Roll, Add, and Groove: Summer Dice Addition to 10!

Math Grades 1st Grade 3:47 Video
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Lesson Description

Get your students moving and learning with this fun, active math lesson! We'll use dice to practice adding numbers up to 10 and build our math fact fluency. Perfect for a brain break!

Video Resource

Summer Dice Addition to 10: Math Brain Break Subitizing

Move and Groove Math

Duration: 3:47
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Key Concepts

  • Addition
  • Subitizing (Instantly recognizing the number of dots on a die)
  • Number Recognition
  • Math Fact Fluency

Learning Objectives

  • Students will be able to add two numbers (1-6) together to find the sum.
  • Students will be able to quickly recognize the number of dots on a die (subitize).
  • Students will be able to write and say the numbers 1-12.

Educator Instructions

  • Introduction (5 mins)
    Start by reviewing what addition means. Ask students what they know about dice. Explain that today they will be using dice to practice adding numbers.
  • Dice Roll and Add (15 mins)
    Explain the activity: Students will roll two dice. They will then add the numbers shown on the dice together. Encourage students to count on from the larger number. After they find the sum, they will do a movement (e.g., jump, clap, stomp) that many times. Play the video and encourage students to participate.
  • Equation Writing (10 mins)
    After watching the video, have students practice writing the equations they created during the game. For example, if a student rolled a 3 and a 4, they would write 3 + 4 = 7.
  • Wrap-up (5 mins)
    Review the concept of addition. Ask students what strategies they used to add the numbers. Have them share their favorite movement from the video.

Interactive Exercises

  • Dice Roll Race
    Divide the class into two teams. Each team gets a pair of dice. One student from each team rolls the dice and adds the numbers. The first team to correctly say the sum gets a point. The team with the most points at the end wins.

Discussion Questions

  • What does it mean to add?
  • What strategies did you use to add the numbers on the dice?
  • Can you think of other ways to practice addition?

Skills Developed

  • Addition skills
  • Number sense
  • Subitizing
  • Active Listening
  • Problem-solving

Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1:

What does it mean to add?

Correct Answer: To put together

Question 2:

If you roll a 2 and a 3 on the dice, what is the sum?

Correct Answer: 5

Question 3:

What is it called when you know how many dots are on a die without counting each one?

Correct Answer: Subitizing

Question 4:

If you roll two 1s, what number do you get when you add them?

Correct Answer: 2

Question 5:

Which of these is an addition sentence?

Correct Answer: 4 + 3 = 7

Question 6:

What is 4+4?

Correct Answer: 8

Question 7:

What is 6+2?

Correct Answer: 8

Question 8:

What is 1+5?

Correct Answer: 6

Question 9:

What is 3+2?

Correct Answer: 5

Question 10:

What is 3+3?

Correct Answer: 6

Fill in the Blank Questions

Question 1:

When you add, you are putting numbers ___________.

Correct Answer: together

Question 2:

The answer to an addition problem is called the ___________.

Correct Answer: sum

Question 3:

Quickly knowing the dots on a die is called ___________.

Correct Answer: subitizing

Question 4:

3 + 2 = ___________

Correct Answer: 5

Question 5:

If you roll a 4 and a 1, the sum is ___________.

Correct Answer: 5

Question 6:

1+1=___________

Correct Answer: 2

Question 7:

5+5=___________

Correct Answer: 10

Question 8:

2+2=___________

Correct Answer: 4

Question 9:

6+1=___________

Correct Answer: 7

Question 10:

1+3=___________

Correct Answer: 4

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. 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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