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What the equal sign means: 1st grade math

The equal sign means "same as"; true/false equations. A free 1st grade lesson plan, a question set with answers and a printable sheet with its key. Copy it and make it yours.

Lesson plan

Goal

  • Students can do this: the equal sign means "same as"; true/false equations.

Teach (10 min)

  • = means the same amount on both sides.
  • Is 7 = 3 + 4 true? 3 + 4 is 7, so yes.
  • Work one example on the board while students say each step aloud, then do one together.

Practise (15 min)

  • Students work the printable sheet in pairs, then alone.
  • Or practise it as a game with no sign-up: https://peabody.kids/math/numsense.g1_equal?lesson=1-numsense-equal-1&at=1

Exit ticket (5 min)

  • Three questions on a slip:
  • 1. True or false: 4 + 1 = 6.
  • 2. True or false: 4 + 3 = 6.
  • 3. True or false: 4 + 5 = 9.

Question set

10 questions that read in words, easiest first. Questions that need a picture are on the printable sheet below.

  1. True or false: 4 + 1 = 6.
  2. True or false: 4 + 3 = 6.
  3. True or false: 4 + 5 = 9.
  4. True or false: 8 = 8 + 1.
  5. True or false: 2 + 7 = 11.
  6. True or false: 6 = 3 + 2.
  7. True or false: 3 + 1 = 3 + 1.
  8. True or false: 7 = 2 + 3.
  9. True or false: 15 = 10 + 5.
  10. True or false: 10 = 1 + 9.
Answers
  1. False
  2. False
  3. True
  4. False
  5. False
  6. False
  7. True
  8. False
  9. True
  10. True

Printable sheet

Name: ____________________   Date: ____________

What the equal sign means (1st grade)

  1. True or false: 6 + 3 = 9.
  2. True or false: 3 + 3 = 6.
  3. True or false: 6 = 5 + 1.
  4. True or false: 9 = 7 + 2.
  5. True or false: 7 = 4 + 4.
  6. True or false: 17 + 2 = 11 + 8.
  7. True or false: 18 = 1 + 16.
  8. True or false: 16 + 1 = 8 + 10.
  9. True or false: 15 + 2 = 2 + 15.
  10. True or false: 7 + 13 = 16 + 5.
  11. True or false: 6 − 5 = 1.
  12. True or false: 18 + 1 = 18 + 3.
Key
  1. True
  2. True
  3. True
  4. True
  5. False
  6. True
  7. False
  8. False
  9. True
  10. False
  11. True
  12. False

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