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  What Kind of Math are We Talking? Number Sense , does that make sense? Let me explain!                                   Number sense is when our brains quickly make  assumptions on numbers based off of what we see. We also use  knowledge that has been previously taught to us.   Why is this important to students math development?   When students are faced with more difficult math problems  they are able to return to knowledge that they have previously  obtained to help them solve the problem they're working on.  Example: Student working through higher level addition problem  What is the sum of 72+38  I know that 70+ 30 is 100 because 7+3 is 10  now we have to add the 2 and the 8. I know  2+8= 10  So the answer must be 110. This is an example of a student having number sense and being  able to work throu...