Snowflake Addition Fun: An Active Math Game!

Math Grades 1st Grade 3:26 Video
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Lesson Description

Get moving and practice your addition skills with this fun, winter-themed game! We'll use snowflakes to learn how to add and even do some exercises!

Video Resource

Winter Addition: Adding Snowflakes Brain Break Math Game

Move and Groove Math

Duration: 3:26
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Key Concepts

  • Addition
  • Counting
  • Problem Solving

Learning Objectives

  • Students will be able to add two numbers together (within 10) to find the total.
  • Students will be able to quickly recall basic addition facts.
  • Students will be able to engage in physical activity while reinforcing math skills.

Educator Instructions

  • Introduction (5 mins)
    Begin by explaining to the students that today they will be playing a fun math game with snowflakes! Ask them what they know about addition and briefly review the concept of adding two groups of objects together.
  • Video Time (10 mins)
    Play the 'Winter Addition: Adding Snowflakes Brain Break Math Game' video. Explain the rules: students add the snowflakes they see on the screen and shout out the answer. When they see the exercise screen, they solve the problem and do the exercise for that many seconds.
  • Practice Round (5 mins)
    After the video, do a practice round together. Show simple addition problems on the board (e.g., 2 + 3) and have students shout out the answers. Then, assign simple exercises (e.g., jumping jacks) for a short duration.
  • Independent Practice (10 mins)
    Give students individual addition problems on worksheets. They can solve the problems and then choose their own exercise to do for the corresponding number of seconds.
  • Wrap-up (5 mins)
    Review the key concepts of addition and ask students what they enjoyed about the game. Discuss how they can use addition in their everyday lives.

Interactive Exercises

  • Snowflake Toss
    Create paper snowflakes. Write addition problems on each snowflake. Have students toss the snowflakes in the air, pick one up, solve the problem, and do a related exercise.
  • Number Line Jumps
    Use a number line to visualize addition. Students can 'jump' along the number line to solve addition problems.

Discussion Questions

  • What does it mean to add?
  • Can you think of a time when you used addition today?
  • What strategies did you use to solve the addition problems quickly?

Skills Developed

  • Addition Skills
  • Number Recognition
  • Active Listening
  • Problem Solving

Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1:

What is 1 + 1?

Correct Answer: 2

Question 2:

What is 2 + 3?

Correct Answer: 5

Question 3:

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

Correct Answer: 5

Question 4:

What is 4 + 0?

Correct Answer: 4

Question 5:

What is 1 + 4?

Correct Answer: 5

Question 6:

What is 2 + 2?

Correct Answer: 4

Question 7:

What is 3 + 1?

Correct Answer: 4

Question 8:

If you have 2 snowflakes and your friend gives you 1, how many do you have?

Correct Answer: 3

Question 9:

What is 0 + 5?

Correct Answer: 5

Question 10:

What is 1 + 2?

Correct Answer: 3

Fill in the Blank Questions

Question 1:

Adding means putting numbers ___________.

Correct Answer: together

Question 2:

2 + 1 = ___________

Correct Answer: 3

Question 3:

1 + 3 = ___________

Correct Answer: 4

Question 4:

If you have 1 snowflake and find another, you have ___________ snowflakes.

Correct Answer: 2

Question 5:

0 + 4 = ___________

Correct Answer: 4

Question 6:

The sign '+' means we are __________.

Correct Answer: adding

Question 7:

2 + 0 = __________

Correct Answer: 2

Question 8:

If I have 3 snowflakes and then 0 more, I have ______ snowflakes.

Correct Answer: 3

Question 9:

Adding helps us find the ________.

Correct Answer: total

Question 10:

1+1+1= _________

Correct Answer: 3

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.8:Determine the unknown whole number in an addition or subtraction equation relating three whole numbers. For example, determine the unknown number that makes the equation true in each of the equations 8 + ? = 11, 5 = _ - 3, 6 + 6 = _.

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