Fact Families - Lesson for Grade 1, Chapter - Addition and Subtraction - less than 20
In the "Fact Families" lesson, designed for Grade 1 students, learners will delve into the interconnectedness of addition and subtraction, focusing on numbers less than 20. This lesson, nestled within the "Foundations in Operations Within 100" unit, aims to solidify students' understanding of basic arithmetic operations and their relationships to each other.
The lesson comprises engaging activities such as identifying correct fact families, finding missing numbers in a fact family, and matching family members. These exercises help students recognize that numbers can relate in various ways, fostering flexibility in thinking about operations. Additionally, the inclusion of Doubles Facts and Turnaround Facts activities reinforces understanding of addition and subtraction as inverse processes and introduces students to strategies that can simplify calculations.
Understanding fact families is pivotal for young learners as it builds a strong arithmetic foundation, enhancing their number sense and preparing them for more complex mathematical concepts. By grasping the concept of fact families, students learn to approach problems from multiple angles, improving their problem-solving skills and promoting a deeper understanding of how numbers interact. This foundational knowledge is crucial for their future success in mathematics.
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Activity 1 / Fact Families
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Activity 2 / Fact Families: Find Correct Family Worksheet
Your students must sharpen their mathematics and reasoning skills in order to progress in school. This simple worksheet will test how smart your students are, and how good they are with solving fact families’ problems. In the picture, there are 4 houses, each one with its own group of fact family on its body. Some of these fact families are correct, and some are wrong. Help your students figure out which fact families are correct, and circle the box next to them.
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Activity 3 / Fact Families: Find Missing Number Worksheet
How good are your students now with adding and subtracting numbers correctly? You can use this worksheet to further engage their minds, and sharpen their reasoning skills. In this simple exercise, your students’ task is simply to find the missing numbers in the fact families. Help them figure out the missing numbers, then circle the number that correctly completes the fact family pairs in this printout.
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Activity 4 / Fact Families: Match Family Members Worksheet
Help your kids draw a line to connect the fact to their fact families in this worksheet. The turtle in the picture needs your little one’s help to figure out the correct fact families for each fact. Help your students figure out the missing numbers, and then trace the line to the number that correctly completes the fact family pairs in this printout. Your kids will need to get their addition skills ready to successfully solve this mathematical pdf.
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Activity 5 / Doubles Facts, Turnaround Facts, and Fact Families - Quiz
Students will be asked to find the sum of doubles, match visuals to their numerals, and fill in the blanks to complete fact families.
