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Bugs in a Jar addition worksheet

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bugs in a jar - math mat and worksheet header - themeasuredmom

Here’s some fun addition practice just right for spring – or any time of year, as  we’re still waiting for the snow to melt at our house!

jar clip art mat

First I gave my Four and Five a copy of this math mat.  Then I gave them a total of five toy insects, since we’d be working on addition facts with 5 as the answer.

toy bugs in "jar"

My Four put some insects inside the jar, and some insects outside it (except in this picture, where he put them all inside it).

toy bugs in a jar worksheet

I gave my daughter this worksheet.  I told her to draw the correct number of bugs inside the jar and outside it, as displayed on the mat.

toy bugs in a jar math worksheet 2 rows completed

I should have been clearer about the drawing… I didn’t expect her to draw each bug in detail!  She tired of this by the third example, as you can imagine.  A dot to represent the bugs is perfectly fine.

toy bugs in a real jar

My Four wanted to use a real jar, so we put aside the math mat and played this way for a little while.

Variations:

1) Use pom-poms, buttons or other manipulatives to represent insects.

2) Put the mat and insects in a small box with  a lid.  Shake.  Open the lid to see how many bugs are in and out of the jar.

3) Use a real jar (large or small), and stand above it. Drop the insects from overhead.  Then count to see how many are in and out of the jar.

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Filed Under: Addition & Subtraction, Math Tagged With: addition, kindergarten

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12 Comments

  1. Stephanie

    May 7, 2013 at 12:05 pm

    Hi. I just wanted to say thanks for all the counting pages. I am getting so many ideas. Pinning them so I can come back because if I printed everything today I wouldn’t have any ink. THANKS!

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    • annageig

      May 8, 2013 at 6:29 am

      I’m so glad you found things you can use, Stephanie!

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  2. Savannah

    March 26, 2013 at 6:20 am

    Ah…this would make an excellent addition to Look What We Did, too. I suspect you have many posts that would link up well. Add as many as you’d like!

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    • annageig

      March 26, 2013 at 6:43 am

      Thanks for the invitation, Savannah! I’ll head over there as soon as I can. 🙂

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  3. Katie @ Gift of Curiosity

    March 21, 2013 at 11:18 am

    So cute and fun! Thanks for sharing this bug printable!

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    • annageig

      March 21, 2013 at 12:18 pm

      You’re welcome, Katie. I liked your Crayon resist Easter painting… we will have to try something like that!

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  4. annageig

    March 18, 2013 at 6:27 am

    Thanks, Debbie! I’m glad you checked it out.

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  5. Debbie @ http://kidsbibledebjackson.blogspot.com/

    March 18, 2013 at 6:06 am

    This is a cute idea! Thanks for sharing at anic Monday!

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  6. annageig

    March 18, 2013 at 5:15 am

    Thanks for stopping by! I enjoyed looking around your site.

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  7. Tulip

    March 18, 2013 at 1:11 am

    Great math activity for kids who love bugs! Thanks for sharing. Hope to see you at True Aim.

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