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Day 18 · Regroup while addingYear 3 Maths · T1 W3–4 · Day 18 lesson

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Year 3 / Mathematics / Term 1 / Weeks 03 04

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Code: AC9M3N03 (partial). Goal: explain a three-digit addition by two physical exchanges, then check reasonableness. Prepare: H/T/O cards and large paper counters.

  1. Invite · 2. Ask whether 347 + 286 is closer to 300, 600 or 900; 350 + 280 ≈ 630 gives a benchmark, not exact evidence.
  2. Model · 5. Combine 7 and 6 ones → 13, exchange ten for one T. Combine 4 and 8 tens plus new one → 13 T, exchange ten for one H. Combine 3 and 2 H plus new one → 6 H. State 347 + 286 = 633, close to estimate.
  3. Guided · 6. Learners direct 268 + 175: 8+5=13 ones, 6+7+1=14 tens, 2+1+1=4 hundreds; total 443. Reverse-check 443−175 if ready.
  4. Choice · 6. Choose D18-A/B/C. Require a model or labelled exchange and a reasonable estimate, not just a final numeral.
  5. Exit · 4. Solve 156 + 278; expected 434. Ask where each exchange happened and why 334 is not enough. If a learner writes 334, recount hundreds after ten exchange.
  6. Note · 2. Record model, accurate total and reasonableness separately; schedule a two-digit revisit if needed.

Access/home/extension: Pre-cut bundles, adult moves at direction, speech/AAC or number-line addition as an alternative. Do not time calculation speed as the only achievement. Extension: show a second correct partition of 347+286.