Dino's Addition Adventure: Adding Numbers 1 to 9

Math Grades 1st Grade 2:41 Video
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Lesson Description

Join Dino on a math adventure where we learn how to add numbers from 1 to 9! We'll use fun pictures and counting to help us put numbers together.

Video Resource

Addition 1 to 9 with Dino - Math for Kindergarten & 1st Grade | Kids Academy

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Duration: 2:41
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Key Concepts

  • Addition is putting numbers together.
  • The plus sign (+) means we are adding.
  • The equal sign (=) means 'is the same as'.

Learning Objectives

  • Students will be able to add numbers from 1 to 9 using visual aids.
  • Students will be able to identify the plus and equal signs in an addition problem.
  • Students will be able to solve simple addition problems with sums up to 10.

Educator Instructions

  • Introduction (5 mins)
    Begin by introducing Dino and telling students they will be learning about addition. Explain that addition is putting things together. Show examples of everyday items being added together, like toys or crayons.
  • Video Viewing (7 mins)
    Play the 'Addition 1 to 9 with Dino' video from Kids Academy. Encourage students to count along with Dino and repeat the addition problems.
  • Guided Practice (10 mins)
    After the video, write simple addition problems on the board (e.g., 2 + 1 = ?, 3 + 2 = ?). Have students use their fingers or draw pictures to solve the problems. Work through each problem together as a class.
  • Independent Practice (8 mins)
    Give students a worksheet with more addition problems (e.g., 4 + 1 = ?, 2 + 2 = ?, 5 + 3 = ?). Have them solve the problems independently. Walk around the room to provide assistance as needed.
  • Wrap Up (5 mins)
    Review the answers to the worksheet problems as a class. Ask students to explain how they solved the problems. Emphasize that addition is fun and helpful in everyday life.

Interactive Exercises

  • Counting Objects
    Provide students with small objects like blocks or counters. Call out addition problems (e.g., 'Put 2 blocks and 3 blocks together. How many blocks do you have?'). Have students physically combine the objects to find the answer.
  • Number Line Addition
    Draw a number line on the board. Have students use the number line to solve addition problems by hopping from one number to the next.

Discussion Questions

  • What does it mean to add?
  • What does the plus sign (+) tell us to do?
  • Can you think of a time when you used addition today?

Skills Developed

  • Counting
  • Problem-solving
  • Number recognition
  • Critical Thinking

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 is 1 + 1?

Correct Answer: 2

Question 4:

What is 2 + 3?

Correct Answer: 5

Question 5:

What is 4 + 3?

Correct Answer: 7

Question 6:

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

Correct Answer: 5

Question 7:

What does the equal sign (=) mean?

Correct Answer: Is the same as

Question 8:

What is 1+2?

Correct Answer: 3

Question 9:

What is 2 + 2?

Correct Answer: 4

Question 10:

What number comes after you add 2 + 4?

Correct Answer: 7

Fill in the Blank Questions

Question 1:

Putting numbers together is called ________.

Correct Answer: addition

Question 2:

The sign that tells us to add is the ________ sign.

Correct Answer: plus

Question 3:

1 egg + 1 egg = ________ eggs.

Correct Answer: 2

Question 4:

3 bananas + 2 bananas = ________ bananas.

Correct Answer: 5

Question 5:

4 + 3 = ________

Correct Answer: 7

Question 6:

The sign that means 'is the same as' is called the ________ sign.

Correct Answer: equal

Question 7:

When you add, the numbers get ________.

Correct Answer: bigger

Question 8:

1 + 1 = ____

Correct Answer: 2

Question 9:

2 + 1 = ____

Correct Answer: 3

Question 10:

If I have 2 toys and I get 2 more, I have ____ toys.

Correct Answer: 4

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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