My 'Mental Math Addition Strategies’ pack is designed to help young students practice and identify different quick mental addition strategies.

The pack includes:

§An explanation of the quick mental addition strategies: Counting On, Rainbow Facts, Ten + (partitioning), Doubles, Doubles +1, Doubles +2 and Adding Zero.

§A Car-parking Strategies Mat

§Rainbow Facts Poster

§3 pages of addition mini cards (to stick on cars) using a mixture of the strategies

§Diagnostic Test for Additional Strategies (with answers)

§Counting on and Rainbow Facts Practice sheet (with answers)

§Doubles, Doubles + 1 and Doubles + 2 Practice sheet (with answers)

§Make 10+ and Adding Zero Practice Sheet (with answers)

§Extension sheets with answers (Count On, Doubles, Doubles +1, Doubles + 2, and Make 10 + )

§

These activities meet the Australian Curriculum Mathematics Statements (Number and Algebra) for Year 1 level:

§Represent and solve simple addition and subtraction problems using a range of strategies including counting on, partitioning and rearranging parts (ACMNA015).

Terms of Use

You are free to download, save, print and use this resource in your individual classroom or home. You are NOT free to make changes to the digital copy, to take credit for the resource, or profit from it in any way.If you have any questions or suggestions, I can be contacted at chappy.resources@gmail.com. Please rate my resources on Tpt.