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Commutative property of addition


• You will learn about the commutative law of addition and learn to use it when you count;
• You will practice finding unknown parts and results of addition and subtraction;
• You will solve problems to find the sum, the difference, and to increase a number by a few units;
• You will practice comparing the values of number expressions.


1
Count. Choose the right numbers.
2
Listen to the story Problem.
At the aquarium, Mason saw 6 seals and 3 sea lions.
How many animals did Mason see?
Complete the number bond. Drag the numbers from the story.
3
Complete the equations. Drag the correct numbers.
4
Look at the equations:
2 plus 3 equals 5.
3 plus 2 equals 5.
6 plus 1 equals 7.
1 plus 6 equals 7.
5 plus 4 equals 9.
4 plus 5 equals 9.
What do you notice?
Each pair of equations has the same sum.
If you swap the addends, the sum stays the same!
2 plus 3 equals 3 plus 2.
6 plus 1 equals 1 plus 6.
5 plus 4 equals 4 plus 5.
5
Change the order of the numbers using the example. Drag the numbers.
6
Listen to the story Problem.
There are 10 tables in a cafe. 8 tables have customers.
How many tables are empty?
Complete the number bond. Drag the numbers from the story.
7
Drag an addition expression with the same numbers in a different order to each airplane.
8
Count the total amount of cents in each group.
Drag the numbers.
9
Drag and drop the correct sign: greater than, less than, or equal to.
10
Fill in the blanks. Choose the right numbers.
11
Listen to the story Problem.
Oliver found 6 smooth rocks at the beach. He found 4 more seashells than rocks.
How many seashells did Oliver find?
Complete the tape diagram. Drag and drop the numbers from the story.
12
Complete the equations. Drag the correct numbers.