Week 20: Putting Together and Taking Away
First addition and subtraction stories, kept small and concrete. Children use pictures, ten frames and finger counting.
What your child is practicing
- Putting groups together
- Taking away from a group
- Making five
This week's worksheets
- Early Math
- ~10 min
Putting Together
Count two small groups, put them together, and write how many in all.
- Early Math
- ~10 min
Taking Away
Cross out the pictures that go away and write how many are left.
- Early Math
- ~10 min
Make Five
Draw dots to fill each frame and write how many more you drew.
- Early Math
- ~10 min
Number Stories
Read a short story about animals, draw the answer and write the number.
Try it off paper: Toy stories
Put 3 cars in a line and add 2. Count them all. Then drive 1 away and count again.
Parent tip
Use real objects first. Writing the numbers is the last step, not the first.