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Number Line Addition Practice

Number Line Addition Practice

Number line with jumping frog

📏 Part 1: Number Line Jumps

Instructions: Use the number lines below to solve each addition problem. Start at the first number and jump forward to add the second number. Draw your jumps on the number line!

1. 8 + 3 = ____

Start at 8 and jump forward 3 spaces:

0 — 1 — 2 — 3 — 4 — 5 — 6 — 7 — 8 — 9 — 10 — 11 — 12 — 13 — 14 — 15 — 16 — 17 — 18 — 19 — 20

2. 12 + 5 = ____

Start at 12 and jump forward 5 spaces:

0 — 1 — 2 — 3 — 4 — 5 — 6 — 7 — 8 — 9 — 10 — 11 — 12 — 13 — 14 — 15 — 16 — 17 — 18 — 19 — 20

3. 6 + 7 = ____

Start at 6 and jump forward 7 spaces:

0 — 1 — 2 — 3 — 4 — 5 — 6 — 7 — 8 — 9 — 10 — 11 — 12 — 13 — 14 — 15 — 16 — 17 — 18 — 19 — 20

🦘 Part 2: Big Jumps and Small Jumps

Instructions: Some problems are easier with big jumps! Try jumping by 5s or 10s first, then smaller jumps.

4. 9 + 6 = ____

Try jumping by 5 first, then by 1: 9 + 5 + 1

0 — 1 — 2 — 3 — 4 — 5 — 6 — 7 — 8 — 9 — 10 — 11 — 12 — 13 — 14 — 15 — 16 — 17 — 18 — 19 — 20

5. 7 + 8 = ____

Try jumping by 5 first, then by 3: 7 + 5 + 3

0 — 1 — 2 — 3 — 4 — 5 — 6 — 7 — 8 — 9 — 10 — 11 — 12 — 13 — 14 — 15 — 16 — 17 — 18 — 19 — 20

6. 11 + 9 = ____

Try jumping by 10 first: 11 + 10, but that's too much! Try 11 + 9

0 — 1 — 2 — 3 — 4 — 5 — 6 — 7 — 8 — 9 — 10 — 11 — 12 — 13 — 14 — 15 — 16 — 17 — 18 — 19 — 20

🎯 Part 3: Choose Your Strategy

Instructions: Circle the best jumping strategy for each problem, then solve it!

7. 13 + 4 = ____

Jump by 1s: 1, 1, 1, 1

Jump by 2s: 2, 2

Jump by 5: 5, then count back 1

0 — 1 — 2 — 3 — 4 — 5 — 6 — 7 — 8 — 9 — 10 — 11 — 12 — 13 — 14 — 15 — 16 — 17 — 18 — 19 — 20

8. 5 + 9 = ____

Jump by 1s: 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1

Jump by 5s: 5, then 4 more

Jump by 10: 10, then count back 1

0 — 1 — 2 — 3 — 4 — 5 — 6 — 7 — 8 — 9 — 10 — 11 — 12 — 13 — 14 — 15 — 16 — 17 — 18 — 19 — 20

🏃 Part 4: Practice Without Number Lines

Instructions: Now try these problems by imagining the number line in your head! Show your working.

9. 14 + 3 = ____

Explain your jumps: I started at ____ and jumped ________________

10. 8 + 6 = ____

Explain your jumps: I started at ____ and jumped ________________

11. 15 + 4 = ____

Explain your jumps: I started at ____ and jumped ________________

12. 9 + 7 = ____

Explain your jumps: I started at ____ and jumped ________________

🌟 Part 5: Challenge Questions

Instructions: These are trickier! Use any jumping strategy that helps you.

13. Which addition problems equal 16? Check all that apply:

9 + 7

8 + 8

12 + 4

15 + 2

10 + 6

14. Create your own addition problem that equals 18:

____ + ____ = 18

Draw how you would solve it on a number line:

15. Reflection: What is your favourite way to jump on a number line? Why?

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