Math with Mimi

Problem solving needs to begin with concrete manipulatives. Students need to kinesthetically “put together” and “take apart” concrete manipulatives to conceptually understand addition and subtraction. Students need concrete objects to use while solving these problems. I suggest using unifix or snap cubes before drawing a picture. (Concrete always before pictorial) In this product, students will add combinations to 10. I have also posted a product for subtraction that is a perfect companio

Problem solving needs to begin with concrete manipulatives. Students need to kinesthetically "put together" and "take apart" concrete manipulatives to conceptually understand addition and subtraction. Students need concrete objects to use while solving these problems. I suggest using unifix or snap cubes with each problem. (Concrete before pictorial always) In this product, students will subtract with numbers up to 10. This is a perfect companion to my product, Addition Word Problems, which