Fluent addition and subtraction
Recall and use addition and subtraction facts to 20 fluently, and derive and use related facts up to 100
Lesson
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“Fluent addition and subtraction means practising the idea at the table with counters or paper models and one clear check. We will demo once, then your child tries.”
Bring to the table
- 20 counters
- Paper and pencil
Extra for the adult
Worked example. Start with 12 counters, remove 4, 8 remain. Write 12 − 4 = 8.
Optional challenge. For Fluent addition and subtraction, add one harder example after success.
What to notice. Keep one parent note: examples tried; results; support used. This session samples Fluent addition and subtraction, not mastery.
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Fluent addition and subtraction means practising the idea at the table with counters or paper models and one clear check. We will demo once, then your child tries.
Materials: 20 counters; Paper and pencil. Adult models 12 − 4 by removing counters, then writes the difference. Child solves three subtraction problems with counters and records each difference. Done: three correct differences with counters matching the writing. Stop after the fresh check; keep optional challenge for another day.
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Building toward fluency
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Short practice builds toward fluent addition and subtraction within 20. Use it for fluency, not every multi-digit method.
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Before you openAsk the learner to solve a few within-20 facts quickly and correctly without counting every object.
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Check understanding
- Rapidly recall 7 + 8 = 15 and 15 − 8 = 7
- Use 6 + 4 = 10 to derive 60 + 40 = 100
- Derive 35 + 5 = 40 from knowledge that 5 + 5 = 10
“Can your child quickly recall facts like '9 + 7 = 16' and '16 − 7 = 9', and use those to help work out bigger sums like '90 + 70'?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Procedural
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Domain
- Addition & Subtraction
- Age range
- Ages 6–9
Standards