Adding Up Snacks
Here's What To Do
1
Put 5 small pieces of food (like cereal) on a plate. Count with your child.
2
Ask your child: "How many more do you need to add up to 10?"
3
Check their answer. Add [amount child answered] to the plate and count again. Are there 10 total?
4
Repeat, starting with different amounts of food between 1-9. When you're done playing, eat your snack!
Put PEER Into Action
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Pause:
- High five before you begin!
E
Engage:
- "How many are there all together?"
- "How many more do we need to add to get to 10?"
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Encourage:
- Remind your child that their brain gets stronger when they're working on something tricky.
- Keep wrong answers low pressure. Try saying, "Hmmm… That's not 10- let's try again!"
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Reflect:
- Did any part of that game seem hard? Did any part of it seem easy?
Not quite ready?
Use smaller numbers of snacks (try adding up to 5 first).
Ready for more?
Play the same game but add up to 20.
As your child masters this skill...
They will be able to accurately solve addition word problems up to 10.