at the apples. this says 'count the butterflies. draw a picture with more than 3 butterflies.'" i say, "this problem has two parts. what is the first thing it asks us to do?" (count the butterflies.) i have a student come up with a pointer and count the butterflies. "listen to the direction again. 'count the butterflies. draw a picture with more than 3 butterflies.' what do we need to do next?" (draw a picture with more than 3 butterflies.) i have a student come up and draw a picture of four or more butterflies.
i remind students to keep their pictures simple. the important part is that there are more 