Addition chart 4

Recommended Age: 5 years and onwards (can be younger depending on the child’s skills and experiences)

Purpose: To present the entire structure of addition and to help the child memorise the addition combinations

Level of Parent Involvement: Medium, the adult must present this exercise to the child, once the child has been shown they may work independently

Prerequisites

The child must be able to count accurately from 1-10 and onwards
The child must be able to write numbers
The child must be able to match the numeral symbol with its quantity of numbers 1-10 and beyond
The child must have had many experiences doing addition with the golden beads

The child has been presented to the addition strip board, presentations 1, 2, 3 and 4
The child has been presented to addition chart 3 and has had many experiences repeating this exercise

Materials

* Addition chart 4

* Prepared equations

* Booklets of squared paper

* Pencil

Note: if doing this exercise with your child from home you will be using the paper version (refer resource pack)

Preparation

Steps

Invite the child, introducing them to chart 4, together bringing the materials to the table

Say to the child “what do you notice about this chart?” the child should respond with “less numbers” (addition chart 4 has less numbers than chart 3, which the child has worked with)
Invite the child to take an equation and read it
Show the child how to use the chart by placing your left index finger on the first number (for example 5+7)
Then place your right index finger on the second number, in this case 7
Slide your top finger to the end of that row, bottom finger slides to the right and stops beneath the top finger

Slide your top finger down to meet the bottom finger, the answer is where your fingers meet (refer to image below 5+7=12)
Invite the child to choose another equation and practice
The child may write their equations on the blank paper
Once the child can do the finger movements, invite them to pick a slip, write the equation, do the finger movements and record the answer
The child may check the answer with control chart 1

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