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Addition Strategy Choice Board

Addition Within 20: Count On and Make Ten

Day 40of 180
Week 8of 36
30Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

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Demonstrate ability to choose appropriate addition strategies within 20

2

Practice mental math strategies like counting on and making ten

3

Develop confidence in solving math problems independently

📖 Scripture Connection

Proverbs 9:9

“Give instruction to a wise man, and he will still be wiser. Teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.”

— Proverbs 9:9 (WEB)

Just as this verse encourages continuous learning, our math lesson helps children build problem-solving skills step by step

📦 Materials Needed

  • Ten frames
  • Linking cubes
  • Dice
  • Dry erase board
  • Dry erase marker
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

BibleMouse Math Adventure begins! Let's review our addition strategies from this week.

💭 Review Question: What strategy did we learn yesterday about solving near-doubles?
2Teaching (10 min)

Today we'll play a strategy choice board game to practice different addition methods.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Remember, smart mathematicians have many ways to solve problems
  • Sometimes counting on works best
  • Other times, making ten is the quickest method
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Which strategy feels easiest for you?
  • How can we choose the best method?
3Activity: Addition Strategy Spinner (12 min)
game

Students roll dice and choose the most efficient strategy to solve the problem

📝 Instructions:
  1. Roll two dice to create an addition problem
  2. Use ten frames or linking cubes to solve
  3. Mark which strategy you used on your choice board
  4. Earn points for correct solutions and smart strategy choices
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Use smaller numbers, provide strategy visual cues

Challenge: Add time pressure, use three dice

4Closing (3 min)

Celebrate our math learning and strategies discovered today

📝 Review Questions:
  • What was your favorite strategy today?
  • Which strategy helped you solve problems fastest?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll explore how addition and subtraction are connected in fact families

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Children are developing flexible thinking about numbers

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Praise effort over speed
  • Encourage multiple solution approaches
  • Be patient with learning process
🤔 Common Struggles:

Choosing the most efficient strategy takes practice

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Confidence in explaining mathematical thinking

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a strategy poster in BibleMouse Resource Guide
  • Practice strategies with family board games

Ready for Tomorrow?

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