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Addition Strategies: Explanation & Word Problems

Grade 1
Jul 24, 2023
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Introduction:

  • In this session, you will understand which addition strategy can be used and learn to solve word problems by using different addition strategies that were learned in previous sessions.
  1. Solve.
Number Line

Answer

Number line

2. Solve.

Solve Addition Strategies

Answer:

Number Line

3. Ashley has 5 blue toys and 9 red toys. How many toys are there with Ashley in all?

Answer:

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Explain Addition Strategies:

Choose a strategy to solve the problem.

We can explain our work and the strategy we used.

Addition Strategies
Addition Strategies

Answer:

Answer
Answer

Example:

Milan says that he wants to find 8 + 5.

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Solution:

Make 10 to add 8 + 5

Let us find this.

add 8 + 5

Doubles Plus:

Let us solve 8 + 5 by using doubles plus.

Solution:

8 + 5

= 3 + 5 + 5

= 3 + 10

= 13

Number Line:

We can also solve 8 + 5 by using a number line.

Number Line
Number Line

Here we use a number line as well as visual learning.

Visual Learning:

Visual learning

Example:

Jake has 9 pink balls and some red balls. He has 17 balls in all. How many red balls does Jake have in all?

Answer:

9 + 8 = 17.

Number line
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Activity:

Make 10 to Add:

Solve.

Make 10 to Add

Answer:

Addition Strategies
Make 10 to Add

Exercise

1.   Jon has 9 marbles. He got 2 marbles from his friend. How many marbles does Jon have now?
2.   Solve 9 + 8.
3.   Solve 5 + 6.
4.   Solve 7 + 7.
5.   Solve 9 + 10.
6.   Solve 2 + 3.
7.   Solve 5 + 7.
8.   Amanda has 9 story books, she got some more story books from her uncle, and now she has a total of 18 books. How many books does Amanda receive from her uncle? 
9.   Solve 6 + 7.
10.                        5 + 5 = ___.

Concept Map:

Concept Map

What We Have Learned

Addition Strategies

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