Build fluency and understanding with addition and subtraction practice that uses models and strategies, not just memorizing.
You'll find touch-and-count addition, missing addends with part-part-whole models, 2-digit word problems, color-by-code fact practice and math card games.
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Created byActivity ExpressSeven addition strategies for facts within 20 in two levels: anchor charts, a 3-week plan, fact strips, mazes, partner games and pre/post tests.
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Created byActivity Express20 days of kindergarten math warm-up slides for November: number of the day, subitizing, add and subtract within 10, story problems and answer sheets.
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Created byActivity Express26 dice race game boards for K–2 addition and subtraction within 10 and 20, with strategy boards for doubles, make 10 and counting back, plus answer keys.
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Created byActivity Express92 two-step addition and subtraction word problems for 3rd grade: bar models, six problem types, two levels, task cards, exit tickets and a 10-day plan.
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Created byActivity ExpressA fall spider math craft for K–4: 35 differentiated leg sets from Make 10 to division, build-a-spider pieces, recording sheet and bulletin board letters.
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Created byActivity ExpressCandy math mats for K–3: estimate, sort, graph, patterns, compare, add, subtract, fractions and arrays, with no-candy options for food restrictions.
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Created byActivity Express40 differentiated fall color by code math pages: 5 pictures at 8 levels, from number match to addition, subtraction and doubles within 20.
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Created byActivity ExpressFree fall addition worksheets with counting dots for K–1: touch and count, then count on. Sums to 5, 10 and 18, a 3-week plan and quick checks.
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Created byActivity Express18 math card games for 1st–2nd grade with 80 printable number cards: addition, subtraction, place value, time, shapes and data, plus a 6-week rotation.
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Created byActivity Express40 missing addend worksheets for K–2 within 10 and 20: dominoes, part-part-whole, ten frames, number lines, equations, word problems and answer keys.
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Created byActivity Express84 original 2-digit addition and subtraction word problems within 100: regrouping, compare, missing parts and two-step, plus task cards and a quiz.
A step-by-step guide to teaching seven addition strategies for facts within 20 in 1st grade, with a 3-week plan, games and differentiation tips.
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How to run a 10–15 minute daily math warm-up in kindergarten: number of the day, subitizing, adding, taking away and story problems within 10.
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A K–2 guide to fact fluency within 10 and 20: doubles, make 10, counting back, partner dice games, a 4-week plan and tips for intervention.
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A step-by-step guide to two-step addition and subtraction word problems in 3rd grade: six problem types, bar models, letter equations and reasonableness.
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How to build math fact fluency in K–4 with fact strategies, differentiated practice, a craft-based routine and a two-week fall plan.
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How to teach hands-on candy math in K–3, from estimating and graphing to addition, fractions and arrays, with allergy-safe options and a 5-day plan.
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