Make three   equations for each picture.   One side of the equation should show the parts.  The other side should show the value for the whole.   It doesn't matter which one is on which side.   THey're all there at the same time! 
EXAMPLE:
                  
3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 = 15    adding parts to find the whole
3 x 5 = 15 multiplying groups to find the whole
15 = 3 + 12     -- I can rearrange the number and describe it in a different way. 
14 + 1 = 15
3x2  + 3x3 = 15
Be creative! Make three equations that you're most sure of... and one or two that you're *not* sure about.     There are some rules that help make it easier to understand what your math sentence is saying when you mix different operations like adding and division. 
            
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               -- can you split them up into **even** groups?  How many different ways?
Write 2 multiplication  equations breaking that group into rows and columns.
 
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Use smiley faces or hearts or boxes to draw these expressions:
5 + 2
5 x 2 
4 + 3
4 x 3 
 
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