Effective Math Lessons

First Grade Addition Facts 4 - Adding Doubles + 1 (powerpoint & boom cards) teaches students to find addition problems that have addends exactly one apart to take the lower number, double it and add 1 for the answer. There is a powerpoint lesson that teaches how to do it and then the boom cards were made to follow this lesson and provide practice and testing. They are paperless, self checking and fun to use. There are many effective teaching research principles in this powerpoint lesson.

1st Grade Subtraction Facts Bundle teaches all the necessary strategies to master the subtractions facts through 20. These are perfect for distance learning on Zoom or similar formats. On top of that they are powerful when used as direct instruction in the classroom. Students have to memorize very little in order to learn all of the basic subtraction facts because they are continually learning patterns and mnemonic devices. For more information about the pieces in this bundle, click on

First Grade Addition Facts Bundle - Use powerpoint lessons to teach the basic facts by using patterns, strategies, picture prompts and mnemonics. Then follow up with practice and checking for understanding using matching boom card sets. On top of that it is powerful when used in the regular classroom. It teaches students all the 100 basic addition facts. The following concepts are taught: the zero concept and how to count on one, two, and three, how to had tens, how to add nines, doubles

First Grade Subtraction Facts 5 Powerpoint Lesson and Boom Card Practice - Combinations of Nine and Ten teaches students combinations of ten patterns to use when subtracting and then uses that knowledge to teach them how to subtract nine. Two sets of boom cards were made to follow this powerpoint lesson and provide practice and testing. They are paperless, self checking and fun to use. They are paperless, self checking and fun to use. There are 22 strategies of effective teaching based on re

First Grade Subtraction Facts 6 - Counting Up to Ten teaches students how to start with the bottom number, then counting up from that number to ten. You take that number and add it to the number of the top number in the ones column to get the answer to the subtraction problem. With this strategy students can subtract all subtraction facts from 2-9 from 11-20. The boom cards were made to follow this lesson and provide practice and testing. They are paperless, self checking and fun to use. T

First Grade Subtraction Facts 4 - Doubles Pattern teaches students how to subtract numbers by referring back to the Doubles Patterns they used in addition. The boom cards were made to follow this lesson and provide practice and testing. They are paperless, self checking and fun to use. There are 14 strategies of effective teaching based on research in this powerpoint lesson. For best results, students should have white boards and dry erase markers. Included in this powerpoint lesson ar

First Grade Subtraction Facts 3 - Counting Up 1, 2, and 3 teaches students how to subtract numbers by starting with the smallest number and then counting up to the large number. The boom cards were made to follow this lesson and provide practice and testing. They are paperless, self checking and fun to use. There are 14 strategies of effective teaching based on research in this powerpoint lesson. For best results, students should have white boards and dry erase markers. Included in thi

First Grade Subtraction Facts 2 - Counting Back 1, 2, and 3 Powerpoint Lesson and Boom Cards teaches students how to subtract 1 by counting back 1, how to subtract 2 by counting back 2, and how to subtract by counting back 3. The boom cards were made to follow this lesson and provide practice and testing. They are paperless, self checking and fun to use. There are 14 strategies of effective teaching based on research in this powerpoint lesson. For best results, students should have white

First Grade Subtraction Facts 1 teaches students the pattern of zero in subtracting zero from a number, and when the same number is subtracted from itself you get zero. The boom cards were made to follow this lesson and provide practice and testing. They are paperless, self checking and fun to use. There are 13 strategies of effective teaching based on research in this powerpoint lesson. For best results, students should have white boards and dry erase markers. Included in this powerp

First Grade Addition Facts 6 - Making a Ten Strategy teaches students how to use a ten frame to solve the addition problems. Next students visualize the ten frame in order to decompose the numbers to form a ten and then add. The boom cards were made to follow this lesson and provide practice and testing. They are paperless, self checking, and fun to use. There are 13 strategies of effective teaching based on research in this powerpoint lesson. For best results, students should have whit

First Grade Addition Facts 5 - Adding In-between Doubles teaches students how to add numbers that are 2 apart using the in-between doubles strategy. The boom cards were made to follow this lesson and provide practice and testing. They are paperless, self checking, and fun to use. There are 13 strategies of effective teaching based on research in this powerpoint lesson. For best results, students should have white boards and dry erase markers. Included in the powerpoint lesson are the f

First Grade Addition Facts 3 - Adding Doubles (powerpoint & boom cards) teaches students patterns and stories to help students learn their double addition facts. The boom cards were made to follow this lesson and provide practice and testing. They are paperless, self checking and fun to use. There are 13 strategies of effective teaching based on research in this powerpoint lesson. For best results, students should have white boards and dry erase markers. Included in the powerpoint les

First Grade Addition Facts 2 - Adding 9 and 10 (powerpoint & boom cards) teaches students how to use strategies to add 10 and 9 to numbers through 20 with a powerpoint lesson. The boom cards were made to follow this lesson and provide practice and testing. They are paperless, self checking and fun to use. There are 13 strategies of effective teaching based on research in this powerpoint lesson. For best results, students should have white boards and dry erase markers. Included in the p

First Grade Addition Facts 1 - Adding 0, 1, 2, and 3 (powerpoint & boom cards) teaches students the zero concept and how to count on one, two, and three with a powerpoint lesson. The boom cards were made to follow this lesson and provide practice and testing. They are paperless, self checking and fun to use. There are 13 strategies of effective teaching based on research in this powerpoint lesson. For best results, students should have white boards and dry erase markers. Included in th

Perfect for Google Classroom. It covers all the strategies necessary to add successfully through 20. These strategies cover the following: zero pattern, counting on 1, 2, 3, Adding 9 & 10, adding doubles, adding doubles + 1, Adding in-between doubles, and making a ten. These boom cards match perfectly with the 1st Grade Addition Facts powerpoint lesson series that teaches these strategies in much more detail. The links to these lessons are listed at the bottom. Here is a list of what is in

Perfect for Google classroom. It demonstrates using a ten frame to show how to decompose the bottom number to make the top number a ten. Then it is so much easier to add to get the answer. This is a stand alone practice, but it was also designed to follow the powerpoint lesson 1st Grade Addition Facts 6 - Making a Ten Strategy Powerpoint Presentation. Together you have a winning goal (cards have a Hockey game theme) and complete lesson. To use Boom Cards, you must be connected to the I

Perfect for Google Classroom. It reviews doubles and then teaches the strategy of how to find the number in-between when the addends are 2 apart. Then they double that number to get the answer. This is a stand alone practice, but it was also designed to follow the powerpoint lesson 1st Grade Addition Facts 5 - Adding In-between Doubles Powerpoint Lesson. Together you have a winning goal (cards have a Hockey game theme) and complete lesson. To use Boom Cards, you must be connected to t

Perfect for Google Classroom. It reviews doubles and then teaches the strategy of how to add one to the answer. This is a stand alone practice, but it was also designed to follow the powerpoint lesson 1st Grade Addition Facts 4 - Adding Doubles + 1 Powerpoint Lesson. Together you have a home run (cards have a Baseball game theme) and complete lesson. To use Boom Cards, you must be connected to the Internet. Boom Cards play on modern browsers (Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge). Apps are

Perfect for Google Classroom. It reviews doubles using picture clues and then practices adding them . This is a stand alone practice, but it was also designed to follow the powerpoint lesson 1st Grade Addition Facts 3 - Adding Doubles Powerpoint Lesson. Together you have a touchdown (cards have a Football game theme) and complete lesson. To use Boom Cards, you must be connected to the Internet. Boom Cards play on modern browsers (Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge). Apps are available fo

Perfect for Google Classroom. It practices adding ten to a number and then uses that knowledge plus an additional strategy of composing and decomposing to add nine. This is a stand alone practice, but it was also designed to follow the powerpoint lesson 1st Grade Addition Facts 2 - Adding 9 and 10 to a Number Powerpoint Lesson. Together you have a winning goal (cards have a Soccer game theme) and complete lesson. To use Boom Cards, you must be connected to the Internet. Boom Cards pla