The meaning of equals

We have been exploring the meaning of equals.

So if equals means to balance, or is the same as, what could it look like in a number equation?

Here is some of our thinking where we were looking at balancing 10.

We began to see patterns in our thinking...

11-1

12-2

13-3

14-4

15-5

16-6

Can you carry this patterning on?

 We found other patterns...

29-19

33-23

56-46

44-34

Can you carry this patterning on?

Even more patterns...

130-120

140-130

150-140

160-150

Adding 3 numbers together-

4+4+2

6+2+2

7+2+1

5+4+1

What other 3 numbers can you join together to make 10?

How about groups of...

2X5

5X2

1X10

10X1

So what would skip counting look like?

What would skip counting sound like?

We explored doubles and halves...

So what is 10 a half of?