Addition chart 5

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 4 and has had many experiences repeating these exercises

Materials

* Addition chart 5

* Pencil

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

Steps

Invite the child, together bringing the materials to the table
Introduce chart 5, noticing even fewer numbers than chart 4
Invite the child to pick an equation
Show the child how to use the chart
Place left index finger on the lower number of the equation (5+7)
Place right index finger on the higher number of the equation
Slide both fingers to the end of the lines
Next show the child the ‘dance of the fingers’ by moving each finger towards the other, one at a time until the fingers meet
Where the fingers meet is the answer (refer to the image below)
Repeat a few more times
Once the child can do the finger moves, invite them to pick a slip, write the equation, do the finger moves and record the answer
The child may write down their answers on blank paper and check with the control chart at the end

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