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Addition Story Time

Adding More

Day 68of 180
Week 14of 36
15Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand basic addition as combining groups

2

Use objects to represent simple addition problems within 5

3

Develop joy in learning mathematical concepts

📖 Scripture Connection

John 6:9

“"There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two small fish, but what are these among so many?"”

— John 6:9 (WEB)

Demonstrates counting and combining items, just like our addition activity

📦 Materials Needed

  • Counting bears
  • Addition mat
  • Small toys
  • Number cards 1-5
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Welcome to today's BibleMouse math adventure! Let's remember how we added groups yesterday.

💭 Review Question: Can you show me how you added one more yesterday?
2Teaching (5 min)

Today we'll tell math stories using our toys and bears!

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Addition means putting groups together
  • We can count how many we have after combining
  • Let's use our imagination to make math fun!
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What happens when we put groups together?
  • Can you count how many toys we have?
3Activity: Bear Addition Adventure (6 min)
storytelling

Create simple addition stories using counting bears

📝 Instructions:
  1. Choose 2-3 bears of different colors
  2. Place some bears on one side of addition mat
  3. Add more bears to see total
  4. Count how many bears you now have
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Use fewer bears, help child count

Challenge: Use number cards to write addition sentence

4Closing (3 min)

Let's review our bear addition stories!

📝 Review Questions:
  • How many bears did we start with?
  • How many bears did we end with?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll add fish, just like in Jesus' miracle!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

PK4 children are learning to combine small groups

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use enthusiastic, positive language
  • Let child explore and make mistakes
  • Make counting a fun game
🤔 Common Struggles:

Keeping consistent count, staying focused

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's ability to combine groups, basic counting

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Use BibleMouse Printables for additional counting sheets
  • Sing counting songs from BibleMouse Song Collection

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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