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Operations Review: Addition and Subtraction Mastery

Review and Enrichment

Day 172of 180
Week 35of 36
30Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Demonstrate fluency in addition and subtraction within 20

2

Apply multiple strategies for solving math problems

3

Build confidence in mathematical thinking

📖 Scripture Connection

Proverbs 2:2

“So that you incline your ear to wisdom, and apply your heart to understanding;”

— Proverbs 2:2 (WEB)

Just as we apply our heart to understanding wisdom, we apply our minds to understanding math strategies

📦 Materials Needed

  • Deck of playing cards
  • Paper
  • Pencil
  • Small whiteboard (optional)
  • BibleMouse Math Game Board
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Welcome to today's BibleMouse math adventure! Let's recall our math journey this year.

💭 Review Question: What math strategy have you enjoyed most this year?
2Teaching (10 min)

Today we'll play a fun game that reviews all our addition and subtraction skills!

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Remember how we learned different ways to solve math problems
  • We can add by counting on, using number lines, and breaking numbers apart
  • Subtraction is like 'taking away' or finding the difference
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What strategies do you remember?
  • How can we make math fun?
3Activity: Math Strategy War (12 min)
game

A card game that practices addition and subtraction skills

📝 Instructions:
  1. Divide cards between two players
  2. Each player turns over two cards
  3. Add or subtract the numbers
  4. Player with the highest (or lowest) answer wins the round
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Use only number cards 1-10

Challenge: Add three cards instead of two

4Closing (3 min)

Celebrate your math skills and review what we learned today!

📝 Review Questions:
  • What was your favorite part of our math game?
  • What math strategy did you use today?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll explore shapes and measurements in our BibleMouse curriculum!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

First grade is about building math confidence and flexible thinking

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Praise effort over correct answers
  • Make math feel like play
  • Use encouraging language
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might get frustrated if they can't solve problems quickly

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Willingness to try, creative problem-solving approaches

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a math story problem about sharing
  • Practice math facts with BibleMouse flashcards

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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