Addition Stories Within 5

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Addition Stories Within 5

🧩 What is Addition?

Addition is putting groups together to find a total. We use it all the time, like when we count how many toys we have altogether or how many apples are in two baskets. It helps us know "how many in all."

🚀 How to Solve an Addition Story

  1. Listen to the story. What are you putting together?
  2. Find the first number. How many are in the first group?
  3. Find the second number. How many are in the second group?
  4. Count all. Put the groups together and count every one to find the total.

📚 Let's Look at Examples

Example 1: Tim has 2 red blocks. He gets 1 more blue block. How many blocks does he have now?

Step 1: Start with 2 blocks. Step 2: Add 1 more block. Step 3: Count all: 1, 2, 3! Answer: 3 blocks.

Example 2: There are 3 ducks in the pond. 2 more ducks swim over. How many ducks are in the pond now?

Step 1: Start with 3 ducks. Step 2: Add 2 more ducks. Step 3: Count all: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5! Answer: 5 ducks.

⚠️ Watch Out For This!

Common Mistake: Sometimes friends start counting from the wrong number. If you have 2 cookies and get 2 more, don't say "2, 3" and stop. You must count all of them: "1, 2" (your first group) and then "3, 4" (the new group) for a total of 4.

💡 Super Helper Tips

  • Use your fingers! They are always with you.
  • Draw pictures or use small toys to act out the story.
  • Remember the number pairs that make 5: 0+5, 1+4, 2+3, 3+2, 4+1, 5+0.

🎯 Time to Practice!

You can get better at addition stories by:

  • Asking a grown-up to tell you simple "how many in all" stories during the day.
  • Using cereal pieces or stickers to make your own addition stories.
  • Playing online kindergarten math games that focus on adding within 5.

Practice problems

6 of the 64, worked through step by step — try them before opening the answer.

1 7 + 4 = ?

Hint: Start with the first number and count forward.

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Answer: 11

  1. Write down the numbers to be added: 7 and 4.
  2. Begin with the first number, 7. We need to add 4 to it.
  3. One way to do this is to count up from 7 by 4 units: Start at 7, then count: 8 (1 more), 9 (2 more), 10 (3 more), 11 (4 more).
  4. After counting up 4 from 7, we reach 11.
  5. Therefore, 7 + 4 = 11. Final Answer: 11

We start with the problem: 7 + 4 = ?

2 6 + 9 = ?

Hint: Count forward from the first number.

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Answer: 15

  1. Start with the number 6.
  2. Count forward 9 more: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15.
  3. The total is 15.

The answer is 15.

3 8 + 6 = ?

Hint: Think about counting forward from the first number

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Answer: 14

  1. Start with 8
  2. Add 6 to 8
  3. 8 + 6 = 14

The answer is 14.

4 6 + 5 = ?

Hint: Count up from the larger number to find the total.

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Answer: 11

  1. Start with the larger number, 6.
  2. Count up 5 more: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11.
  3. 6 + 5 = 11.

The answer is 11.

5 Look at the pattern: ★ ★ ★ | ★ ★ ★. How many stars are there in total?

Hint: Think about how you can count groups of objects that are separated.

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Answer: 6

  1. Look at the pattern: ★ ★ ★ | ★ ★ ★ We see two groups of stars separated by a vertical bar.
  2. Count the stars in the first group. First group: ★ ★ ★ → that’s 3 stars.
  3. Count the stars in the second group. Second group: ★ ★ ★ → that’s also 3 stars.
  4. Add the stars from both groups. Total stars = 3 + 3 = 6.
  5. Conclusion There are 6 stars in total. ANSWER: 6

Let's break down the problem step by step.

6 Look at the pattern: ○ ○ ○ ○ | ○ ○ ○. How many circles are there in total?

Hint: Count each group of circles separately, then put them together.

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Answer: 7

  1. Count the circles in the first group: ○ ○ ○ ○ = 4 circles
  2. Count the circles in the second group: ○ ○ ○ = 3 circles
  3. Add the circles from both groups: 4 + 3 = 7 There are 7 circles in total.
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