Popular searches: Reading, Money, Fractions, Sight Words, Multiplication
Activity types
Grade level
Learning Library
Summer Boost
You are here:

Lesson Plan

Adding Cards

Use a fun card game to practice adding numbers in this fun hands-on addition lesson!
Need extra help for EL students? Try the Counting on the Farm pre-lesson.
Grade
Preschool
Kindergarten
Subject
Math
English Learner
English Learner Content
View aligned standards
K.CC.A.3
K.OA.A.1
Need extra help for EL students? Try the Counting on the Farm pre-lesson.

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to solve addition problems using numbers 0-5.

The adjustment to the whole group lesson is a modification to differentiate for children who are English learners.
EL adjustments

Introduction

(5 minutes)
How Many Are There? Fish
  • Gather the class together and introduce the lesson by singing a number song such as Numbers Song 1–10
  • Say, "Today we are going to practice adding two numbers together! When we put numbers together to see how many there are in all, we call this addition."

Beginning

  • Practice counting in students' home language (L1) as able.

Intermediate

  • Use a number line to reference written numbers during the song or story review.