Math Fitness Fun: Addition & Subtraction Brain Breaks!

Math Grades 1st Grade 6:06 Video
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Lesson Description

Get your bodies moving and your brains working with this fun lesson on addition and subtraction! We'll solve math problems and do exercises to match the answers.

Video Resource

This or That: Math Madness Brain Game (Level 1)

Coach Meger Fitness Games

Duration: 6:06
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Key Concepts

  • Addition
  • Subtraction
  • Problem-solving
  • Following Directions

Learning Objectives

  • Students will be able to solve simple addition and subtraction problems within 20.
  • Students will be able to follow instructions to perform exercises based on math answers.
  • Students will be able to relate math skills to fitness activities.

Educator Instructions

  • Introduction (5 mins)
    Begin by explaining that today's lesson combines math and fitness! Watch the 'This or That: Math Madness Brain Game' video. Explain that they will solve addition and subtraction problems and then do a specific exercise that matches the answer.
  • Guided Practice (15 mins)
    Play the video again, pausing after each math problem. Have the students solve the problem on a whiteboard or piece of paper. After they solve it, ask them which exercise corresponds to their answer. Do the exercise together as a class.
  • Independent Practice (10 mins)
    Provide additional addition and subtraction problems on a worksheet. After solving each problem, students can choose their own exercise to do based on the answer (e.g., 5 = jumping jacks, 10 = arm circles).
  • Cool-down (5 mins)
    Wrap up the lesson with some light stretching and a review of what they learned.

Interactive Exercises

  • Math Fitness Challenge
    Create a list of math problems and assign a different exercise to each possible answer. Students solve the problems and then complete the exercise associated with their answer. Time them to see how quickly they can complete all problems and exercises.

Discussion Questions

  • What is addition? What is subtraction?
  • How can math be fun and active?

Skills Developed

  • Addition and subtraction fluency
  • Problem-solving skills
  • Following directions
  • Active Listening

Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1:

What does it mean to add?

Correct Answer: To put together

Question 2:

What does it mean to subtract?

Correct Answer: To take away

Question 3:

What is 5 + 2?

Correct Answer: 7

Question 4:

What is 10 - 3?

Correct Answer: 7

Question 5:

If you have 3 apples and get 2 more, how many do you have?

Correct Answer: 5

Question 6:

If you have 8 cookies and eat 1, how many are left?

Correct Answer: 7

Question 7:

What is 4 + 4?

Correct Answer: 8

Question 8:

What is 9 - 2?

Correct Answer: 7

Question 9:

What does the plus sign (+) mean?

Correct Answer: Add

Question 10:

What does the minus sign (-) mean?

Correct Answer: Subtract

Fill in the Blank Questions

Question 1:

When we add, the numbers get ______. (bigger or smaller)

Correct Answer: bigger

Question 2:

When we subtract, the numbers get ______. (bigger or smaller)

Correct Answer: smaller

Question 3:

3 + 1 = _______

Correct Answer: 4

Question 4:

5 - 2 = _______

Correct Answer: 3

Question 5:

If you put things together, you _____. (add or subtract)

Correct Answer: add

Question 6:

If you take things away, you _____. (add or subtract)

Correct Answer: subtract

Question 7:

6 + 0 = _______

Correct Answer: 6

Question 8:

7 - 7 = _______

Correct Answer: 0

Question 9:

The answer to an addition problem is called the _____. (sum or difference)

Correct Answer: sum

Question 10:

The answer to a subtraction problem is called the _____. (sum or difference)

Correct Answer: difference

Educational Standards

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. 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.

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