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Welcome to Addition! – Greetings, little mathematicians! – Today’s lesson: learning addition – Addition combines numbers into a total – If you have 3 apples and 2 more apples, addition tells us we have 5 apples in total – We’ll practice adding up to 10 – We’ll use pictures to help us see the answers | This slide is designed to introduce Pre-K students to the concept of addition in a fun and engaging way. Start by greeting the students warmly to capture their attention. Explain that addition is a way of finding out how many items we have altogether by combining two or more groups. Use simple, relatable examples, such as combining groups of toys or snacks, to illustrate the concept. Emphasize that today’s focus will be on sums up to 10, which is suitable for their level. Incorporate colorful pictures and visual aids to help them visualize the process of adding numbers. Encourage participation by asking them to predict the total before revealing the answer. The goal is to make them comfortable with the idea of addition as a basic mathematical operation.

Learning Addition: Sums Up to 10 – Addition combines groups – Putting two groups of apples together to see how many in total – The ‘plus’ sign: + – It’s like saying ‘and’ with numbers! – Adding gives a total count – If we have 3 toys and 2 more, we add to find out we have 5 toys – Practice with sums to 10 | This slide introduces the concept of addition to Pre-K students. Start by explaining that addition is like combining two sets of items, such as blocks or crayons. Show them the plus sign and explain that it helps us to add things together. Use simple, relatable examples to show how addition works, like combining groups of fruits or toys. Emphasize that the result of addition is the total amount. Include visual aids with pictures showing sums up to 10 to make it more engaging. Encourage the students to use their fingers or objects to practice adding numbers together to reach sums up to 10.

Let’s Count Together! – Add with fingers or toys – Use fingers or toys to represent numbers and add them up. – Count objects in groups – Look at pictures, count items in each group before adding. – Add groups together – Combine the two groups to find the total amount. – Practice makes perfect | This slide is aimed at helping Pre-K students understand the concept of addition by using tangible objects like toys or their own fingers, which makes abstract concepts more concrete. Start by demonstrating how to count items in a group and then move on to adding two groups together. Encourage the students to practice with different sets of objects to reinforce the concept. The goal is to make them comfortable with the idea of combining quantities to find a sum, which is a foundational math skill. During the activity, walk around the classroom to ensure that each student is engaging with the material and offer help where needed. Consider using visual aids like pictures or actual toys to make the activity more interactive and fun.

Solving Addition Word Problems with Pictures – Word problems are like stories – They tell us about adding things together – Pictures help us solve them – Drawings show what to add – Read a problem together – We’ll look at a story and talk about it – Find the sum up to 10 – We add numbers and see what we get | This slide introduces young learners to the concept of addition word problems, emphasizing the use of pictures as visual aids. Start by explaining that word problems tell a story about adding things together, which can be anything from apples to toys. Show how pictures associated with the word problems can help us understand what is being added. Read a simple word problem aloud to the class, using a picture to illustrate it. Work through the problem together, encouraging the students to participate in finding the solution. Ensure that the sums do not exceed 10, as this is the focus for Pre-K level. The goal is to make the students comfortable with the concept of addition through relatable stories and visual cues.

Adding Fruits Together – Start with 3 apples – Add 2 oranges to the apples – Count all the fruits together – Use your fingers or draw to count – Find the total number of fruits – 3 apples plus 2 oranges equals 5 fruits | This slide introduces the concept of addition using a simple word problem with familiar items, such as apples and oranges. The goal is to help students understand that addition is combining two groups of items to find out how many there are in total. Encourage the students to visualize the problem by either using real fruits or pictorial representations. Guide them to count each fruit one by one to reach the total. Reinforce the concept by having them repeat the process with different numbers or types of fruits. This hands-on activity will help solidify their understanding of basic addition.

Practice Time: Adding with Pictures! – Try adding using pictures – Look at the images to solve problems – Use the pictures as visual aids to add items – Count carefully to find totals – Double-check your counting for accuracy – Adding up to 10 with images | This slide is an interactive activity for students to practice addition with sums up to 10 using visual aids. Provide a variety of pictures that represent different quantities up to 10. Encourage students to count each item in the pictures one by one and then add them together to find the total. Remind them to count slowly and carefully to avoid mistakes. For the teacher’s reference, prepare several sets of images with different combinations of numbers that add up to 10 or less, ensuring a hands-on and engaging activity for the students. This will help reinforce their understanding of addition and improve their counting skills.

Class Activity: Addition Art – Create your addition art – Choose stickers for your paper – Group stickers and add them up – How many stickers in each group? Add them together. – Count your total stickers – What’s the sum of all your stickers? | This activity is designed to help Pre-K students understand addition through a fun and interactive art project. Provide a variety of stickers and paper to the students. Encourage them to select stickers and place them in groups on their paper. They should then count the stickers in each group and add the numbers together to find the total. This hands-on activity will help them visualize the concept of addition. Possible variations for different students could include using different types of stickers, creating specific scenes with a set number of items, or challenging them to reach a sum of exactly 10 with their stickers.

Review and Goodbye: Celebrating Addition! – Fantastic work with addition today! – Addition means combining groups – Like combining apples and oranges in a basket – Total count reveals the sum – If we have 3 apples and 2 oranges, we have 5 fruits in total – Practice makes perfect | As we wrap up today’s lesson on addition with sums up to 10, it’s important to reinforce the concept that addition is about combining groups to find a total. Use everyday examples like fruits or toys to illustrate this point. Encourage the children to continue practicing with simple addition problems at home, using objects, fingers, or drawings to help them visualize the process. Remind them that with practice, they will become more confident in their ability to solve addition problems. Celebrate their efforts today and motivate them to keep exploring the world of numbers.