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Addition Strategies Chart

When you don't know a fact yet, use a strategy.

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Addition Strategies ChartName:Date:When you don't know a fact yet, use a strategy.Count on8 + 3 = 11Start at the big number.Count on 3: 9, 10, 11.0123456789101112Make a 108 + 5 = 13Move 2 to fill the frame.10 + 3 = 13Doubles6 + 6 = 12Both numbers are the same.1 + 1 = 22 + 2 = 43 + 3 = 64 + 4 = 85 + 5 = 106 + 6 = 127 + 7 = 148 + 8 = 169 + 9 = 1810 + 10 = 20Near doubles6 + 7 = 13It's a double plus 1 more.6 + 6 = 1212 + 1 = 13k5printables.com · Sheet #85224601 · Aligned with Common Core 1.OA.C.6

How to do it

  1. Try counting on from the bigger number.
  2. Fill a ten frame to make 10.
  3. Use a double you know.

Teaching tip

Have your child pick a strategy and say it out loud before solving. This sheet is aligned with Common Core 1.OA.C.6.

Addition Strategies Chart for 1st grade (addition within 20), free printable
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About this chart

Four ways to add: count on, make a 10, doubles and near doubles, each with a picture.

What kids practice

Addition within 20 means putting two groups together when the total is 20 or less. In first grade, kids move from counting every object to faster tricks like counting on, doubles and making ten. Those tricks are what make the bigger facts like 8 + 6 feel easy.

Watch for

  • Counting the first number again when counting on, so 8 + 3 becomes 10 instead of 11.
  • Counting everything from 1 every time, which is slow and leads to mistakes.
  • Forgetting that order does not matter. 2 + 9 is the same as 9 + 2, so start with the bigger number.

It's free to print, as many copies as you need. See the full addition within 20 guide for 1st grade.

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