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Welcome to Addition! – Greetings, young mathematicians! – Today’s fun: playing with numbers! – Learn to add numbers within 5 – Adding: combining things to find total – Example: 2 cubes + 3 cubes makes 5 cubes | This slide is designed to introduce Pre-K students to the concept of addition in an engaging and playful manner. Start the lesson with a warm welcome and create an exciting atmosphere for learning about numbers. Explain that addition is simply the process of putting numbers or objects together to find out how many there are altogether. Use tangible objects like cube trains to visually demonstrate the concept. For instance, show them how 2 cubes joined with 3 more cubes will give a total of 5 cubes. Encourage the children to participate by building their own cube trains and counting the total. This hands-on activity will help solidify their understanding of basic addition.

Learning Addition: Building Cube Trains – Addition means putting together – Add with toys, fruits, fingers – Adding makes numbers grow – Let’s build cube trains to 5 – Use colorful cubes to make trains that add up to 5 | This slide introduces the concept of addition to Pre-K students in a fun and interactive way. Start by explaining that addition is simply combining groups of items. Use tangible examples like toys, fruits, or fingers to illustrate the point. Emphasize that when we add things together, our total amount increases. To reinforce this concept, engage the students in a hands-on activity where they build ‘cube trains’ using blocks or cubes. Each ‘train’ should have a total of 5 cubes. This activity will help them visualize addition and understand that the total number gets bigger as we add more parts to the group. Provide different colored cubes and encourage creativity in building their trains. This will make the learning process enjoyable and memorable.

Meet the Number Train! – Cube trains for addition – Cube trains make adding fun and easy – Each cube is a train car – Pretend cubes are cars and line them up – Count cubes to add – Add by counting each cube in our train – Build a train to total – Let’s see how many cubes make up our train | This slide introduces the concept of using cube trains to learn addition, tailored for Pre-K students. Each cube represents a train car, and by connecting them, children can visually see the addition process. Encourage the students to physically build their cube trains, counting each ‘car’ as they add it to the ‘train.’ This hands-on activity helps them understand the concept of addition by making it a tangible and interactive experience. As a teacher, prepare different sets of colorful cubes and guide the students through building their trains, ensuring they count aloud as they add each cube. This will reinforce their counting skills and introduce them to the basics of addition.

Building Cube Trains: Learning to Add – Use colorful cubes for trains – Each train has different cubes – Count cubes in each train – How many cubes are in your train? – Add cubes together – If we combine two trains, how many cubes are there now? | This activity is designed to introduce Pre-K students to the concept of addition in a fun and interactive way. By using colorful cubes to build ‘trains,’ children can visually see the addition process. Start by allowing the children to pick their favorite colors and build trains with a varying number of cubes. Then, guide them to count the number of cubes in their train. Afterward, encourage them to join their trains with a partner’s and count the total number of cubes to see how many they have when they put them together. This hands-on activity not only teaches basic addition but also helps with counting skills and number recognition. Possible variations of the activity could include using different objects to represent the trains, such as blocks or legos, or introducing simple subtraction by removing cubes from the trains.

Adding with Cube Trains – Start with a 2-cube train – Add 3 more cubes to the train – Count all the cubes together – Counting helps us find the total number – How many cubes in total? – 2 cubes plus 3 cubes equals 5 cubes | This activity is designed to introduce Pre-K students to the concept of addition in a tangible and interactive way. Start by showing them a small train made of 2 cubes. Then, add 3 more cubes to the train one by one, allowing the students to see the train getting longer. Encourage the students to count all the cubes in the new train out loud together. This helps them understand that addition is combining two groups of items to find out how many there are in total. Reinforce the concept by repeating the activity with different numbers of cubes as long as they add up to 5. This hands-on approach makes learning addition concrete and enjoyable for young learners.

Let’s Practice Together: Building Cube Trains – Start with 1 cube – Add 4 more cubes – Count all the cubes – Use your fingers to count each cube – How many cubes in total? – Is it more than 5 or exactly 5? | This slide is an interactive class activity designed for Pre-K students to practice addition up to 5 using cube trains. Start by asking the students to pick one cube and place it in front of them. Then, instruct them to add four more cubes, one at a time, to form a train. Encourage the children to count aloud each cube as they add it to the train. After they have added the cubes, ask them to count all the cubes in their train to see if they have a total of 5 cubes. This hands-on activity helps reinforce the concept of addition and counting. For students who finish early, suggest making different combinations of cube trains that add up to 5, such as 2 cubes plus 3 cubes, and so on, to further solidify their understanding of the concept.

Adding Up to 5 with Cube Trains – Build cube trains to add numbers – Try combinations up to 5 – 3 cubes plus 2 cubes example – Like a train with 3 red cubes and 2 blue cubes – The biggest number is 5 | This slide introduces the concept of addition up to 5 using a hands-on approach with cube trains. Encourage the children to physically build trains of cubes in different color combinations to visualize the addition process. For example, they can combine a train of 3 red cubes with a train of 2 blue cubes to make a longer train of 5 cubes. Reinforce that the total number of cubes should not exceed 5. During the activity, walk around the classroom to ensure each child understands the concept and is correctly adding up to 5. Offer praise and gentle corrections as needed. Possible variations of the activity could include using cubes of different colors, combining cube trains with a partner, or challenging students to find all possible combinations that add up to 5.

Class Activity: Build Your Own Cube Train – Let’s build cube trains together! – Each train must have 5 cubes – Use different colored cubes to add up to 5 – Work with a friend on this – Share cubes and ideas with your buddy – How many different trains can you make? – There are several combinations to discover! | This activity is designed to help Pre-K students understand the concept of addition up to 5 in a fun and interactive way. Provide the students with a variety of colored cubes and ask them to build trains where the total number of cubes is 5. Encourage them to work in pairs to foster teamwork and to compare their cube trains with each other. As a teacher, walk around the classroom to assist and guide the students. Possible variations of the activity could include: using cubes of different sizes, timing the activity for a quick-paced challenge, or asking students to record the different combinations they have found. The goal is to have students recognize that there are multiple ways to add up to the number 5, which is a fundamental concept in building their addition skills.

Review and Share: Cube Trains – Review adding up to 5 – Show and explain your cube train – Share how you connected cubes to make five – Praise for today’s work – Encouragement for young mathematicians | This slide is meant to conclude the lesson on building cube trains to add up to 5. Start by reviewing the key points of the lesson, ensuring that the students understand the concept of addition up to 5. Then, invite each student to present their cube train to the class, explaining how they connected the cubes to total five. This activity reinforces their understanding and allows them to practice their counting and explanation skills. Offer praise to acknowledge their hard work and effort throughout the lesson, and provide encouragement to instill confidence in their growing mathematical abilities. For the activity, consider having students work in pairs to compare cube trains, use different colored cubes for visual aid, or challenge them to find multiple ways to make a train that adds up to 5.