Fruit Fun: Adding and Taking Away!

Math Grades 1st Grade 2:17 Video
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Lesson Description

Let's learn how to add and subtract using yummy fruits! We'll put fruits together and take them away to understand addition and subtraction.

Video Resource

Pieces of fruit | Basic addition and subtraction | Early Math | Khan Academy

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Duration: 2:17
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Key Concepts

  • Addition as putting together
  • Subtraction as taking away
  • Understanding the symbols + and -

Learning Objectives

  • Students will be able to add two groups of fruits together to find the total number of fruits.
  • Students will be able to subtract a number of fruits from a larger group to find how many are left.
  • Students will be able to identify when to add or subtract based on simple word problems.

Educator Instructions

  • Introduction (5 mins)
    Start by asking students what their favorite fruits are. Briefly discuss how we can count fruits. Introduce the idea that we can put fruits together (addition) and take them away (subtraction).
  • Watch the Video (5 mins)
    Play the Khan Academy video 'Pieces of fruit | Basic addition and subtraction | Early Math | Khan Academy'. Encourage students to pay attention to how the fruits are added and subtracted.
  • Discuss the Video (5 mins)
    After the video, ask students what they saw in the video. Ask them to explain how the person in the video added the fruits and how they subtracted them.
  • Fruit Addition Activity (10 mins)
    Use real fruits (if available) or drawings of fruits. Create simple addition problems like: 'We have 2 apples and 3 bananas. How many fruits do we have in all?' Have the students count and find the total. Write the problem on the board as 2 + 3 = 5.
  • Fruit Subtraction Activity (10 mins)
    Use the same fruits or drawings. Create simple subtraction problems like: 'We have 5 oranges and we eat 2 of them. How many oranges are left?' Have the students take away the appropriate number of fruits and count the remaining ones. Write the problem on the board as 5 - 2 = 3.
  • Word Problem Practice (10 mins)
    Present simple word problems involving adding and subtracting fruits. For example: 'Lily has 4 strawberries. Her friend gives her 3 more strawberries. How many strawberries does Lily have now?' and 'Tom has 7 grapes. He eats 1 grape. How many grapes does Tom have left?' Have students solve the problems using drawings or by counting on their fingers.
  • Assessment (10 mins)
    Administer the multiple choice and fill in the blank quiz.

Interactive Exercises

  • Fruit Basket Math
    Create a 'fruit basket' (a box or container) with different types of fruits (or pictures). Call out addition or subtraction problems and have students physically add or remove fruits from the basket to solve them.

Discussion Questions

  • What happens when we add more fruits?
  • What happens when we take fruits away?
  • Can you think of a time when you added things together? How about a time you took things away?

Skills Developed

  • Addition
  • Subtraction
  • Problem-solving
  • Counting

Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1:

What does it mean to add?

Correct Answer: To put things together

Question 2:

What does the plus sign (+) mean?

Correct Answer: Add

Question 3:

What does it mean to subtract?

Correct Answer: To take things away

Question 4:

What does the minus sign (-) mean?

Correct Answer: Subtract

Question 5:

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

Correct Answer: 5

Question 6:

If you have 5 bananas and eat 1, how many bananas are left?

Correct Answer: 4

Question 7:

Which number is bigger: 5 + 2 or 5 - 2?

Correct Answer: 5 + 2

Question 8:

Which equation shows putting things together?

Correct Answer: 2 + 2 = 4

Question 9:

Which equation shows taking things away?

Correct Answer: 7 - 2 = 5

Question 10:

If you have 2 grapes, and your friend gives you 2 more. How many grapes do you have in total?

Correct Answer: 4

Fill in the Blank Questions

Question 1:

Adding means to ________ things together.

Correct Answer: put

Question 2:

Subtracting means to ________ things away.

Correct Answer: take

Question 3:

The plus sign (+) tells us to ________.

Correct Answer: add

Question 4:

The minus sign (-) tells us to ________.

Correct Answer: subtract

Question 5:

3 apples + 2 apples = ________ apples.

Correct Answer: 5

Question 6:

5 oranges - 2 oranges = ________ oranges.

Correct Answer: 3

Question 7:

When we add, the number gets ________.

Correct Answer: bigger

Question 8:

When we subtract, the number gets ________.

Correct Answer: smaller

Question 9:

6 pears + 1 pear = ________ pears.

Correct Answer: 7

Question 10:

4 strawberries - 1 strawberry = ________ strawberries.

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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