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485 prompts matching "Explain how I borrowed in subtraction"
Place value – build the number
I am in Primary 1. Ask me: "If I have 7 tens and 2 ones, what number am I?" Tell me if I s
Place value – which is bigger?
I am in Primary 1. Ask me: "Which number has more tens, 38 or 42?" Guide me to look at the
Number bonds to 10
I am in Primary 1. Ask me: "Tell me two numbers that add up to 10." If I say 4 and 6, prai
Number bonds to 20
I am in Primary 1. Ask me: "What two numbers add up to 20?" If I say 12 and 8, praise me.
Addition – commutative property
I am in Primary 1. Ask me: "Is 3 + 5 the same as 5 + 3?" Let me add both and check if they
Borrow from the tens place to subtract
I am in Primary 1. Ask me: "What is 45 - 18?" Guide me through borrowing from the tens.
Longer and shorter
I am in Primary 1. Ask me: "Is your arm longer or shorter than your leg?" Check my answer.
Taller and shorter
I am in Primary 1. Ask me: "Who is taller in your family, you or your big sister?" Then as
Heavy and light
I am in Primary 1. Ask me: "Which is heavier, a bag of cement or a bag of pure water sache
Heavier and lighter
I am in Primary 1. Ask me: "Is a stone heavier than a feather? Is a book lighter than a ch
Heaviest and lightest
I am in Primary 1. Give me three objects: "Mattress, book, feather." Ask me which is heavi
Full and empty
I am in Primary 1. Ask me: "Is a cup full or empty if there is no water in it?" Then "Is a
Holds more / holds less
I am in Primary 1. Ask me: "Which holds more water, a cup or a bucket? Which holds less?"
Capacity – full, half-full, empty
I am in Primary 1. Ask me to look at a water bottle in my mind. Ask: "Is it full, half-ful
Days of the week
I am in Primary 1. Ask me: "If today is Monday, what day will tomorrow be?" Then "If today
Days of the week – market days
I am in Primary 1. Ask me: "In your village, is market day on Saturday? If today is Saturd
Days of the week – school days
I am in Primary 1. Ask me: "Which days do you come to school? Are Saturday and Sunday scho
Months of the year
I am in Primary 1. Ask me to name the months of the year. Help me if I forget. Ask me whic
Money – more than/less than
I am in Primary 1. Ask me: "Which is more, 25 Naira or 52 Naira?" Check my comparison.
Duration – long and short activities
I am in Primary 1. Ask me: "What takes longer, eating a sweet or eating a bowl of fufu?" C