Grade 1 Math Book · Addition & Subtraction
Mission: Addition
by Loreen Leedy
Miss Prime's animal students go on a mission to find addition all around them. They learn addition words, solve word problems and write their own.
Why it's useful
A friendly look at addition and word problems.
- Addition words. Sum, plus, in all and altogether.
- Word problems. Kids see how stories become number sentences.
- Different ways to add. The class shows several strategies.
Try it in class or at home
- Addition detective. Find addition in the classroom and write it as a sentence.
- Write a problem. Students write and illustrate their own word problem.
- Swap and solve. Trade problems with a partner.