Adding Fun with Addition Tables!

Math Grades 1st Grade 8:08 Video
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Lesson Description

Learn how to use and create addition tables to solve math problems up to 10!

Video Resource

Learn Grade 1 - Maths - Addition table up to 10

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Duration: 8:08
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Key Concepts

  • Addition as combining groups
  • Using an addition table to find sums
  • Creating an addition table

Learning Objectives

  • Students will be able to use an addition table to find the sum of two numbers up to 10.
  • Students will be able to complete an addition table with sums up to 10.
  • Students will be able to explain how an addition table helps solve addition problems.

Educator Instructions

  • Introduction (5 mins)
    Begin by asking students what they know about addition. Review basic addition concepts like 'putting together' and 'counting on'. Show the students the video 'Learn Grade 1 - Maths - Addition table up to 10'. Ask them to pay attention to how the characters use and build the addition table.
  • Understanding the Addition Table (10 mins)
    After the video, explain the parts of the addition table. Show how to find the sum of two numbers by locating them on the table and finding where the corresponding row and column meet. Provide examples, such as 3 + 2, 5 + 4, etc.
  • Building an Addition Table (15 mins)
    Guide students through building their own addition tables. Start with a blank table (provided as a handout). Work together to fill in the sums, explaining the process for each cell. Emphasize the patterns they observe (e.g., numbers increasing by one in each row and column).
  • Practice Problems (15 mins)
    Give students a set of addition problems (worksheet or whiteboard). Have them use the addition tables they created to solve the problems. Encourage them to explain their process. For example: 'I want to add 4 + 3. I find 4 on the side and 3 on the top, and where they meet is 7.'
  • Wrap-up (5 mins)
    Review the key concepts of using and creating addition tables. Answer any remaining questions. Prepare students for the quizzes.

Interactive Exercises

  • Addition Table Game
    Create a simple game where students roll two dice (or use number cards) and use their addition tables to find the sum of the two numbers. They can play individually or in pairs.
  • Missing Number Challenge
    Provide addition problems with a missing number (e.g., 2 + ? = 5). Have students use the addition table to find the missing number.

Discussion Questions

  • What happens to the answer when you add one more?
  • Can you find any patterns on the addition table?
  • How can an addition table help you solve math problems faster?

Skills Developed

  • Addition fluency
  • Problem-solving
  • Pattern recognition

Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1:

What is 2 + 3?

Correct Answer: 5

Question 2:

What is 1 + 1?

Correct Answer: 2

Question 3:

What is 4 + 2?

Correct Answer: 6

Question 4:

What is 3 + 3?

Correct Answer: 6

Question 5:

What is 5 + 1?

Correct Answer: 6

Question 6:

Using the addition table, what row and column do you look at to solve 2+4?

Correct Answer: Row 2, Column 4

Question 7:

What does an addition table help you do?

Correct Answer: Solve addition problems

Question 8:

What number comes next? 1, 2, 3, ____

Correct Answer: 4

Question 9:

Using the addition table, what is 1 + 5?

Correct Answer: 6

Question 10:

What two numbers do you add to make 10?

Correct Answer: 5 + 5

Fill in the Blank Questions

Question 1:

2 + 2 = ____

Correct Answer: 4

Question 2:

1 + 3 = ____

Correct Answer: 4

Question 3:

3 + 1 = ____

Correct Answer: 4

Question 4:

4 + 0 = ____

Correct Answer: 4

Question 5:

5 + 2 = ____

Correct Answer: 7

Question 6:

To find the answer on the addition table, look across the ____ and down the column.

Correct Answer: row

Question 7:

An addition table helps us solve ____ problems.

Correct Answer: addition

Question 8:

When you add, you are putting numbers ____.

Correct Answer: together

Question 9:

3 + 4 = ____

Correct Answer: 7

Question 10:

1 + ____ = 2

Correct Answer: 1

Educational Standards

CCSS.Math.Content.1.OA.C.6:Add and subtract within 20, demonstrating fluency for addition and subtraction within 10. Use strategies such as counting on; making ten (e.g., 8 + 6 = 8 + 2 + 4 = 10 + 4 = 14); decomposing a number leading to a ten (e.g., 13 - 4 = 13 - 3 - 1 = 10 - 1 = 9); using the relationship between addition and subtraction (e.g., knowing that 8 + 4 = 12, one knows 12 - 8 = 4); and creating equivalent but easier or known sums (e.g., adding 6 + 7 by creating the known equivalent 6 + 6 + 1 = 12 + 1 = 13). CCSS.Math.Content.1.OA.D.7:Understand the meaning of the equal sign, and determine if equations involving addition and subtraction are true or false. For example, which of the following equations are true and which are false? 6 = 6, 7 = 8 - 1, 5 + 2 = 2 + 5, 4 + 1 = 5 + 2. CCSS.Math.Content.1.OA.A.1:Use addition and subtraction within 20 to solve word problems involving situations of adding to, taking from, putting together, taking apart, and comparing, with unknowns in all positions, e.g., by using objects, drawings, and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem.

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