Math Activeness Thursday: Unmarried Digit Addition

I convey been thus busy, precisely I'm withal hosting MaTh action Th too today nosotros are going amongst the basics: Single digit Addition.

I savour showing kids the concept behind unmarried digit add-on too and thus 1 time they empathize that they tin create the worksheets.  Playing amongst objects is thus much to a greater extent than fun!

For the action y'all volition demand 2 groups of nine objects, 2 baskets/containers to concur each group, roughly 3x5 cards, too a marker.

Prepare the 3x5 cards past times writing 1-9 on ii sets of cards.  One carte amongst a plus sign too 1 amongst an equal sign.

How to play:

  • With ii piles of objects exterior (but adjacent to) each container a kid or ii children position how many objects they select too position them into the container.  (My kid position all of them.  We counted equally she position each 1 in.)

  • Put the let on carte that represents that many objects.
  • Move all the objects out too inwards 1 big pile together to the correct of the equal sign card.  The let on cards remain inwards the containers.

  • Then count all of those objects amongst the child(ren) too brand a let on carte that says that number.
  • Do it 1 time again to come across other let on combinations.  
    • The kid tin too motility 1 grouping from the handbasket over past times the equal sign too usage counting upwards equally y'all add together the minute group.


What fun ways create y'all learn unmarried digit addition?