Story about combining any amounts and equal amounts

Motley Crab Adder is an Eager Collector, gathering most anything she can get in her claws. Her home is full of the odd treasures she finds while wandering on the beach.

A. What kinds of things could Motley find on a beach?

B. Mime Motley finding things on a beach.

C. Does Motley "just" combine or combine "neatly" (by 2s, 3s, 4s, …) the things she finds?

D. Do you "just" combine anything like Motley? What?

E. Using counters as shells …

(a) Show what Motley would do if she found 8 clam shells and 5 oyster shells.

(b) Describe what Motley would do with the shells.

(c) Draw a picture of what you did with the counters.

(d) How many shells would Motley end up with?

(e) Write the number sentence for what Motley would do with the shells.

F. What would Motley do with …

(a) 4 gold rings and 9 silver rings? Write the number sentence for what Motley would do with the rings.

(b) 5 blue buttons and 6 red buttons? Write the number sentence for what Motley would do with the buttons.

(c) 28 pennies and 17 nickels? Write the number sentence for what Motley would do with the coins.

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