On this page I will be posting ideas and links for parents (or anyone) who want to help their kids with first grade math concepts. All of these activities and links are aligned to and support what students are expected to be learning in school at this level.
Unit One: Addition and Subtraction Strategies to 20
Strategies Chart:
Videos Songs and Chants for skip counting, addition, and subtraction
Skip counting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvTcpfSnOMQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EemjeA2Djjw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ftati8iGQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_yUC1NCFkE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vq3cDj3Uj3I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WghTG10k1EU
Skip Counting to add
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFF8-kx-Ejw
Addition and Subtraction
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFF8-kx-Ejw
https://youtu.be/uK7I3PvnCnA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iY6b-9RH_Vw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgzpTx-s9Zo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jOzhiACB68
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1F3AycEDksY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yScIormUYVY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ra5AO2Ca5PI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joVAK-OLcHQ
(reading in English is required, so this one is best to do with an English speaking adult.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmLMU8BqyKw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Utm875JRi-o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dg-ym0r0RKI
(She suggests using a white board, but at home you can use a pencil and paper.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_NACf1BtE8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDP0mbsVX9A
Literature Links:
One Duck Stuck
One Hunter
What’s New at the Zoo
One is a Snail, Ten is a Crab
Animals on Board
The Mission of Addition
Quack and Count
Mission Addition by Loreen Leedy
Domino Addition by Lynette Long
Five Silly Fishermen by Roberta Edwards
Math-terpieces: The Art of Problem Solving by Greg Tang
Math for All Seasons: Mind-Stretching Math Riddles by Greg Tang
The Sundae Scoop by Stuart Murphy
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