This free math tutoring video shows how to teach addition and subtraction with Cuisenaire Rods. I also discuss the terminology that should be used when introducing the addition and equals signs.
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Addition and Subtraction to 10
– Teaching Addition and Subtraction
– Adding One
– What’s in the Box? – Part One
– Number Bonds Towers
– Number Bonds Buildings and Walls
– Having a Party!
– Near Doubles
– Introducing Subtraction
– The Three Meanings of Subtraction
– What’s in the Box? – Part Two
– The Puzzle Game
– Jelly Beans Game
– Fact Families Failure
– Go to the Dump
– Tens Concentration
– Math War – Part One
– Making Tens and 100
– How Crazy Can You Make It?!?
– Making Tens
The Puzzle Game
The thing I like about the game in this free math video is that you can get in a lot of number bonds practice in a very small amount of time. When a child is first learning the Cuisenaire Rods, there is no need to mention any number names or the word “subtraction.” Just seeing the color combinations is enough. Once the child knows the number names of the rods you can start using those in your conversation as you play. Notice the many ways I talk about the number bond combinations in the video. Sometimes I say something like, “Three and what make seven?” or, “What goes with three to make seven,” and sometimes I say, “Seven minus what is three?”
Don’t forget to have fun! My 4-year-old loves that she “beats me” every time we play this game! Doing this for 10 minutes per day for a week has proven great results!