MathematicsAddition & SubtractionAges 4–6
Addition as combining or putting together two
Understand addition as combining or putting together two groups to find the total
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If your child has 4 toy cars and a friend brings 3 more, do they understand that adding means combining both groups — and can they tell you there are now 7 cars altogether?
Understand addition as combining or putting together two groups to find the total
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Check understanding
- Model 'putting together' with physical objects and say the total
- Act out an 'add to' situation (e.g. 3 children arrive, then 2 more join)
- Explain that addition means finding how many altogether
“If your child has 4 toy cars and a friend brings 3 more, do they understand that adding means combining both groups — and can they tell you there are now 7 cars altogether?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Domain
- Addition & Subtraction
- Age range
- Ages 4–6
Standards
ccss-math:K.OA.1uk-nc-2013:Maths/Y1/AS/1