Adding with Four: A Fun Math Adventure!

Math Grades 1st Grade 3:37 Video
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Lesson Description

Let's learn addition facts with 4! We'll sing, practice, and become addition superstars!

Video Resource

Learning My Addition Facts (All Mixed Up) | Addition Facts for 4 | Jack Hartmann

Jack Hartmann Kids Music Channel

Duration: 3:37
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Key Concepts

  • Addition facts with 4
  • Number recognition
  • Problem-solving

Learning Objectives

  • Students will be able to recall addition facts with 4.
  • Students will be able to solve addition problems involving adding 4 to a number between 0 and 10.

Educator Instructions

  • Introduction (5 mins)
    Begin by asking students what they already know about addition. Introduce the concept of adding with 4. Tell them they will watch a fun video to learn these facts!
  • Video Time! (5 mins)
    Play the Jack Hartmann video 'Learning My Addition Facts (All Mixed Up) | Addition Facts for 4'. Encourage students to sing along and try to answer the questions before the video gives the answer.
  • Practice Together (10 mins)
    After the video, write the addition facts from the video on the board (4+0, 4+1, 4+2, 4+3, 4+4, 4+5, 4+6, 4+7, 4+8, 4+9, 4+10). Go through each fact as a class. Use fingers, drawings, or small objects to help students visualize the addition.
  • Independent Practice (10 mins)
    Give each student a worksheet with addition problems involving adding 4 to numbers between 0 and 10. Have them solve the problems independently. Provide assistance as needed.
  • Wrap-up (5 mins)
    Review the addition facts with 4 one last time. Congratulate the students on their hard work!

Interactive Exercises

  • Four's a Crowd!
    Give each student a set of small objects (e.g., counters, blocks). Call out an addition problem (e.g., 4+2). Have students put out the first number of objects, then add 4 more. Ask them to count the total and give the answer.

Discussion Questions

  • What happens when we add 4 to a number?
  • Can you think of a time when you might need to add 4 to something in real life?

Skills Developed

  • Addition fluency
  • Number sense
  • Problem-solving

Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1:

What is 4 + 1?

Correct Answer: 5

Question 2:

What is 4 + 4?

Correct Answer: 8

Question 3:

What is 4 + 0?

Correct Answer: 4

Question 4:

What is 4 + 3?

Correct Answer: 7

Question 5:

What is 4 + 2?

Correct Answer: 6

Question 6:

What is 4 + 5?

Correct Answer: 9

Question 7:

What is 4 + 6?

Correct Answer: 10

Question 8:

What is 4 + 7?

Correct Answer: 11

Question 9:

What is 4 + 8?

Correct Answer: 12

Question 10:

What is 4 + 9?

Correct Answer: 13

Fill in the Blank Questions

Question 1:

4 + 1 = ____

Correct Answer: 5

Question 2:

4 + 3 = ____

Correct Answer: 7

Question 3:

4 + 0 = ____

Correct Answer: 4

Question 4:

4 + 4 = ____

Correct Answer: 8

Question 5:

4 + 2 = ____

Correct Answer: 6

Question 6:

4 + 5 = ____

Correct Answer: 9

Question 7:

4 + 6 = ____

Correct Answer: 10

Question 8:

4 + 7 = ____

Correct Answer: 11

Question 9:

4 + 8 = ____

Correct Answer: 12

Question 10:

4 + 9 = ____

Correct Answer: 13

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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