Solve small joining and taking-away stories, then explain what the numbers mean.
What it is about
Solve addition/subtraction within 10 and explain a representation.
Kindergarten · 5–6 years · 30 challenges
Before you begin
- Informal counting, spoken quantity words and experience with objects.
What the class will do
- Choose and explain · 30 challenges
Small number stories
Solve addition/subtraction within 10 and explain a representation.
Using it in class
Read all text and choices aloud. Act out or draw each stated story with counters when useful. Ask which objects the question counts, and distinguish the whole, the removed part and what remains. All calculations are within ten; no timing or formal written method is required.
Give everyone time to think and discuss before one pupil acts at the board. The class explains and confirms together; hints and explanations stay until you move on.
Use an up-to-date browser on a computer connected to a whiteboard or shared display. Touch, mouse and keyboard; optional audio and reduced motion. No pupil accounts or personal devices.
Choose from 5 challenges up to the full activity. Discussion determines the duration: you set the pace.
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