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Add or Subtract 5

Kindergarten, Grade 1

Created by:

Math & Movement

Estimated Activity Time:

Standard:

Counting and Cardinality, Operations and Algebraic Thinking

Concept(s):

Addition, Subtraction, Add Five, Minus Five

Activity Instructions

Give a student a number (roll a die, pull a card, or say it verbally). Then, tell the student to either subtract or add ‘5’. To solve, they will stand on the original number and take five hops towards 10 (to add 5) or towards 1 (to subtract 5).


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