A teacher is introducing her kindergarten students to addition. She has ten marbles on the table and is demonstrating different problems. She asks the students to tell her different ways to make 8 . One child gives the answer of 4 + 4, another child says 6 + 2, and another child, Katie explains that if 2 marbles are taken away from the 10 on the table, there will be 8 . The teacher wasn't

teaching subtraction that day, she should respond by:

a. Telling Katie she is exactly right and subtraction is something they will be learning soon.
b. Saying no… that's not addition.
c. Telling Katie to "focus;" they are adding not subtracting.
d. Begin doing addition and subtraction problems because all of these kids must be ready to move on.


A

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