- Question 1: Find what each picture equals using these equations: Xylophone minus 2 equals 3, Note plus 5 equals 13.
Two pictures stand for two hidden numbers, and the child works out both. Numbers and results here stay within twenty. Equations add and subtract, so the child reads each sign. A picture keeps one value throughout, so a value found carries onward. Pictures on this sheet: Xylophone and Musical Note.
Xylophone - 2 = 3, Musical Note + 5 = 13.
Two children can sit side by side, take a problem each, and compare how they reached the number.
