Need hands-on practice for adding three numbers (Three addends addition) in your first-grade classroom? These jungle animal task cards let students crack the code using the number legend to create and solve equations with three addends. Perfect for math centers and building addition fluency!

These ready-to-use Add 3 Addends Task Cards give your students meaningful practice adding three numbers through fun crack the code activities with adorable jungle animals. Includes task cards, legends, recording sheets, and extra practice worksheets for easy differentiation. Where Education Meets Fun!

What Makes This Resource Helpful

• Ready-to-print task cards and worksheets save you hours of prep time
• Cute jungle animal graphics keep first graders motivated and excited about math
• Interactive crack the code format makes practicing three addends engaging and effective
• Includes storage solutions, recording sheets, and answer keys for easy organization
• Multiple practice formats allow for differentiation, centers, and repeated skill practice
• Builds equation writing, problem solving, and addition fluency with three numbers in a low-prep way

Use For

• Math centers
• Morning work
• Fast finishers and early finishers
• Independent practice
• Small group instruction
• Sub plans
• Busy work
• Homework and review

What’s Included

• 20 Add 3 Addends Task Cards (color)
• Number Legend with jungle animal pictures representing numbers 0-9 (laminate and trim)
• Student recording sheet for equations and sums
• Multiple Crack the Code / Let’s Practice worksheets for extra three addends practice
• Complete answer keys
• Storage envelope covers for small and large envelopes
• Clear teacher directions with example

Skills Covered

• Adding three addends and three numbers
• Three addends addition
• Writing and solving addition equations from pictorial models
• Using number legends and crack the code strategies
• Addition fact fluency and problem solving
• Number sense with three whole numbers

Standards Alignment

• TEKS: 1.3C (compose 10 with two or more addends), apply basic fact strategies for addition

• CCSS: 1.OA.C.6 Add and subtract within 20, demonstrating fluency for addition and subtraction within 10

Grades

• 1st Grade

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