Addition Fact Fluency Freeze Dance!

Math Grades 1st Grade 3:39 Video
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Lesson Description

Get ready to dance and learn! This lesson uses a fun freeze dance activity to help you practice your addition facts within 20. When the music stops, freeze and shout out the answer to the addition problem!

Video Resource

Fact Fluency Freeze Dance! Addition within 20 - Grade 1 & 2 Math Skills

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Duration: 3:39
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Key Concepts

  • Addition facts within 20
  • Fact fluency
  • Number recognition

Learning Objectives

  • Students will be able to quickly recall addition facts within 20.
  • Students will be able to apply addition strategies to solve problems.
  • Students will engage in active learning through movement.

Educator Instructions

  • Introduction (5 mins)
    Begin by explaining that today's lesson is a fun game to practice addition facts. Explain the rules of 'Fact Fluency Freeze Dance': When the music plays, students dance. When the music stops, a math problem will be shown, and students must shout out the answer as quickly as they can.
  • Video Playthrough (5-7 mins)
    Play the 'Fact Fluency Freeze Dance!' video. Encourage students to participate actively by dancing and shouting out the answers. Pause the video if needed to allow students more time to solve the problems.
  • Post-Video Discussion (5 mins)
    After the video, have a brief discussion about the experience. Ask students which addition facts they found easy or difficult. Discuss strategies they used to solve the problems quickly.
  • Practice Activity (10 mins)
    Lead a similar freeze dance activity yourself. Write addition problems within 20 on flashcards. Play music and have students dance. Stop the music and hold up a flashcard. Students shout out the answer. Repeat with different problems.

Interactive Exercises

  • Addition Flashcard Game
    Create addition flashcards and have students work in pairs to quiz each other. One student shows the card, and the other student answers. Time how long it takes each student to answer all the cards.
  • Number Line Hop
    Draw a large number line on the floor. Call out an addition problem and have a student hop along the number line to find the answer.

Discussion Questions

  • What strategies did you use to quickly solve the addition problems?
  • Which addition facts were easy for you? Which were more challenging?
  • How does practicing addition facts help you in everyday life?

Skills Developed

  • Addition fact recall
  • Problem-solving
  • Active listening
  • Physical activity

Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1:

What is 5 + 3?

Correct Answer: 8

Question 2:

What is 2 + 8?

Correct Answer: 10

Question 3:

What is 4 + 4?

Correct Answer: 8

Question 4:

What is 6 + 2?

Correct Answer: 8

Question 5:

What is 1 + 9?

Correct Answer: 10

Question 6:

What is 7 + 3?

Correct Answer: 10

Question 7:

What is 3 + 6?

Correct Answer: 9

Question 8:

What is 5 + 5?

Correct Answer: 10

Question 9:

What is 2 + 7?

Correct Answer: 9

Question 10:

What is 4 + 6?

Correct Answer: 10

Fill in the Blank Questions

Question 1:

3 + 4 = ____

Correct Answer: 7

Question 2:

1 + 6 = ____

Correct Answer: 7

Question 3:

2 + 5 = ____

Correct Answer: 7

Question 4:

8 + 1 = ____

Correct Answer: 9

Question 5:

4 + 5 = ____

Correct Answer: 9

Question 6:

7 + 2 = ____

Correct Answer: 9

Question 7:

6 + 4 = ____

Correct Answer: 10

Question 8:

5 + 5 = ____

Correct Answer: 10

Question 9:

9 + 1 = ____

Correct Answer: 10

Question 10:

3 + 7 = ____

Correct Answer: 10

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.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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