Name
Date
Adding Vehicles
Count all the vehicles and write the total.
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2+
3
=
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4+
2
=
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1+
6
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3+
5
=
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5+
4
=
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6+
4
=
Notes for adults
Count cars and buses and solve six addition problems with totals up to 10.
Learning objectives
- Count all the pictures in two groups, pointing to each one once.
- Write the answers to six addition problems with totals up to 10.
- Explain how they found at least one answer.
What you need
- Printed activity sheet
- Pencil
- Eraser
How to do it
- Print the sheet and gather a pencil and eraser.
- Show the groups of vehicles and explain that the plus sign means to put the groups together.
- Model the first problem, pointing to each picture as you count them all aloud.
- Invite the child to write the total in the answer space.
- Let the child solve the remaining problems, offering help as needed.
- Check the answers together and celebrate the child's effort.
Teaching suggestions
- Say, “Let's count all the vehicles, first in one group and then in the other.”
- If the child loses count, help them point to each picture just once.
- Talk about vehicles you see on the street or in books.
- In a group, invite children to share different ways to find the total.
Variations
- Make it easier: Solve one problem at a time together, counting the pictures aloud.
- Make it harder: Invite the child to start with the number in the first group and count on from there.
- Extend the activity: Ask the child to draw two groups of vehicles that make 10 altogether.
Talk about it
- How did you find out how many vehicles there are altogether?
- What happens to the total when we put the two groups together?
- What is another way you could find the answer?
What to look for
- Notice whether the child points to each picture once while counting.
- Check whether the child writes the correct total for each problem.
- Listen as the child explains how they solved one problem.