Spring Addition Math Station or Center

This spring addition math station or center makes the perfect hands-on math activity for kindergartners and first graders to practice addition facts for sums up to 20. Students will use a variety of strategies to solve each addition problem including number lines, tens frames, number bonds, or number sentences to solve each addition equation using objects as counters.

What is Included:

• Addition Task Cards for sums within 20

• Number Bond Addition Mat

• Number Sentence Addition Mat

• Tens Frames Addition Mat

• Addition Mat with Tens and Ones

• Number Line Addition Mat within 10

• Number Line Addition Mat within 20

• Optional recording sheet

How to Use:

To use this spring addition math station, the teacher will choose an addition mat for students to solve each addition fact. With the wide variety of addition mats available, the teacher can easily choose one that aligns with the math lesson they are teaching or pair mats for students who need help with various addition strategies. Counters should be provided to assist those students who need extra help with solving each addition equation. Students will take one addition fact card at a time and solve it using the counters on their math mat. If the teacher wishes for a written assignment to grade, there is an optional recording sheet for students to record the math facts they solved.

There are a variety of counters that can be used to solve these problems. The teacher can add mini erasers, or other small manipulatives to use as counters. The cards and counters can be easily stored in the same box for an easy to set up, clean up and store math station.

When to Use:

• Math Center - The cards and counters can be placed inside a math center for students to complete.

• Morning Tub or Baskets - This activity can be added to a morning bin for students to work on while classmates arrive to class.

• Small Group Activity - The teacher can target addition strategies to select students in small group settings to better assist each child in learning to add.

Skills Assessed:

• Addition strategies with number bonds, tens frames, and number lines.

• Addition facts up to 20

• Addition with objects