{"id":1324,"date":"2009-07-12T14:53:07","date_gmt":"2009-07-12T19:53:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/archives\/1324"},"modified":"2009-07-12T14:53:07","modified_gmt":"2009-07-12T19:53:07","slug":"instructional-resources-for-va-sol-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/2009\/07\/12\/instructional-resources-for-va-sol-16\/","title":{"rendered":"Addition and Subtraction in First Grade"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Introduction:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Addition and Subtraction are necessary skills for children to practice and develop so that they may continue to be successful throughout their journey in understanding and using mathematical concepts.\u00a0 As they grow and develop, students will use addition, subtraction, and fact families in their daily lives and will be well serviced to have the ability to recall these facts quickly, efficiently, and accurately.<\/p>\n

The resources found here can be used with first graders to help develop understanding, or with second graders as opportunities for more practice.\u00a0 The associated Virginia Standards of Learning for this topic is: 1.5: The student will recall basic addition facts with sums to 18 or less and th<\/a>e corresponding subtraction facts.<\/p>\n

Recommended books for assisting in teaching this topic:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

1) One More Bunny<\/em><\/a>,<\/em> By Rick Walton, Illustrated by Paige Miglio<\/p>\n

In this book, animals are joined together to make sums up to 10.\u00a0 The animals are depicted with single numerals and the equations are also included.\u00a0 Another great aspect to this book is that partitions of integers are shown such as: 4+2=6, 3+3=6 and 1+5=6, which is a great way to get kids thinking about the patterns of addition and the different numbers that can be used to find equal sums.<\/p>\n

2) Domino Addtion<\/em><\/a>, <\/em>By Lynette Long<\/p>\n

Long combines dominoes, counting, and addition in this straight-forward book.\u00a0 Educators could easily make this an interactive activity, with the use of personal dominoes and addition mats while the book is read aloud.\u00a0 Domino Addition<\/em>, like One More Bunny<\/em>, also includes\u00a0basic examples\u00a0of\u00a0partitions of integers, so that 8 can be found by: 0+8, 1+7,\u00a02+6, 3+5, and 4+4.<\/p>\n

3)\u00a0 Twenty is Too Many<\/a>, <\/em>By Kate Duke<\/p>\n

This fun book incorporates a problem (too many guinea pigs will make their boat capsize), mathematical language and symbols (minus, -, =), and vivid pictures to engage students and get them having fun while practicing subtraction.\u00a0 The book also serves to get imaginations guessing about what might happen next; on one page an observant reader might notice that the rope one guinea pig is holding has a fraying end, the next page shows\u00a0that little guy floating in the water, resulting in one less guinea pig.\u00a0 Fun for all while\u00a0getting in some subtraction practice!<\/p>\n

4)\u00a0 <\/em>Elevator\u00a0Magic<\/em><\/a>, By Stuart J. Murphy, Illustrated by Frank Remkiewicz and G. Brian Karas<\/p>\n

In this book, Ben joins his mother on the 10th floor of her office building.\u00a0 They begin to ride the elevator, but there are some errands that must be completed along the way.\u00a0 Ben’s job is to subtract the number of floors from the number 10\u00a0to know what button to press on the elevator.\u00a0 A simple, yet real-world\u00a0problem that many kids can relate to; what kid doesn’t love pressing\u00a0buttons?<\/p>\n

5)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Hershey Kisses Addition Book<\/em><\/a>, <\/em>By Jerry Pallotta, Illustrated by Rob Bolster<\/p>\n

This book includes math symbols (+, -, =),\u00a0addition of single digits and addition of\u00a0single digits\u00a0to the\u00a0number\u00a010, and addition\u00a0depicted both vertically and horizontally.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The author also includes addition of greater numbers and briefly introduces taking away, but educators can\u00a0easily focus on what is applicable to their class.\u00a0\u00a0 This book could easily be used\u00a0with manipulative (Hershey kisses, anyone?)\u00a0to help kids have something tangible (and tasty) to add or subtract, making it another way to get kids practicing the process of addition while having fun, too.<\/p>\n

Recommended Web Sites:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

1) Max’s Math Adventures<\/a><\/em> – Available on this great site provided by Scholastic, kids can play games, do interactive worksheets, and practice concepts learned in the classroom all on their own!\u00a0 They could visit this site at home or during computer time in the classroom with a partner.\u00a0 They can do it on their own, even in these early elementary grades, because audio directions are provided for each game or activity!\u00a0 There are some excellent activities, but for specific practice of addition and subtraction activities, I might direct my students to: Farmer Fred’s Counting fun<\/a>,\u00a0 Card Castle Addition<\/a>, or Subtraction Square Dance Sing-Along<\/a>.<\/p>\n

2) Ten Frame Addition Practice<\/a>– This game is provided by Illuminations <\/em>found at the website for the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.\u00a0 The game is fantastic, particularly when played on the “Play All” function.\u00a0 Students can practice using a ten frame in which they\u00a0physically move red and\/or blue markers to the 10 frame to determine how many chips are displayed, “build” a provided number, add the correct number of chips to fill the frame (some blue chips are already included), or add red and blue chips to sums of 20 or less.\u00a0 There are many math\u00a0concepts being practiced, not to mention that students will gain facility with using the mouse, AND they are having fun, too!<\/p>\n

3)\u00a0 Math Games at A Plus Math<\/a> – I would direct my students to games like Hidden Picture Subtraction (also has addition and Mult. version)<\/a>\u00a0or MATHO<\/a>.\u00a0 The Hidden Picture game provide cross-curricular elements.\u00a0 Students uncover a real photograph by finishing addition or subtraction equations.\u00a0 The picture is generally of something from nature (coral, sea turtle, etc.) and, upon uncovering all of the squares, the student is provided with a\u00a0 brief description of where the picture was taken and something about the object’s significance.\u00a0 MATHO is\u00a0an addition version of BINGO.<\/p>\n

4) Harcourt School has mutliple resources for elementary students to practice Operations<\/a> – Student would have fun playing games like\u00a0A Day at the Beach<\/a>, where an equation using subtraction is displayed, and the program models what the answer would be by crossing off the correct number of fish.\u00a0 The player supplies the correct difference in the equation and, when a group of problems have been solved, the player can paint the beach scene.\u00a0 Students would also enjoy playing Busy Bees<\/a>.\u00a0 For these subtraction problems, a sentence is displayed such as: “There were 9 bees.\u00a0 Some flew in the hive, 5 are left.\u00a0 How many flew in the hive?”\u00a0 The player supplies the correct answer and then the hive becomes transparent so that he can see the 4 buzzing bees inside.\u00a0 A fun game to practice addition is\u00a0Adding Bricks<\/a>.\u00a0 Here, the player watches as two construction workers walk across the screen, each pushing a wheelbarrow of bricks in two different colors.\u00a0 They dump their bricks, one pile on one side of the screen and one pile on the other.\u00a0 Then the equation is shown: 4+2=, and the player must supply the answer.\u00a0 There are many other games and models for students to practice a variety of math concepts, all which are presented in sections titled “Addition,” “Subtraction,” etc., so that even younger students could be directed to games that are age and developmentally-appropriate.<\/p>\n

5) Math is Fun<\/a> – This site has many resources involving mathematical concepts from measurement, algebra, money, and addition\/subtraction.\u00a0 However, this does not make the site too difficult to navigate, and students would benefit from checking it out on their own.\u00a0 For specific investigation and practice of addition and subtraction, I would direct my students to an addition page<\/a>, where they can see models of addition and Math trainer<\/a>, where they can fill in answers to\u00a0supplied addition equations.\u00a0 The Subtraction page <\/a>\u00a0and the Subtraction Trainer <\/a>would also be\u00a0 great places for them to check out on the site.\u00a0 The subtraction page gives a subtraction table and give visual models for subtraction.\u00a0 The subtraction trainer responds to the supplied answers,\u00a0so there are opportunities for practicing equations that are troubling students.<\/p>\n

Additional resources<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

1) This is a link to an addition\/subtraction\u00a0card game <\/a>found at public education site for New South Wales.\u00a0\u00a0It would be an easy game to have at a math center, as a “Math-Tub” activity, or whenever there is some ‘down’ time (yeah, right!).\u00a0 It is a cheap and easy game that will get students practicing math facts and really thinking about strategy for making the largest single-digit number they can with adding and subtracting 4 playing cards.\u00a0 You could assign all the face cards as being 1, or simply remove them.<\/p>\n

2) Kathy Gursky is a first grade teacher and workshop presenter.\u00a0 She has created a wonderful website<\/a>\u00a0where she shares a wealth of information to help with instructing lower\u00a0elementary grades.\u00a0 She has an entire section dedicated to instructing students on fact families.\u00a0 I particularly like this card game <\/a>for practicing addition fact families.\u00a0 She uses a gameboard for the number 9, but includes links to gameboards for numbers 5 through 18.\u00a0 For the example of 9, she explains that students place a marker on the start.\u00a0 They draw a card (Aces are 0, kings\/queens\/jacks are 1), and the card drawn tells them what number they place their marker on.\u00a0 So, if a child draws a 4, he would move to the next available 5, because 4+5=9.\u00a0 In this example, there is a ‘winner’s circle,’ where the winner must draw a 4, 3, or 6 to make 9.\u00a0\u00a0This game can be played with 2 to 4 players, and would also be a great game to use as a center or Math Tub idea.<\/p>\n

3) This site is a good refresher on addition and subtraction math facts <\/a>for teachers.\u00a0 It also goes through how you can introduce the topic to your students, complete with examples to use (call 3 students to the front, class counts, adds one more student, etc.)\u00a0 The class sees their classmates being added\/subtracted, but they also use snap blocks (or manipulatives of your choice) to work through the suggestions as well.\u00a0 Check out the Introducing<\/a> and Developing the Concept<\/a>, as well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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