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Adding with Objects

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Adding with Objects

Count the objects in each group, then add the groups together. You can draw or use your fingers to help.

Count the Groups

1.There are 🐚 🐚 🐚 in one group and 🐚 🐚 in another. How many shells are there altogether?
2.Count the feathers: 🪶 🪶 🪶 🪶 and 🪶 🪶 🪶. How many feathers are there in both groups?
3.Three red counters and two blue counters are on the table. Which number is the total?
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
4.A green group has 2 counters. A yellow group has 4 counters. Choose the addition sentence that matches these groups.
  • 2 + 4 = 6
  • 3 + 3 = 6
  • 1 + 5 = 6

Draw and Add

5.Draw 2 birds in a tree, then draw 3 more birds arriving. How many birds are there now? Write the addition sentence too.
6.Work out 3 + 2.
7.Work out 1 + 4.
8.Work out 2 + 3.
9.Work out 4 + 1.
10.In your own words, tell how adding helps you find how many objects there are in two groups altogether.

Try a Challenge

11.Georgia finds 3 smooth stones and 4 bright flowers. How many treasures has she found altogether? Show your adding with a drawing or number sentence.
12.True or false: 2 + 3 has the same total as 3 + 2.
TrueFalse
13.True or false: When you add, you put groups together to find a total.
TrueFalse
14.True or false: 1 + 1 = 3.
TrueFalse
add — tāpiri | total — tapeke | count — tatau | group — rōpū | together — tahi

3 printable pages

  • Count pictured shells, feathers, and counters, then practise adding small groups.

    Page 1

  • Draw birds to show an addition story and solve addition sentences within ten.

    Page 2

  • Solve a small addition challenge and check simple ideas about adding.

    Page 3

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