Represent addition and subtraction with objects, drawings, and equations

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Re-teach →After an exit ticket: who missed what, and what to do tomorrow.
Homework →Assign practice; it grades itself.

K.OA.A.1

**K.OA.A.1**: Represent addition and subtraction with objects, fingers, mental images, drawings, sounds (e.g., claps), acting out situations, verbal explanations, expressions, or equations.

K.OA.A.1: Represent addition and subtraction with objects, fingers, mental images, drawings, sounds (e.g., claps), acting out situations, verbal explanations, expressions, or equations.

What you'll learn

Use physical objects (cubes, counters, fingers) to act out addition situations (putting together) and subtraction situations (taking away)
Draw simple pictures to represent addition and subtraction situations
Connect a concrete or pictorial representation to a verbal explanation (e.g., "I had 3 apples and got 2 more, now I have 5")
Recognize that addition means combining groups and subtraction means removing from a group
Begin to connect representations to expressions or equations using +, -, and = symbols

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