Purpose:
You can help your child to instantly recall the addition and subtraction facts up to 10.
What you need:
- Addition and subtraction cards (PDF,93KB) . You can print these or make your own.
- Three containers or jars labeled “learning” “later” “quick”.
What to do:
Print out the cards and glue them to light cardboard. Work with your child to write the answers on the back.
Learning: Cut out four cards from a family of facts and put them in the “learning” container.
For example:
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2 + 3 |
5 – 2 |
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3 + 2 |
5 – 3 |
Later: Put the other cards in the “later” container. It is easier to cut the cards to individual cards as you need them.
Quick: As your child gets quick at giving the correct answers put the cards in the “quick” container. Don’t rush as it is important they know the family of facts before a new family of facts is moved from the “later” container to the “learning” container.
What to expect your child to do:
- To recognise that the facts in a family of facts are related.
- Over time expect your child to instantly recall the addition and subtraction facts.
Variation:
- Practise cards from the "quick" container when the "later" container is empty.
- Ask your child to take one card and name another member of the same family of facts.
He Kupu Māori:
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whētui (a)
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fold
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kāri tāpiritanga
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addition card
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kāri tangohanga
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subtraction card
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tango (hia)
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subtract
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tangohanga
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subtraction
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tāpiri (hia)
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add
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tāpiritanga
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addition
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otinga
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result/answer
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meka tāpiritanga
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addition facts
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meka tangohanga
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subtraction facts
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kāri e akohia ana
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cards being learnt
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kāri mō muri
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cards for later
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kāri kua mau ki te pūmahara
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cards in memory bank
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He Whakawhitinga Kōrero:
- Koinei ngā kāri hei ako māu. (These are the cards for you to learn.)
- Koinei ngā kāri mō muri. (These are the cards for later.)
- Koinei ngā kāri kua mau ki tō pūmahara. (These are the cards which you have memorised.)
- He whānau tāpiritanga tēnei me ngā tangohanga e whai pānga ana? (These are a family of addition facts and related subtractions.)
- E whā, tāpirihia te toru, ka whitu. (4 and 3 equals 7.)
- Tapirihia te rua me te rima, ka hia? (Add 2 and 5. How many is that?)
- Tangohia te whā i te rima, ka hia? (Subtract 4 from 5. How many is that?)
- E ono, tangohia te whā, ka rua. (6 take away 4 is 2.)
Download a file of this activity:
PDF (254KB)