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Addition of tens and ones

Addition of tens and ones
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Key Info
  • Addition of tens and ones
  • Duration: 01:02
  • A demonstration of addition by grouping pennies into tens and ones. Two cartoon characters are counting pennies from a piggy bank. They have a pile of ten pennies and are counting a smaller pile in ones. The characters talk about what they are doing. An illustration of the addition appears behind them: 10+7=17. They get some more pennies and make piles of tens and ones. They count the piles of tens and then the ones left over to calculate the total.
  • Subject:

    Maths

       Topic:

    Calculations: Addition

  • Keywords: money, coins, adding, addition, decimal
Ideas for use in class
  • To demonstrate how grouping into tens and ones makes counting easier. To start a discussion about the decimal system.
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  • Clip language : English
  • Aspect ratio : 16x9
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