the pile? Remake your 17 penny pile.  Remove 4 pennies.  How many pennies remain?  

Pile #1 = 4 pence
Pile #2 = 2 nickels and 3 pennies.  How much money is in pile #2?
How much money is in pile #1 and pile #2?
Remove pile #1.
How much money is left?
Restore pile #1.
Take away pile #2.
How much money remains?

Pile #1 = 4 pence
Pile #2 = 1 dime and 3 pennies.  How much money is in pile #2?
How much money is in pile #1 and pile #2?
Remove pile #1.
How much money is left?
Restore pile #1.
Take away pile #2.
How much money remains?

Did you remember that the plural of penny is either pennies or pence?  

Did you know you have verified ...
17 - 4 = 13
17 - 13 = 4
and that you have picked up nouns!

A noun is the name of a person, place, thing, or idea.  It is hard to pick up an idea or place, but the other things you can frequently pick up !!!  

Name and count the nouns you
have picked up for your parents.

(Verify = test the correctness of something)

Practice

17 - 4 = _____________ 17 - 13 = _____________

Activity

Color five squares below one color and color the remaining squares a different color. How many squares did you color?

5 + 12 = ___________
                                 

Color twelve squares below one color and color the remaining squares a different color.  How many squares did you color in all?

12 + 5 = ___________
                                 

Experiment

Do you still have your nouns from your bedroom, the frontroom, outside and other places?  

Great !

Take these nouns and sort them.  One pile should have 5 nouns and the other pile should have twelve items.  How many nouns do you have altogether?

Special Note

With your 17 pennies, make a pile of 5 pennies and a pile of 12 pennies.  How many pennies do you have in all?

Pile #1 = 5 pence
Pile #2 = 2 nickels and 2 pennies.  How much money is in pile #2?
How much money is in pile #1 and pile #2?

Pile #1 = 1 nickel
Pile #2 = 1 dime and 2 pennies.  How much money is in pile #2?
How much money is in pile #1 and pile #2?

Did you remember that the plural of penny is either pennies or pence?  

Did you know you have verified ...
5 + 12 = 17
12 + 5 = 17
and that you have picked up nouns!

A noun is the name of a person, place, thing, or idea.  It is hard to pick up an idea or place, but the other things you can frequently pick up !!!  

Name and count the nouns you
have picked up for your parents.

(Verify = test the correctness of something)

Practice

12 + 5 = _________ 5 + 12 = __________

Activity

Color five squares below one color &
put a big red
X in each square.
Color the remaining squares a different color
How many squares do not have the big red
X?
17 - 5 = __________
                                 

Color twelve squares below one color &
put a big red
X in each square.
Color the remaining squares a different color
How many squares do not have the big red
X?
17 - 12 = __________
                                 

Experiment

Do you still have your nouns from your bedroom, the frontroom, outside and other places?  

Great !

Take these nouns and put them in piles of seventeen.  Remove five nouns.  How many items are left?  Remake your pile of seventeen.  Take away twelve nouns, how many items remain?

Special Note

Make a pile with your 17 pennies.  Take away 5 pennies.  How many pence are left in the pile?  Remove 12 pennies.  How many remain in the pile?

Pile #1 = 5 pence
Pile #2 = 2 nickels and 2 pennies.  How much money is in pile #2?
How much money is in pile #1 and pile #2?
Remove pile #1.
How much money is left?
Restore pile #1.
Take away pile #2.
How much money remains?

Pile #1 = 1 nickel
Pile #2 = 1 dime and 2 pennies.  How much money is in pile #2?
How much money is in pile #1 and pile #2?
Remove pile #1.
How much money is left?
Restore pile #1.
Take away pile #2.
How much money remains?

Did you remember that the plural of penny is either pennies or pence?  

Did you know you have verified ...
17 - 5 = 12
17 - 12 = 5
and that you have picked up nouns!

A noun is the name of a person, place, thing, or idea.  It is hard to pick up an idea or place, but the other things you can frequently pick up !!!  

Name and count the nouns you
have picked up for your parents.

(Verify = test the correctness of something)

Practice

17 - 5 = __________ 17 - 12 = __________

Activity

Color six squares below one color and color the remaining squares a different color. How many squares did you color?

6 + 11 = ___________
                                 

Color eleven squares below one color and color the remaining squares a different color. How many squares did you color?

11 + 6 = ___________
                                 

Experiment

Do you still have your nouns from your bedroom, the frontroom, outside and other places?  

Great !

Take these nouns and sort them.  One pile should have 6 nouns and the other pile should have eleven items.  How many nouns do you have altogether?

Special Note

With your seventeen pennies, make one pile of 6 pennies and the other pile with 11 pennies.  How many pennies do you have in all?

Pile #1 = 6 pence.
Pile #2 = 2 nickels and 1 penny.  How much money is in pile #2?
How much money is in pile #1 and pile #2?

Pile #1 = 1 nickel and 1 penny.
Pile #2 = 1 dime and 1 penny.  How much money is in pile #2?
How much money is in pile #1 and pile #2?

Do you remember ...

1 dime = 2 nickels
1 dime = 10 pennies
1 nickel = 5 pennies

Did you remember that the plural of penny is either pennies or pence?  

Did you know you have verified ...
6 + 11 = 17
11 + 6 = 17
and that you have picked up nouns!

A noun is the name of a person, place, thing, or idea.  It is hard to pick up an idea or place, but the other things you can frequently pick up !!!  

Name and count the nouns you
have picked up for your parents.

(Verify = test the correctness of something)

Practice

6 + 11 = __________ 11 + 6 = __________

Activity

Color six squares below one color &
put a big red
X in each square.
Color the remaining squares a different color
How many squares do not have the big red
X?
17 - 6 = __________
                                 

Color eleven squares below one color &
put a big red
X in each square.
Color the remaining squares a different color
How many squares do not have the big red
X?
17 - 11 = __________
                                 

Experiment

Do you still have your nouns from your bedroom, the frontroom, outside and other places?  

Great !

Take these nouns and put them in piles of seventeen.  Remove six nouns.  How many items are left?  Remake your 17 pile.  Take away eleven nouns.  How many items remain?

Special Note

Make a pile with your 17 pennies.  Take away 6 pennies.  How many pence are left in the pile? Remove 11 pence.  How many pennies are left?  

Pile #1 = 6 pence.
Pile #2 = 2 nickels and 1 penny.  How much money is in pile #2?
How much money is in pile #1 and pile #2?
Remove pile #1.
How much money is left?
Restore pile #1.
Take away pile #2.
How much money remains?

Pile #1 = 1 nickel and 1 penny.
Pile #2 = 1 dime and 1 penny.  How much money is in pile #2?
How much money is in pile #1 and pile #2?
Remove pile #1.
How much money is left?
Restore pile #1.
Take away pile #2.
How much money remains?

Did you remember that the plural of penny is either pennies or pence?  

Did you know you have verified ...
17 - 6 = 11
17 - 11 = 6
and that you have picked up nouns!

A noun is the name of a person, place, thing, or idea.  It is hard to pick up an idea or place, but the other things you can frequently pick up !!!  

Name and count the nouns you
have picked up for your parents.

(Verify = test the correctness of something)

Practice

17 - 6 = __________ 17 - 11 = __________

Activity

Color seven squares below one color and color the remaining squares a different color. How many squares did you color?

7 + 10 = ___________
                                 

Color ten squares below one color and color the remaining squares a different color. How many squares did you color?

10 + 7 = ___________
                                 

Experiment

Do you still have your nouns from your bedroom, the frontroom, outside and other places?  

Great !

Take these nouns and sort them.  One pile should have 7 nouns and the other pile should have ten items.  How many nouns do you have altogether?

Special Note

With your seventeen pennies, make one pile of 7 pennies and the other pile with 10 pennies.  How many pennies do you have in all?

Pile #1 = 7 pence.
Pile #2 = 2 nickels.  How much money is in pile #2?
How much money is in pile #1 and pile #2?

Pile #1 = 1 nickel and 2 pennies.
Pile #2 = 1 dime.  How much money is in pile #2?
How much money is in pile #1 and pile #2?

Do you remember ...

1 dime = 2 nickels
1 dime = 10 pennies
1 nickel = 5 pennies

Did you remember that the plural of penny is either pennies or pence?  

Did you know you have verified ...
7 + 10 = 17
10 + 7 = 17
and that you have picked up nouns!

A noun is the name of a person, place, thing, or idea.  It is hard to pick up an idea or place, but the other things you can frequently pick up !!!  

Name and count the nouns you
have picked up for your parents.

(Verify = test the correctness of something)

Practice

7 + 10 = __________ 10 + 7 = __________

Activity

Color seven squares below one color &
put a big red
X in each square.
Color the remaining squares a different color
How many squares do not have the big red
X?
17 - 7 = __________
                                 

Color ten squares below one color &
put a big red
X in each square.
Color the remaining squares a different color
How many squares do not have the big red
X?
17 - 10 = __________
                                 

Experiment

Do you still have your nouns from your bedroom, the frontroom, outside and other places?  

Great !

Take these nouns and put them in piles of seventeen.  Remove seven nouns.  How many items are left?  Restore your 17 noun pile.  Take away 10 nouns.  How many items are left?

Special Note

Make a pile with your 17 pennies.  Take away 7 pennies.  How many pence are left in the pile?  Remake your penny pile.  Now remove 10 pennies.  How much money remains?

Pile #1 = 7 pence.
Pile #2 = 2 nickels.  How much money is in pile #2?
How much money is in pile #1 and pile #2?
Remove pile #1.
How much money is left?
Restore pile #1.
Take away pile #2.
How much money remains?

Pile #1 = 1 nickel and 2 pennies.
Pile #2 = 1 dime.  How much money is in pile #2?
How much money is in pile #1 and pile #2?
Remove pile #1.
How much money is left?
Restore pile #1.
Take away pile #2.
How much money remains?

Did you remember that the plural of penny is either pennies or pence?  

Did you know you have verified ...
17 - 7 = 10
17 - 10 = 7
and that you have picked up nouns!

A noun is the name of a person, place, thing, or idea.  It is hard to pick up an idea or place, but the other things you can frequently pick up !!!  

Name and count the nouns you
have picked up for your parents.

(Verify = test the correctness of something)

Practice

17 - 7 = __________ 17 - 10 = __________


Activity

Color eight squares below one color and color the remaining squares a different color. How many squares did you color?

8 + 9 = ___________
                                 

Color nine squares below one color and color the remaining squares a different color. How many squares did you color?

9 + 8 = ___________
                                 

Experiment

Do you still have your nouns from your bedroom, the frontroom, outside and other places?  

Great !

Take these nouns and sort them.  One pile should have 8 nouns and the other pile should have nine items.  How many nouns do you have altogether?

Special Note

With your seventeen pennies, make one piles of 8 pennies and the other pile with 9 pennies.  How many pennies do you have in all?

Pile #1 = 1 nickel and 3 pennies.  How much money is in pile #1?
Pile #2 = 1 nickel and 4 pennies.  How much money is in pile #2?
How much money is in pile #1 and pile #2?

Do you remember ...

1 dime = 2 nickels
1 dime = 10 pennies
1 nickel = 5 pennies

Did you remember that the plural of penny is either pennies or pence?  

Did you know you have verified ...
8 + 9 = 17
9 + 8 = 17
and that you have picked up nouns!

A noun is the name of a person, place, thing, or idea.  It is hard to pick up an idea or place, but the other things you can frequently pick up !!!  

Name and count the nouns you
have picked up for your parents.

(Verify = test the correctness of something)

Practice

Suzie had 8 pencils.  Carmen had 9 pencils.  Together they had how many pencils?

8 + 9 = _______________ pencils

Yesterday, Jane's mother gave her 8 nickels!  On that same day, grandma gave Jane 9 more nickels!  How many nickels did Jane have?

8 + 9 = _______________ nickels

Billy set up 9 chairs in the church's dining hall before the service.  After the service, he set up 8 more chairs.  How many chairs did Billy set up?

9 + 8 = ______________ chairs

It took Robert's father 9 hours to do his taxes on Monday.  On Tuesday, after 8 more hours of work, he finished their taxes.  How many hours did it take?

9 + 8 = ______________ hours

Activity

Color eight squares below one color &
put a big red
X in each square.
Color the remaining squares a different color
How many squares do not have the big red
X?
17 - 8 = __________
                                 

Color nine squares below one color &
put a big red
X in each square.
Color the remaining squares a different color
How many squares do not have the big red
X?
17 - 9 = __________
                                 

Experiment

Do you still have your nouns from your bedroom, the frontroom, outside and other places?  

Great !

Take these nouns and put them in piles of seventeen.  Remove eight nouns.  How many items are left?  Take away 9 nouns.  How many items remain?

Special Note

Make a pile with your 17 pennies.  Take away 8 pennies.  How many pence are left in the pile?  Remake your penny pile.  Now remove 9 pennies.  How much money remains?

Pile #1 = 1 nickel and 3 pennies.  How much money is in pile #1?
Pile #2 = 1 nickel and 4 pennies.  How much money is in pile #2?
How much money is in pile #1 and pile #2?
Remove pile #1.
How much money is left?
Restore pile #1.
Take away pile #2.
How much money remains?

Did you remember that the plural of penny is either pennies or pence?  

Did you know you have verified ...
17 - 8 = 9
17 - 9 = 8
and that you have picked up nouns!

A noun is the name of a person, place, thing, or idea.  It is hard to pick up an idea or place, but the other things you can frequently pick up !!!  

Name and count the nouns you
have picked up for your parents.

(Verify = test the correctness of something)

Practice

Seventeen songs were song by the campfire during the family reunion.  Eight of those songs were rounds.  The rest of the songs were not.  How many songs were not rounds?

17 - 8 = _______________ songs

Laura's sandbox had 17 toys.  Eight of the toys were yellow.  The rest of the toys were red.  How many red toys were there?


17 - 8 = ________________ red toys

The librarian checked out 17 books.  Nine of those books were about animals.  The other books were adventure stories.  How many adventure stories were checked out of the library?

17 - 9 = ________________ adventure stories

Cathe made a quilt which had 17 different patches on them.  Nine of these patches were blue.  The rest were green.  How many green patches were there?

17 - 9 = _______________ green patches

Well done !

Did you know you have verified ...

0 + 17 = 17     17 - 0 = 17
17 + 0 = 17     17 - 17 = 0

1 + 16 = 17     17 - 1 = 16
16 + 1 = 17     17 - 16 = 1

2 + 15 = 17     17 - 2 = 15
15 + 2 = 17     17 - 15 = 2

3 + 14 = 17     17 - 3 = 14
14 + 3 = 17     17 - 14 = 3

4 + 13 = 17     17 - 4 = 13
13 + 4 = 17     17 - 13 = 4

5 + 12 = 17     17 - 5 = 12
12 + 5 = 17     17 - 12 = 5

6 + 11 = 17     17 - 6 = 11
11 + 6 = 17     17 - 11 = 6

7 + 10 = 17     17 - 7 = 10
10 + 7 = 17     17 - 10 = 7

8 + 9 = 17     17 - 8 = 9
9 + 8 = 17     17 - 9 = 8
and that you have picked up nouns!

Do you remember:
A noun is the name of a
person, place, thing, or idea.  It is hard to pick up an idea or place, but the other things you can frequently pick up !!!  

Name and count the nouns you
have picked up for your parents.

(Verify = test the correctness of something)

Review

Add or Subtract !
 0 + 17 = ________  14 + 3 = ________
 17 + 0 = ________  3 + 14 = ________
 17 - 0 = ________  17 - 3 = _______
 17 - 17 = _______  17 - 14 = _______
 2 + 15 = _______  4 + 13 = ________
 15 + 2 = _______  13 + 4 = ________
 17 - 2 = _______  17 - 4 = ________
 17 - 15 = _______  17 - 13 = ________
 1 + 16 = _______  5 + 12 = ________
 16 + 1 = _______  12 + 5 = ________
 17 - 1 = _______  17 - 5 = _______
 17 - 16 = _______  17 - 12 = _______
 6 + 11 = ________  17 - 6 = ________
 11 + 6 = ________  17 - 11 = ________
 7 + 10 = ________  17 - 7 = ________
  10 + 7 = _______   17 - 10 = _______
  8 + 9 = ________    17 - 8 = _______
  9 + 8 = ________    17 - 9 = _______

Do you remember that a noun is a name of a person, place, thing or idea?  Great !

Fill in the blank ...

A noun is the name of a __________________, place, thing, or idea.

Tricky Question:  Verbally fill in the blank ...
Verify = _________ the completeness of something

Tricky Question:  Verbally fill in the blank ...
Numbers are ad____________________________ because they tell about nouns.

Quickly
Repeat the Math Family combinations you just learned !!

Math Families
0,17
 / 1,16,17 / 2,15,17 / 3,14,17
4,13,17 / 5,12,17 / 6,11,17 / 7,10,17 / 8,9,17

Be sure to review these math families frequently.  Have your child illustrate these families using any number of items found in the house ...

coins, m&ms, toys, shoes, buttons, etc.

Make flashcards out of index cards for your child for the math families.  Flash your child daily going quickly, cheerfully, and happily.

You may want to keep track with your child those facts he already knows with the Addition Chart and the Subtraction Chart.

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