Lesson Plan Adding Three

Grade Level:
 1st Grade
Time Needed:
 10 minutes for presentation
 20 minutes for student worksheet practice
 10 minutes for lesson wrap-up and check for understanding
Concepts:
 Students can get excited about adding and learn how to interpret real life
scenarios as they learn about word problems with three addends.
Objectives:
 Students will be able to solve addition equations with three whole number
addends whose sum is less than or equal to twenty.
 Students will be able to recognize addition equations within word problems.
Idaho State Standards:
 1.OA.A.2. Solve word problems that call for addition of three whole numbers
whose sum is less than or equal to 20 by using physical, visual, and symbolic
representations.
Materials List and Advanced Preparations:
For Each Student
 The Three Pigs worksheet
For Each Group
 Bag with 20 counters
Check for Understanding
For Each Student
 Exit ticket with two adding three whole numbers equation