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Addition Strategies Practice

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Addition Strategies Practice

Addition Strategies Practice

Children counting with blocks and ten frames

🔢 Part 1: Counting On Strategy

Remember: Start with the bigger number and count on!

1. Use counting on to solve these problems. Show your work:

a) 7 + 3 = ____

b) 9 + 4 = ____

c) 6 + 5 = ____

2. Circle the best starting number for counting on:

For 4 + 8:

Start at 4

Start at 8

🎯 Part 2: Making Ten Strategy

Remember: Break apart numbers to make 10 first!

3. Complete these making ten problems:

a) 8 + 5 = 8 + ____ + ____ = 10 + ____ = ____

b) 7 + 6 = 7 + ____ + ____ = 10 + ____ = ____

c) 9 + 4 = 9 + ____ + ____ = 10 + ____ = ____

4. Draw dots in the ten frames to show 8 + 5:

👯 Part 3: Doubles Strategy

Remember: Use doubles facts you know!

5. Solve these doubles problems:

a) 6 + 6 = ____

b) 4 + 4 = ____

c) 7 + 7 = ____

d) 5 + 5 = ____

6. Use doubles to help solve these near doubles:

a) 6 + 7 = 6 + 6 + 1 = ____

b) 4 + 5 = 4 + 4 + 1 = ____

c) 8 + 9 = 8 + 8 + 1 = ____

🧠 Part 4: Choose Your Strategy

7. Solve these problems using any strategy. Write which strategy you used:

a) 9 + 7 = ____

Strategy used: _________________________

b) 8 + 2 = ____

Strategy used: _________________________

c) 6 + 6 = ____

Strategy used: _________________________

8. Which addition strategy do you find easiest? Explain why:

🎲 Part 5: Strategy Match

9. Match each problem with the best strategy:
1. 8 + 8
2. 9 + 6
3. 7 + 2
A. Counting On
B. Making Ten
C. Doubles
10. Check all the strategies that could work for 5 + 5:

Counting On

Making Ten

Doubles

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