Repeated Addition: Visual Walkthrough of Equal Groups

Section role: supports the formalization of repeated addition in Section 3 while the teacher guides the class to translate visual groups into number sentences using the box symbol. Slides: (1) Title — 'Repeated Addition in Real Life'; (2) Dog Paws — bullets: 3 dogs, 4 paws each, visual breakdown, addition sentence 4 + 4 + 4 = □; (3) Bicycle Wheels — bullets: 5 bicycles, 2 wheels each, visual grouping, addition sentence 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 = □; (4) Juice Box Packs — bullets: 4 packs, 6 juice boxes each, array visual, addition sentence 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 = □; (5) The Box Symbol — bullets: explanation that □ is the mystery total we find by calculating, connecting back to the market oranges from Section 2; (6) Summary Slide — visual overview of group size plus number of times added. Closing slide: 'Can you spot equal groups in our classroom right now?' — sets up the transition to the individual practice in Section 4.

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