Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Making a Ten

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
An addition table supports third graders as they learn strategies to improve their math fluency. When finding sums greater than ten, students are taught how to first make a ten and then add on the rest. A similar method is also...
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Math Learning Center

Grade 1 Supplement Set A4 – Number and Operations: Equivalent Names

For Teachers 1st Standards
Engage young mathematicians in developing their basic arithmetic skills with these great hands-on activities. Using Unifix® cubes to model a variety of single digit addition and subtract problems, children build a basic...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Hitting the Target Number

For Students 2nd Standards
Make combinations to reach the target. Learners play a game to add and subtract numbers between 0 and 10 to reach a target number between 10 through 20. Teachers use the game to help pupils learn efficient ways to add and subtract within...
Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Many Ways to Do Addition

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
A great aspect of teaching math is that children have the freedom to solve problems using a variety of different strategies. The focus of this activity is for young mathematicians to become aware of many ways of answering addition...
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Pedago Net

Math Games Using Dice and Cards to Promote Mental Strategies

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Develop mental math skills using these fun partner games. Covering basic operations, each one offers differentiation options, extension ideas, and clear directions. Dice or cards is all you'll need to keep kids' attention as they...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Building toward fluency

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd Standards
Here is a great learning task that focuses on the development of areas in computational fluency including strategies in mental math. Young learners are guided through a list of addition expressions that help them visually understand the...
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Making Math More Fun

Making Math More Fun

For Teachers 2nd - 6th Standards
Address fundamental math skills with a series of fun math board games. With 25 games that focus on addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, place value, and percentages, kids will quickly find that math practice is their favorite...
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Curated OER

Math Games for Skills and Concepts

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
A 27-page packet full of math games and activities builds on algebra, measurement, geometry, fractional, and graphing skills. Young mathematicians participate in math games collaboratively, promoting teamwork and skills practice.
Activity
Curated OER

Create a Healthy Calendar

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Health nuts create a month-long calendar presenting health-themed pictures, tips, or facts in each day's box. Rather than just a project, you could raise the required number of health facts and use this as a unique assessment of...
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K-5 Math Teaching Resources

K 5 Math Teaching Resources: Facts of Ten [Pdf]

For Students 1st - 3rd Standards
You and a partner try to pick cards that are facts of ten.
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BBC

Bbc Schools: Bitesize Revision Math Addition

For Students 3rd - 8th
This interactive activity has students practice number bonds to 10, 20, and 100. In addition to the online activity, there are teacher lesson plans and an online quiz on the topic.
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NumberNut

Number Nut: Addition: 1 to 10

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Explains the concept of addition, and the vocabulary and symbols that are used, with reference to the addition of single-digit numbers.
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Teaching Treasures Publications

Teaching Treasures: Year One Timed Mental Math (Page 3)

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Try to solve ten addition or subtraction problems in less than five minutes using this interactive worksheet. Immediate feedback is given. A suitable tool for use as a quick assessment.
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Lawrence Hall of Science

The Math Page: Skill in Arithmetic: Table of Contents

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
This website from The Math Page explains some helpful hints about how to do mental math.
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Teaching Treasures Publications

Teaching Treasures: Year One Timed Mental Math (Page 2)

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Learners are challenged to solve ten addition or subtraction problems in less than five minutes using this interactive worksheet. Immediate feedback is given.
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NumberNut

Number Nut: Multiplication: 1 to 10

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Demonstrates how to use repeated addition to multiply single-digit numbers, how to recognize number patterns that can help with understanding, as well as how to use a multiplication table for facts that need to be memorized. Includes...