Elementary math
Start with objects you can count. Join groups, make ten, and explain what changes. Try these small math activities before opening a student learning path.
Use the pictures here, draw your own, or gather small objects such as blocks. Explain each answer in words as well as numbers.
Touch or point to each dot once as you count. The last number tells how many are in the group.
Which group has more dots? How many more?
Group A has 7 dots. Group B has 5. Match one dot in A to one in B. Two dots in A remain, so A has 2 more.
Addition can describe joining two groups. A drawing can show what the numbers mean.
3 + 4 = ?
Put 3 blocks in one group and 4 in another. Join the groups. How many blocks are there altogether?
Count all the blocks: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. Or start at 3 and count on four more: 4, 5, 6, 7. 3 + 4 = 7.
Break one group into smaller parts to make ten first. The total stays the same.
8 + 5 = ?
Eight needs 2 more to make 10. If you split 5 into 2 and 3, what can you add next?
Split 5 into 2 and 3. Add 8 + 2 to make 10, then add the remaining 3. 10 + 3 = 13, so 8 + 5 = 13.
The learning paths include activities across these areas. A teacher can choose a starting point based on the student's current work.
Addition and subtraction, tens and ones, multiplication and division, fractions, and decimals.
Ask: “Can you show that another way?” Connect a number sentence to a picture or a group of objects.
Shape properties, length, time, money, area, data displays, and coordinate activities.
Ask: “What information helps us?” Identify what a problem gives you and what you need to find.
Math stories also involve reading closely. Practice finding details and building clear sentences in the elementary reading and writing activities, or return to the subject overview.
Ready for your learning path?
These sample activities are open to read. Individual student lessons use the code provided by the student's teacher.
Keep your code private. If a code is missing or does not work, ask your teacher for help. Your progress belongs to your own learning path.