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Quick facts to 5: Kindergarten math

Add/subtract within 5 fluently. A free kindergarten 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: add/subtract within 5 fluently.

Teach (10 min)

  • Adding puts two groups together. 2 + 1 means 2 and 1 more.
  • Start at 2 and count on 1 more: 3. So 2 + 1 = 3.
  • 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/whole.addFacts?lesson=prek-facts-add&at=K

Exit ticket (5 min)

  • Three questions on a slip:
  • 1. 1 + 1 = ?
  • 2. 1 + 2 = ?
  • 3. 1 + 1 = ?

Question set

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

  1. 1 + 1 = ?
  2. 1 + 2 = ?
  3. 1 + 1 = ?
  4. 1 + 1 = ?
  5. 1 + 1 = ?
  6. 2 + 1 = ?
  7. 2 + 2 = ?
  8. 2 + 2 = ?
  9. 1 + 3 = ?
  10. 1 + 3 = ?
Answers
  1. 2
  2. 3
  3. 2
  4. 2
  5. 2
  6. 3
  7. 4
  8. 4
  9. 4
  10. 4

Printable sheet

Name: ____________________   Date: ____________

Quick facts to 5 (Kindergarten)

  1. 1 + 2 = ?
  2. 1 + 2 = ?
  3. 1 + 2 = ?
  4. 1 + 1 = ?
  5. 2 + 1 = ?
  6. 1 + 3 = ?
  7. 1 + 1 = ?
  8. 3 + 1 = ?
  9. 1 + 3 = ?
  10. 1 + 2 = ?
  11. 1 + 2 = ?
  12. 1 + 2 = ?
Key
  1. 3
  2. 3
  3. 3
  4. 2
  5. 3
  6. 4
  7. 2
  8. 4
  9. 4
  10. 3
  11. 3
  12. 3

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