Concept of Addition

Lesson 13
 Learning Instruction and Overview
Counting is usually the first basic math skill that young children learn, but new
kindergartners may have no understanding that numbers represent quantities and
have relationships to other numbers. Addition helps kids master the relationships
between numbers and understand how quantities relate to one another. Even
when kindergartners can't reliably answer addition problems or manipulate large
numbers, basic addition skills give them a framework for mastering math in
elementary school.
 Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the module the learners will be able to:
1. to represent addition and subtraction with objects and actions to understand the
concepts of adding to and taking from. The key vocabulary words in this lesson are
addition, subtraction, together and apart.
2. Solve one-step problems involving multiplication by calculating the answer using
concrete objects, pictorial representations.
3. Developing mental and non-calculator written methods.
 Lesson 13 - Concept of Addition
Addition - Finding the total, or sum, by combining two or more numbers.

There are 6 kittens touching the basket. Rose put 4 more kittens inside. How many kittens
are there in all?
What do you know?
There are 6 kittens in the basket.
There are 4 more kittens Rose put in the basket
What is asked?
There are___kittens in all.
 We put together 6 and 4 to get the answer.

The addition sentence can also be written vertically.

6 and 4 are called addends. Addends are the numbers added together.

Addition sentence: 6 + 4 = 10

6 and 4 are called addends. 6 Addends

Addends are the numbers added
+ 4
10 - Sum
together.
  
We call 10 the sum. Sum is the answer in addition.
 
There are several addition strategies.
A. Add: 3 + 2

Count on to add 3 + 2

1 2 3 4 5
3 + 2 = 5
Start with the greater number. Then, count what is to be added.
B. Add: 3 + 5 =
Use the number line.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

3+5=8