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Vocabulary

Baker's Dozen = 13

**the 13's family**
0,13 0+13=13 13-0=13 13+0=13 13-13=0	1,12,13 1+12=13 13-1=12 12+1=13 13-12=1
2,11,13 2+11=13 13-2=11 11+2=13 13-11=2	3,10,13 3+10=13 13-3=10 10+3=13 13-10=3
4,9,13 4+9=13 13-4=9 9+4=13 13-9=4	5,8,13 5+8=13 13-5=8 8+5=13 13-8=5
6,7,13 6+7=13 13-6=7 7+6=13 13-7=6

**Partners for 13 Family**
13	0
12	1
11	2
10	3
9	4
8	5
7	6

Activity

Color all the squares below. How many squares did you color?

0 + 13 = 13
13 + 0 = 13

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 13 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 13 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 13 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 + 13 = 13
13 + 0 = 13
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 + 13 = _____________	13 + 0 = _____________
13 - 0 = _____________	13 - 13 = ____________

Activity

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

**1 + 12 = 13**

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

**12 + 1 = 13**

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 12 nouns and the other pile should have one item. How many nouns do you have altogether?

Special Note

Make a pile of 12 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 + 12 = 13
12 + 1 = 13
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

Little Jane started to eat her cookie. She dropped one crumb. By the time she was done with the cookie, she dropped 12 more crumbs. How many crumbs did she drop in all?

1 + 12 = _______________ crumbs

There were twelve apple trees in a row. Johnny planted one more apple tree in the row. How many apple trees are in the row?

12 + 1 = _______________ apple trees

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?

**13 - 1 = __________**

Color twelve 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?

**13 - 12 = __________**

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 thirteen.

1) Remove twelve 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 13 pennies. Take away 12 pennies. How many pence are left in the pile? Remake your 13 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 ...
13 - 1 = 12
13 - 12 = 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

Thirteen gumballs were in a candy jar. Mother ate one gum ball. How many gum balls were left?

13 - 1 = _______________ gum balls

If you take a regular dozen from a baker's dozen, how many dozen are left?

13 - 12 = _______________ dozen

Activity

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

**2 + 11 = ___________**

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

**11 + 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 11 nouns and the other pile should have two items. How many nouns do you have altogether?

Special Note

Make two piles with your 13 pennies. One pile should have 2 pence and the other pile should have eleven pennies. How many pennies do you have in all?

Pile #1 = 1 dime and 1 penny for one pile. How much money is in this pile?
Pile #2 = 2 pennies. How much money is in this pile?
How much money is there in all?

Pile #1 = 2 nickels and 1 penny. How much money is in this pile?
Pile #2 = 2 pennies. How much money is in this pile?
How much money is there in all?

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

Did you know you have verified ...
2 + 11 = 13
11 + 2 = 13
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

There were 11 rhinestones in Sarah's dress up crown. Mama added two more rhinestones. How many rhinestones are there in Sarah's crown?

11 + 2 = _______________ rhinestones

Ann had a butterfly feeder. She spied two butterflies on it in the morning. Later, she found 11 more butterflies at the feeder. How many butterflies are there altogether?

2 + 11 = _______________ butterflies

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?

**13 - 2 = __________**

Color eleven 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?

**13 - 11 = __________**

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 thirteen.

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

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

Special Note

Make a pile with your 13 pennies. Take away 11 pennies, how many pence are left in the pile? Remake your 13 penny pile. Remove 2 pennies. How many pennies remain?

Pile #1 = 1 dime and 1 penny for one pile. How much money is in this pile?
Pile #2 = 2 pennies. How much money is in this pile?
How much money is there in all?
Take away Pile #1.
How much is left?
Take away Pile #2.
How much remains?

Pile #1 = 2 nickels and 1 penny. How much money is in this pile?
Pile #2 = 2 pennies. How much money is in this pile?
How much money is there in all?
Take away Pile #1.
How much is left?
Take away Pile #2.
How much remains?

Did you know you have verified ...
13 - 2 = 11
13 - 11 = 12
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

Two of the thirteen water balloons were used by mama. How many water balloons are left?

13 - 2 = _______________ water balloons

Mama squirted 11 of the thirteen children with the hose on a hot summer day. How many more children must she squirt to get them all?

13 - 11 = _______________ children

Activity

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

**3 + 10 = ________________**

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

**10 + 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 10 nouns and the other pile should have three items. How many nouns do you have altogether?

Special Note

Take your 13 pennies and put them in two piles. One pile should have 10 pennies and the other pile should have 3 pennies. How many pennies do you have in all?

Pile #1 = 3 pence.
Pile #2 = 1 dime.
How much money is there in all?

Pile #1 = 3 pennies.
Pile #2 = 2 nickels. How much money is in this pile?
How much money is there in all?

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

Did you know you have verified ...
10 + 3 = 13
3 + 10 = 13
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

Ten paperclips were in the jar. Henry added 3 more paperclips. How many paperclips were in the jar altogether?

10 + 3 = _________________

In the beginning of the year, Farmer Jones only had 3 pigs. By the end of the year, he bought 10 more pigs. How many pigs does Farmer Jones have now?

3 + 10 = _________________

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?

**13 - 3 = ______________**

Color ten 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?

**13 - 10 = _______________**

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 thirteen.

1) Remove three nouns from this pile. How many items are left?

2) Take away ten nouns from this pile. How many items are left?

Special Note

Make a pile with your 13 pennies. If you take away 10 pennies, how many pence are left in the pile? Remake your 13 penny pile. Remove 3 pennies. How many pennies remain?

Pile #1 = 3 pence.
Pile #2 = 1 dime.
How much money is there in all?
Take away pile #1.
How much is left?
Take away pile #2.
How much remains?

Pile #1 = 3 pennies.
Pile #2 = 2 nickels. How much money is in this pile?
How much money is there in all?
Take away pile #1.
How much is left?
Take away pile #2.
How much remains?

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

Did you know you have verified ...
13 - 3 = 10
13 - 10 = 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

The three little pigs collected 13 sticks. Three of the sticks were rotten. How many of the sticks were good?

13 - 3 = _______________ good sticks

Paul Bunyon had to clear 13 miles of woodland to help the settlers. He cleared 10 miles of woodland before he stopped and gave Babe the blue ox some feed. How many more miles of woodland need to be cleared?

13 - 10 = _______________ miles

Activity

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

**4 + 9 = __________**

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

**9 + 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 nine items. How many items do you have altogether?

Special Note

Make two piles with your 13 pennies. One pile should have 9 pennies and the other pile should have 4 pennies. How many pennies do you have altogether?

Pile #1 = 4 pence.
Pile #2 = 1 nickel and 4 pennies.
How much money is there in all?

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

Did you know you have verified ...
4 + 9 = 13
9 + 4 = 13
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

Ashley did 4 jumping jacks before spelling and 9 jumping jacks after math. How many jumping jacks did Ashley do in all?

4 + 9 = _______________ jumping jacks

Pecos Bill rounded up 4 wild horses in a wink of an eye. In two winks of an eye, he rounded up 9 more wild horses. How many wild horses did Pecos Bill round up in all?

4 + 9 = _______________ wild horses

Mama washed 9 mugs before the phone rang. Wanting to be helpful, Rachel washed the remaining 4 mugs. How many mugs were washed?

9 + 4 = _______________ mugs

Stormalong rescued 9 ships from deadly hurricanes and 4 ships from coral reefs. How many ships did Stormalong rescue?

9 + 4 = _______________ ships

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?

**13 - 4 = __________**

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?

**13 - 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 thirteen. Remove four nouns. How many items are left? Take away nine items. How many items are left?

Special Note

Make a pile with your 13 pennies. Take away 9 pennies. How many pence are left in the pile? Remake your 13 penny pile. Remove 4 pennies. How many pennies remain?

Pile #1 = 4 pence.
Pile #2 = 1 nickel and 4 pennies.
How much money is there in all?
Take away Pile #1.
How much is left?
Take away Pile #2.
How much remains?

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

Did you know you have verified ...
13 - 4 = 9
13 - 9 = 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

There were 13 Vikings. Four of them had blonde hair. How many Vikings did not have blonde hair?

13 - 4 = _______________ Vikings

Out of thirteen castles, Charlemagne had restored all but 4 to the Christians. How many castles did Charlemagne have yet to save?

13 - 4 = _______________ castles

Julius Caesar was captured by 13 pirates. Nine of those pirates were toothless because they did not brush their teeth properly. How many pirates had some teeth left?

13 - 9 = _______________ pirates

Daniel Boone needed to have the settlers make 13 cabins in all for Boonesboro. They built nine of the cabins quickly. How many more cabins were needed?

13 - 9 = _______________ cabins

Activity

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

**5 + 8 = ___________**

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

**8 + 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 eight items. How many nouns do you have altogether?

Special Note

With your thirteen pennies, make a pile of 5 pennies and a pile of 8 pennies. How many pennies do you have in all?

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

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

Did you know you have verified ...
5 + 8 = 13
8 + 5 = 13
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

Five crayons were on the dining room table. Mama put eight more crayons on the table. How many crayons were there in all?

5 + 8 = _______________ crayons

Nathan did 5 cartwheels. Aaron did 8 more cartwheels. How many cartwheels were done altogether?

5 + 8 = _______________ cartwheels

Casey did 8 laps in the swimming pool. He took a rest and then did 5 more laps. How many laps did Casey do in the swimming pool?

8 + 5 = _______________ laps

There were 8 pigeons on the statue in the park. Five more pigeons joined them. How many pigeons were there in all?

8 + 5 = ________________ pigeons

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?

**13 - 5 = __________**

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?

**13 - 8 = __________**

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 thirteen. Remove five nouns. How many items are left? Remake your pile of thirteen. Take away eight nouns. How many items remain?

Special Note

Make a pile with your 13 pennies. Take away 5 pennies. How many pence are left in the pile? Remove 8 pennies. How many remain in the pile?

Pile #1 = 1 nickel.
Pile #2 = 1 nickel and 3 pennies. How much money is in pile #2?
How much money is there altogether?
Remove pile #1.
How much money is left?
Restore pile #1.
Remove 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 ...
13 - 5 = 8
13 - 8 = 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

Katie had $13. She spent $5 on a book. How much money does Katie have left?

$13 - $5 = $ _______________

Dick and Vic got a kick out of finding 13 candlewicks at the church picnic. Rick and Nick thought it was idiotic to quickly pick wicks with sticks and flicked five of the candlewicks to the hicks. How many candlewicks were left?

13 - 5 = ________________ candlewicks

Thirteen canoes were available for the family reunion. The families at the reunion only needed 8 of the canoes. How many canoes were not used?

13 - 8 = ________________ canoes

Thirteen ants marched across the floor. Eight of them were underfoot and now they are no more. How many ants remain?

13 - 8 = _______________ ants

Activity

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

**6 + 7 = ___________**

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

**7 + 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 seven items. How many nouns do you have altogether?

Special Note

With your thirteen pennies, make one pile of 6 pennies and the other pile with 7 pennies. How many pennies do you have in all?

Pile #1 = 1 nickel and 1 penny.
Pile #2 = 1 nickel and 2 pennies.
How much money is there in all?

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 + 7 = 13
7 + 6 = 13
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

Six little hobbits went to the fair and met 7 other hobbits there. How many hobbits were at the fair?

6 + 7 = _______________ hobbits

Six little forks were playing with the cork before they met the 7 little dorky porks from York. How many forks and dorky porks were there in all?

6 + 7 = _______________ forks and dorky porks

Abel told 7 fables at the table while dressed in sable. He wondered if he was able to label six more fables on cable. How many fables was Abel able to tell?

7 + 6 = ______________ fables

Mama threw seven water balloons at the children on a hot summer day and daddy threw 6 water balloons. How many water balloons were thrown?

7 + 6 = ______________ water balloons

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?

**13 - 6 = __________**

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?

**13 - 7 = __________**

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 thirteen. Remove six nouns from this pile. How many items are left? Remake your 13 pile. Take away seven nouns. How many items remain?

Special Note

Make a pile with your 13 pennies. Take away 6 pennies. How many pence are left in the pile? Remove 7 pence. How many pennies are left in the pile?

Pile #1 = 1 nickel and 1 penny. How much money is in this pile?
Pile #2 = 1 nickel and 2 pennies. How much money is in this pile?
How many cents does that make altogether?
Take away pile #1.
How many cents remain?
Restore pile #1.
Remove pile #2.
How many cents are left?

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

Did you know you have verified ...
13 - 6 = 7
13 - 7 = 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

Andrew had 13 problems to do in math. He completed 6 before the timer rang. How many problems does he have left?

13 - 6 = _______________ math problems

Six of the 13 bugs were ants. How many bugs were not ants?

13 - 6 = ________________ bugs

There were 13 flowers in the vase. Seven were roses. How many were not roses?

13 - 7 = ________________ flowers

Seven of the 13 lamps were oil. The other lamps were electric. How many lamps were electric?

13 - 7 = ________________ electric lamps

Well done !

Did you know you have verified ...

0 + 13 = 13     13 - 0 = 13
13 + 0 = 13     13 - 13 = 0

1 + 12 = 13     13 - 1 = 12
12 + 1 = 13     13 - 12 = 1

2 + 11 = 13 13 - 2 = 11
11 + 2 = 13 13 - 11 = 2

3 + 10 = 13 13 - 3 = 10
10 + 3 = 13 13 - 10 = 3

4 + 9 = 13 13 - 4 = 9
9 + 4 = 13 13 - 9 = 4

5 + 8 = 13     13 - 5 = 8
8 + 5 = 13     13 - 8 = 5

6 + 7 = 13     13 - 6 = 7
7 + 6 = 13     13 - 7 = 6
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 + 13 = ________	10 + 3 = ________
13 + 0 = ________	3 + 10 = ________
13 - 0 = ________	13 - 3 = _______
13 - 13 = _______	13 - 10 = _______
2 + 11 = _______	4 + 9 = ________
11 + 2 = _______	9 + 4 = ________
13 - 2 = _______	13 - 4 = ________
13 - 11 = _______	13 - 9 = ________
1 + 12 = _______	7 + 6 = ________
12 + 1 = _______	6 + 7 = ________
13 - 1 = _______	13 - 6 = _______
13 - 12 = _______	13 - 7 = _______
5 + 8 = _________	13 - 8 = ________
8 + 5 = _________	13 - 5 = ________

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 = test the ________________ 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
0,13 / 1,12,13 / 2,11,13 / 3,10,13
4,9,13 / 5,8,13 / 6,7,13

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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