Adding Using Patterns
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What's Inside
Use this short math book with a child who is ready to practice addition in first or second grade. It also works well for review when you want a quick, focused math read together.
I will show you how I use patterns when I am adding. Enjoy reading this math book over and over again, math fluency is the key.
Children practice using patterns to solve addition problems and build smoother math fluency. It is a good fit for classroom warm-ups, small group practice, or a quick read at home.
Teaching & Discussion Guide
Use this guide to turn Adding Using Patterns into a mini reading lesson at home or in the classroom.
Concepts & skills practiced
- Addition with patterns
- Math fluency
- Number sense
- Recognizing repeating patterns
- Counting and totaling
Discussion Questions
- 1 What do you think it means to use a pattern when you add numbers?
- 2 Can you think of a time when you noticed something repeating, like in a song, a clap, or a number pattern?
- 3 How might patterns help you add faster without starting over each time?
- 4 If you were adding objects at home, what kind of pattern could you use to keep track?
- 5 Why do you think the book says math fluency is the key?
- 6 Can you show me a pattern you know with numbers or with things in your room?
Words to Learn
- add
- To add means to put numbers together to find a total.
- pattern
- A pattern is something that repeats in the same way.
- total
- The total is the whole amount after you add.
- sum
- The sum is the answer to an addition problem.
- repeat
- To repeat means to do or say something again.
- fluency
- Fluency means doing math smoothly and confidently.
- count
- To count means to say numbers in order.
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