Addition and Subtraction Within 20

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Objective

I can solve addition and subtraction problems within 20.

Part 1 of 3

Key concepts

3 concepts

  1. 1

    Adding numbers means putting things together, like when you have 3 apples and get 2 more, you will have 5 apples.

  2. 2

    Subtracting numbers means taking things away, like when you have 5 cookies and eat 1, you will have 4 cookies left.

  3. 3

    We can add and subtract with numbers up to 20, which helps us count many things.

Part 2 of 3

Practice

3 questions

1

You have 8 red blocks and 7 blue blocks. How many blocks do you have in total?

2

There are 16 balloons at a party. 5 balloons float away. How many balloons are left?

Part 3 of 3

Exit ticket

Quick comprehension check

You have 8 crayons. Your teacher gives you 6 more crayons. How many crayons do you have now? Then, you give 4 crayons to your classmate. How many crayons do you have left?

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