Addition and Subtraction to 10 Quick Recall

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Purpose:

You can help your child to instantly recall the addition and subtraction facts up to 10.   

What you need:

  • Addition and subtraction cards (PDF,93KB) . You can print these or make your own.
  • Three containers or jars labeled “learning” “later” “quick”.

What to do:

Print out the cards and glue them to light cardboard. Work with your child to write the answers on the back.
 
Learning: Cut out four cards from a family of facts and put them in the “learning” container. 
 
For example:

2 + 3

5 – 2

3 + 2

5 – 3 

 
Later: Put the other cards in the “later” container. It is easier to cut the cards to individual cards as you need them. 
 
Quick: As your child gets quick at giving the correct answers put the cards in the “quick” container. Don’t rush as it is important they know the family of facts before a new family of facts is moved from the “later” container to the “learning” container.

What to expect your child to do:

  • To recognise that the facts in a family of facts are related.
  • Over time expect your child to instantly recall the addition and subtraction facts. 

Variation:

  • Practise cards from the "quick" container when the "later" container is empty.
  • Ask your child to take one card and name another member of the same family of facts.

He Kupu Māori:

whētui (a)
fold
kāri tāpiritanga
addition card
kāri tangohanga
subtraction card
tango (hia)
subtract
tangohanga
subtraction
tāpiri (hia)
add
tāpiritanga
addition
otinga
result/answer
meka tāpiritanga
addition facts
meka tangohanga
subtraction facts
kāri e akohia ana
cards being learnt
kāri mō muri
cards for later
kāri kua mau ki te pūmahara
cards in memory bank

He Whakawhitinga Kōrero:

  • Koinei ngā kāri hei ako māu. (These are the cards for you to learn.)
  • Koinei ngā kāri mō muri. (These are the cards for later.)
  • Koinei ngā kāri kua mau ki tō pūmahara. (These are the cards which you have memorised.)
  • He whānau tāpiritanga tēnei me ngā tangohanga e whai pānga ana? (These are a family of addition facts and related subtractions.)
  • E whā, tāpirihia te toru, ka whitu. (4 and 3 equals 7.)
  • Tapirihia te rua me te rima, ka hia? (Add 2 and 5. How many is that?)
  • Tangohia te whā i te rima, ka hia? (Subtract 4 from 5. How many is that?)
  • E ono, tangohia te whā, ka rua. (6 take away 4 is 2.)

Download a file of this activity:

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