02/26/07

A major learning goal for students in First Grade is to develop an understanding of properties of, and relationships among, numbers. The goal is to get children to explore and think about numbers.

We are currently working on adding double digit numbers with / without regrouping. The children created addition problems from pictures and solved them. Then they wrote an addition word problem using the same numbers. Below are some of their problems.

Can you solve our word problems?

I have 2 Teddy Bears. Ana has 37 Teddy Bears. How many Teddy Bears do we have in all?

I have 6 candy bars. Al has 60 candy bars. How many candy bars are there in all?

I have 6 cups of lemonade. I have 25 cups of water. How many drinks do I have in all?

In December, we explored the relationship between addition and subtraction (fact families). Below are some of the children's fact family houses.