Rapunzel's Rescue: Adding Numbers to 20!

Math Grades 1st Grade 5:39 Video
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Lesson Description

Help the prince reach Rapunzel by solving addition problems up to 20! Learn different ways to add and find the right path through the maze.

Video Resource

Addition up to 20 for 1GRADE. Easy Math for Kids. Kids Academy

Kids Academy

Duration: 5:39
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Key Concepts

  • Addition within 20
  • Counting on as a strategy for addition
  • Solving for a specific sum (15 in the video)
  • Using visual aids (dots) for addition

Learning Objectives

  • Students will be able to solve addition problems with sums up to 20.
  • Students will be able to use the counting on strategy to add numbers.
  • Students will be able to identify addition problems that equal a specific number.
  • Students will be able to apply addition skills to navigate a maze.

Educator Instructions

  • Introduction (5 mins)
    Begin by introducing the story of Rapunzel and the prince. Explain that the prince needs help to find Rapunzel, and students will help him by solving math problems.
  • Video Viewing (10 mins)
    Play the 'Addition up to 20' video from Kids Academy. Encourage students to follow along and solve the addition problems with the teacher in the video.
  • Guided Practice (10 mins)
    Work through a few additional addition problems as a class, reinforcing the 'counting on' strategy and the dot method shown in the video. Example problems: 9 + 3, 6 + 7, 8 + 4.
  • Independent Practice (10 mins)
    Provide students with a similar maze or worksheet with addition problems. Students will solve the problems and find the path to Rapunzel.
  • Wrap-up (5 mins)
    Review the key concepts and strategies learned. Discuss how addition can help solve real-world problems.

Interactive Exercises

  • Number Line Addition
    Use a number line to solve addition problems. Start at the first number and jump forward the number of spaces indicated by the second number.
  • Manipulative Addition
    Use small objects like counters, blocks, or beads to represent the numbers in addition problems. Physically combine the objects to find the sum.

Discussion Questions

  • What is your favorite way to add numbers?
  • Can you think of a time when you use addition in your daily life?
  • What happens when we change the order of the numbers we are adding? (e.g., 5 + 3 vs. 3 + 5)

Skills Developed

  • Addition fluency within 20
  • Problem-solving
  • Critical thinking
  • Following Instructions

Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1:

What is 5 + 3?

Correct Answer: 8

Question 2:

What is 10 + 4?

Correct Answer: 14

Question 3:

What is 7 + 2?

Correct Answer: 9

Question 4:

What is 6 + 4?

Correct Answer: 10

Question 5:

What is 9 + 1?

Correct Answer: 10

Question 6:

What is 2 + 8?

Correct Answer: 10

Question 7:

What is 4 + 4?

Correct Answer: 8

Question 8:

What is 3 + 6?

Correct Answer: 9

Question 9:

What is 1 + 7?

Correct Answer: 8

Question 10:

What is 5 + 5?

Correct Answer: 10

Fill in the Blank Questions

Question 1:

6 + 2 = _____

Correct Answer: 8

Question 2:

4 + 5 = _____

Correct Answer: 9

Question 3:

3 + 7 = _____

Correct Answer: 10

Question 4:

8 + 2 = _____

Correct Answer: 10

Question 5:

1 + 9 = _____

Correct Answer: 10

Question 6:

2 + 6 = _____

Correct Answer: 8

Question 7:

7 + 3 = _____

Correct Answer: 10

Question 8:

5 + 4 = _____

Correct Answer: 9

Question 9:

9 + 0 = _____

Correct Answer: 9

Question 10:

0 + 3 = _____

Correct Answer: 3

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.

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