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485 prompts matching "Explain how I borrowed in subtraction"
Ordering market prices (Y1)
I am in Primary 1. Ask me to order these prices from cheapest to most expensive: "Rice cos
Ordering scores
I am in Primary 1. Tell me: "In a test, Funke got 45, Bola got 32, and Emeka got 48. Who g
Ordering lengths
I am in Primary 1. Ask me: "A snake is 50cm, a lizard is 20cm, and a rat is 30cm. Put them
Ordering weights
I am in Primary 1. Ask me: "A bag of flour is 5kg, a bag of sugar is 2kg, and a bag of sal
Ordering numbers with a number line
I am in Primary 1. Draw an imaginary number line from 1 to 20. Ask me to place 7, 14, and
Comparing numbers (greater/less)
I am in Primary 1. Ask me: "Which is bigger, 19 or 21? Which is smaller, 35 or 33?" Check
Comparing with symbols (<, >, =)
I am in Primary 1. Ask me: "Is 16 greater than, less than, or equal to 16?" Then do 14 and
Comparing Naira amounts
I am in Primary 1. Ask me: "Who has more money, someone with 45 Naira or someone with 54 N
Comparing scores
I am in Primary 1. Ask me: "If I score 18 in English and 15 in Maths, which subject did I
Adding with beads
I am in Primary 1. Ask me to add 4 beads and 6 beads. Tell me to count all of them and giv
Adding two small numbers
I am in Primary 1. Ask me: "What is 2 + 3?" Check my answer. Then ask "What is 4 + 5?"
Adding three single-digit numbers
I am in Primary 1. Ask me to add 2 + 3 + 1. Tell me to add the first two first, then add t
Adding to make ten
I am in Primary 1. Ask me: "What number do you add to 6 to make 10?" Check my answer. Then
Adding doubles
I am in Primary 1. Ask me: "What is double 4?" Then "What is double 6?" Check my answers.
Adding with zero
I am in Primary 1. Ask me: "What is 5 + 0?" Then "What is 0 + 8?" Check if I understand th
Subtraction with zero
I am in Primary 1. Ask me: "What is 6 - 0?" Then "What is 4 - 0?" Check if I know the numb
Find the missing number in an addition sentence
I am in Primary 1. Ask me: "What number is missing? 7 + ? = 10." Praise me if I say 3, the
Find the missing number in a trickier addition sentence
I am in Primary 1. Ask me: "? + 5 = 12. What number is missing?" Check my answer.
Quick mixed addition and subtraction practice
I am in Primary 1. Ask me: "3 + 4 = ?" Then "7 - 2 = ?" Check each answer before moving on
Adding tens (without regrouping)
I am in Primary 1. Ask me: "What is 20 + 30?" Check my answer. Then try 40 + 50.