Candy, Friends, and Number Lines: Adding Fun!

Math Grades 1st Grade 3:59 Video
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Lesson Description

Let's learn about addition! We'll use candies, friends, and a special number line to become super addition experts!

Video Resource

How to Add

Miacademy Learning Channel

Duration: 3:59
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Key Concepts

  • Addition means putting things together.
  • The plus sign (+) shows we are adding.
  • The equal sign (=) shows the answer.
  • A number line can help us add.

Learning Objectives

  • Students will be able to solve simple addition problems using objects.
  • Students will be able to use a number line to solve addition problems.
  • Students will understand that changing the order of the numbers being added does not change the answer.

Educator Instructions

  • Introduction (5 mins)
    Start by asking students what they already know about addition. Show them the video 'How to Add' from Miacademy Learning Channel.
  • Candy Addition (10 mins)
    Use real candies or small objects to act out the first example in the video (2 candies + 1 candy). Have students practice adding small groups of candies together and writing the addition problem (e.g., 1 + 2 = 3).
  • Family Addition (10 mins)
    Discuss the family example from the video (6 people + 7 people). Guide students through counting to find the answer. Then, have them create their own family addition problems.
  • Number Line Adventure (15 mins)
    Introduce a large number line displayed vertically or horizontally. Walk through the number line examples from the video (2 + 1, 5 + 8, 8 + 5). Let students practice solving other addition problems (within 20) using the number line.
  • Order Doesn't Matter (5 mins)
    Reinforce the concept that the order of numbers in addition doesn't change the answer. Try several examples (e.g., 4 + 2 = 6 and 2 + 4 = 6).
  • Practice Makes Perfect (10 mins)
    Provide addition worksheets or online games for students to practice addition skills. Encourage them to use objects or the number line as needed.

Interactive Exercises

  • Candy Math
    Give each student a small bag of candies. Call out addition problems (e.g., 'Put 3 candies and 2 candies together'). Students solve the problem with their candies.
  • Number Line Hop
    Create a large number line on the floor with tape. Students physically hop along the number line to solve addition problems.

Discussion Questions

  • What does it mean to 'add' things?
  • Can you think of a time when you used addition today?
  • Does it matter which number comes first when we add?

Skills Developed

  • Addition
  • Problem-solving
  • Number recognition
  • Counting

Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1:

What does it mean to ADD?

Correct Answer: To put together

Question 2:

What is the sign for ADD?

Correct Answer: +

Question 3:

What is 2 + 1?

Correct Answer: 3

Question 4:

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

Correct Answer: 6

Question 5:

What is 5 + 0?

Correct Answer: 5

Question 6:

Use the number line. What is 3 + 2?

Correct Answer: 5

Question 7:

Does it matter which number you put first when you add?

Correct Answer: No

Question 8:

What is 1 + 1?

Correct Answer: 2

Question 9:

What number comes after 7 on a number line?

Correct Answer: 8

Question 10:

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

Correct Answer: 4

Fill in the Blank Questions

Question 1:

Adding means to put things ______.

Correct Answer: together

Question 2:

The plus sign (+) means we are ______.

Correct Answer: adding

Question 3:

2 + 3 = ______

Correct Answer: 5

Question 4:

A ______ ______ can help us add.

Correct Answer: number line

Question 5:

5 + 2 = ______

Correct Answer: 7

Question 6:

If I have 3 cookies and get 1 more, I will have ______ cookies.

Correct Answer: 4

Question 7:

The = sign means 'is ______ to'.

Correct Answer: equal

Question 8:

10 + 0 = ______

Correct Answer: 10

Question 9:

When we add, the number gets ______.

Correct Answer: bigger

Question 10:

4 + 4 = ______

Correct Answer: 8

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.5:Relate counting to addition and subtraction (e.g., by counting on 2 to add 2). CCSS.Math.Content.1.OA.B.3:Apply properties of operations as strategies to add and subtract. (Students need not use formal terms for these properties.) Examples: If 8 + 3 = 11 is known, then 3 + 8 = 11 is also known. (Commutative property of addition.) To add 2 + 6 + 4, the second two numbers can be added to make a ten, so 2 + 6 + 4 = 2 + 10 = 12. (Associative property of addition.)

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