We’ve been off to a fantastic start as we dive into early addition skills. Our young mathematicians have been working hard and having so much fun exploring what it means to add, combine, and make sense of numbers in meaningful ways. It’s been a joy to watch their confidence and curiosity grow!
🎵 We Start with Song and Skills!
Every day, we kick off our math block with a fun math song and a quick skill warm-up. These routines help us review important math ideas and get our brains ready to think like mathematicians. Songs help reinforce number patterns, counting, and basic facts—all while keeping things upbeat and engaging!
Here is our Counting By 10's Song
🎯 What We're Learning:
Our focus has been on building a strong foundation in addition strategies. We’ve been learning to:
Solve addition word problems using tools like 10-frames, modeling with counters, and counting on strategies.
Visualize addition by showing our thinking in more than one way.
Understand and apply the commutative property (knowing that 3 + 2 is the same as 2 + 3).
These strategies help students see that numbers are flexible and that there’s more than one way to solve a problem.
🎲 Games That Make Us Think:
We’ve also introduced some hands-on math games that help build fluency and deepen our understanding of addition.
Roll and Record – In this game, students roll two dice, find the total, and record it on a chart. This helps us recognize number combinations and patterns.
- Double Compare – A twist on the classic card game “War,” this game helps us practice comparing two sets of numbers and quickly finding their sum.
