Looking for a way to use those 2-color counters? Try this simple addition activity!
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Today I’m sharing a set of simple worksheets that your learners can use with 2-color counters. They’re perfect for helping students understand the concept of addition – and generate their own equations.
I gave my Six (a mid-year kindergartener) a worksheet and a stack of 2-color counters. I showed him how we would use the counters to find different number sentences whose answer is 6.
First, I had him put a red counter and a yellow counter at the top right of the page. This is is so that he’d remember to record the number of red counters in the left column and the number of yellow counters in the right column.
Next, he counted out six counters. Then he arranged them in different ways on the worksheet to make a total of seven number sentences.
I asked him to choose which page he wanted to do next, and he chose this one. Again, he arranged the counters in different ways by flipping some of them over.
Ideas for use
- Give a baggie of six counters to each child. Then pass out one worksheet to each learner. Your advanced learners can do a higher number, such as 9 or 10. Slower workers would do better with one of the smaller numbers.
- Set the worksheets at a math center. Have students work alone or in pairs to complete as many pages as time allows.
I hope you get a chance to use these!
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Jeannette
I appreciate you sharing these but I think the 5 page has too many lines on it. There are only 6 possible ways to make 5 with the two color counters. I think you have 7 lines on the 5 page. I scratched my head a while over this one!
Laura Cherney
Thank you, Jeannette! It should be fixed now 🙂
Mercelyn Ikagishi
Great, this is so useful to us. Thank you so much. God bless you more.
brenda
wow! I love your resources. thanx so much ..bless you Anna
Anna G
Thank you so much for the kind words, Brenda!
Fathimath Afaf
Very good activities.
Thank you
Anna G
You’re welcome, Fathimath!
johnson
great job .
Anna G
Thank you!
Heltn
Thank yiu very much!
Anna G
You’re very welcome, Heltn!
Jackie Benson
Thank you, thank you for all of your resources! I love them! But I especially love that you love Jesus!
Anna G
Thank you for the encouragement, Jackie! I thank God for the chance to serve others and my family through my blog. It’s such a joy!
Debbie
Thank you for all the freebies. I teach HS Sped and have to create almost all the curriculum. You have saved me hours of time. Thanks so very much, I love your stuff.
Anna G
Thank you so much for the kind words, Debbie!
Amy
Thank you so much for all your great resources! You Rock!
Anna G
Thank you for the kind words, Amy!
Josette
Superb hands on manipulates
Anna G
Thank you, Josette!
Akanksha
Thank you ❤️
Anna G
You’re welcome, Akanksha!
Shakera
Thanks very much. Really great activities
Anna G
You’re very welcome, Shakera!