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Kindergarten math · Unit 4: Putting together and taking apart

Put together

What this lesson shows

3 apples and 2 more apples join: 3 and 2 make 5. Then write 3 + 2 = 5.

The worked example

The lesson works this one step by step: 3 + 2. Then your kid tries one like it on paper.

The steps

  1. Two groups
  2. Put them together
  3. Count them all
  4. Write it with numbers

Helping at home

Read each box aloud. Your kid counts all the things together, then writes the number. Say the fact both ways: "3 and 2 make 5" and "3 plus 2 equals 5".

If your kid gets stuck

Count them all together.

Watch it with Lux

With Lux, this lesson is a narrated video and a printed page your kid works on. Then Lux helps with the same math on their own worksheet, one question at a time.

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Standards

  • Common Core K.OA.A.1
    Represent addition and subtraction with objects, fingers, mental images, drawings, sounds (e.g., claps), acting out situations, verbal explanations, expressions, or equations.
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