Practicing the counting on method in grade 1

Today we played a simple game with two dice to practice our skill of counting on when adding. 
What is the count on method?
Counting on is a mental math skill where, when adding two numbers, you begin counting from the largest number and add the second number to it. Counting on helps us figure out how many more we need of something and how many we will have once more is added.

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