Sally's Savings and Counting Strategies

The video tutorial explains how Sally saved money over three months: $27 in January, $17 in February, and $10 in March. The teacher uses counters to visually represent these amounts and demonstrates how to group ones into tens to simplify counting. By organizing the counters, the teacher calculates that Sally saved a total of $54.

How much money did Sally save in January?

• $54

• $10

• $17

• $27

What is the total amount Sally saved in February and March?

• $27

• $37

• $17

• $27

What tool is used to help solve the problem of calculating Sally's total savings?

• Counters

• Abacus

• Spreadsheet

• Calculator

How many counters represent the savings for February?

• 54

• 17

• 10

• 27

What is the purpose of grouping the counters into tens?

• To make them look neat

• To make counting easier

• To match the number of months

• To reduce the number of counters

What is the total amount of money Sally saved over the three months?

• $37

• $64

• $44

• $54