Spooky Addition Fun: True or False Math with Halloween!

Math Grades 1st Grade 3:35 Video
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Lesson Description

Get ready for some Halloween-themed math fun! This lesson uses addition within 10 to determine if equations are true or false. Get your bodies moving with this math brain break!

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Halloween: Addition True and False: Add to 10: Math Brain Break

Move and Groove Math

Duration: 3:35
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Key Concepts

  • Addition within 10
  • Understanding the equal sign (=)
  • Determining if an equation is true or false

Learning Objectives

  • Students will be able to accurately add numbers within 10.
  • Students will be able to determine if an addition equation is true or false.
  • Students will be able to explain their reasoning for why an equation is true or false.

Educator Instructions

  • Introduction (5 mins)
    Start with a brief review of addition within 10. Use manipulatives (e.g., counters, blocks) to visually demonstrate addition facts. Ask students to share examples of addition equations they know.
  • Video Viewing (5 mins)
    Watch the 'Halloween: Addition True and False: Add to 10: Math Brain Break' video. Encourage students to participate by calling out 'True' or 'False' as each equation is presented. Get them moving if they get it right!
  • Guided Practice (10 mins)
    After the video, write addition equations on the board (e.g., 3 + 2 = 5, 4 + 1 = 6). For each equation, ask students: 'Is this true or false? How do you know?' Encourage them to explain their thinking process.
  • Independent Practice (10 mins)
    Provide students with a worksheet containing a variety of addition equations. Instruct them to circle 'True' or 'False' for each equation. You can also have them use Halloween-themed stickers to mark their answers.
  • Wrap-up (5 mins)
    Review the answers to the independent practice worksheet. Address any misconceptions or areas of difficulty. Play a quick round of 'True or False' with addition equations, having students stand up for 'True' and sit down for 'False'.

Interactive Exercises

  • True or False Movement Game
    Call out addition equations. If the equation is true, students jump like a jack-o-lantern. If the equation is false, students make a spooky ghost noise!
  • Equation Creation Station
    Provide students with number cards (0-10) and an equal sign card. Have them create their own addition equations and then determine if they are true or false. They can share their equations with a partner.

Discussion Questions

  • What does the equal sign (=) mean?
  • How can we check if an addition equation is true?
  • Can you give me an example of a true addition equation? A false one?

Skills Developed

  • Addition fluency within 10
  • Critical thinking
  • Problem-solving
  • Understanding the equal sign

Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1:

What does the '=' sign mean?

Correct Answer: The same as

Question 2:

Is 2 + 3 = 5 TRUE or FALSE?

Correct Answer: True

Question 3:

Is 1 + 1 = 3 TRUE or FALSE?

Correct Answer: False

Question 4:

Which equation is TRUE?

Correct Answer: 4 + 1 = 5

Question 5:

Which equation is FALSE?

Correct Answer: 3 + 2 = 6

Question 6:

What number plus 0 equals 4? ? + 0 = 4

Correct Answer: 4

Question 7:

What number do you add to 1 to make 2? 1 + ? = 2

Correct Answer: 1

Question 8:

Is 5 + 2 the same as 2 + 5?

Correct Answer: Yes

Question 9:

If 3 + 4 = 7, is 4 + 3 = 7 TRUE or FALSE?

Correct Answer: True

Question 10:

What two numbers added together make 10?

Correct Answer: 5 + 5

Fill in the Blank Questions

Question 1:

2 + 4 = ____

Correct Answer: 6

Question 2:

1 + ____ = 3

Correct Answer: 2

Question 3:

5 + 0 = ____

Correct Answer: 5

Question 4:

3 + 3 = ____

Correct Answer: 6

Question 5:

If 2 + 1 = 3, then 1 + 2 = ____

Correct Answer: 3

Question 6:

4 + ____ = 4

Correct Answer: 0

Question 7:

____ + 2 = 5

Correct Answer: 3

Question 8:

10 + 0 = ____

Correct Answer: 10

Question 9:

____ + 5 = 10

Correct Answer: 5

Question 10:

2 + ____ = 8

Correct Answer: 6

Educational Standards

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.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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