Adding Fun: 1st Grade Addition Adventures!

Math Grades 1st Grade 5:48 Video
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Lesson Description

Learn how to add numbers together using fun strategies! This lesson will help you become a math superstar!

Video Resource

Watch 1st Graders Solve Addition Problems with EASE! Kids Academy

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Duration: 5:48
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Key Concepts

  • Addition as combining groups
  • Strategies for adding numbers (counting on, using fingers)
  • Solving simple addition problems

Learning Objectives

  • Students will be able to solve addition problems within 20.
  • Students will be able to use different strategies (e.g., counting on) to solve addition problems.
  • Students will be able to explain their reasoning when solving addition problems.

Educator Instructions

  • Introduction (5 mins)
    Start by asking students what they already know about adding numbers together. Discuss real-life scenarios where they use addition (e.g., counting toys, sharing snacks). Briefly introduce the video.
  • Video Viewing (10 mins)
    Watch the "Watch 1st Graders Solve Addition Problems with EASE! Kids Academy" video. Encourage students to pay attention to the different strategies the children in the video use to solve addition problems.
  • Guided Practice (15 mins)
    After watching the video, work through several addition problems together as a class. Model different strategies, such as counting on using fingers or drawing pictures. Encourage students to explain their thinking process.
  • Independent Practice (15 mins)
    Provide students with individual addition worksheets or problems to solve. Circulate the classroom to provide support and answer questions.
  • Wrap-up (5 mins)
    Review the main concepts covered in the lesson and answer any remaining questions. Have students share their favorite addition strategies.

Interactive Exercises

  • Number Line Addition
    Use a number line to visually represent addition problems. Have students start at one number and 'jump' forward the number of spaces indicated by the second number to find the sum.
  • Manipulative Addition
    Provide students with manipulatives (e.g., counters, blocks) to physically represent addition problems. Have them combine the manipulatives to find the sum.

Discussion Questions

  • What does it mean to add numbers together?
  • What are some different ways you can solve an addition problem?
  • How can you check your answer to make sure it's correct?

Skills Developed

  • Addition skills
  • Problem-solving skills
  • Critical thinking skills

Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1:

What does it mean to add?

Correct Answer: To put together

Question 2:

What is 2 + 3?

Correct Answer: 5

Question 3:

Which of these shows adding?

Correct Answer: 3 + 1

Question 4:

If you have 4 apples and get 2 more, how many do you have?

Correct Answer: 6

Question 5:

What is 1 + 1?

Correct Answer: 2

Question 6:

Which number is missing? 3 + ___ = 5

Correct Answer: 2

Question 7:

What is 0 + 7?

Correct Answer: 7

Question 8:

Which is bigger? 5 + 1 or 2 + 2?

Correct Answer: 5 + 1

Question 9:

What does the '+' sign mean?

Correct Answer: Add

Question 10:

What is 6 + 3?

Correct Answer: 9

Fill in the Blank Questions

Question 1:

Adding means putting numbers ___________.

Correct Answer: together

Question 2:

2 + 2 = ___________

Correct Answer: 4

Question 3:

The '+' sign means we need to ___________.

Correct Answer: add

Question 4:

If you have 3 cookies and get 1 more, you have ___________ cookies.

Correct Answer: 4

Question 5:

1 + 0 = ___________

Correct Answer: 1

Question 6:

4 + 4 = ___________

Correct Answer: 8

Question 7:

When we add, the number gets ___________.

Correct Answer: bigger

Question 8:

5 + ___________ = 6

Correct Answer: 1

Question 9:

Adding helps us ___________ things.

Correct Answer: count

Question 10:

7 + 2 = ___________

Correct Answer: 9

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.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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