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Snack Addition with the Holloways
Your Child Will Learn
Solving addition problems that add up to 10
Here’s What to Do
- Put 5 small pieces of food (like cereal) on a plate. Count with your child.
- Ask your child: “How many more do you need to add up to 10?”
- Check their answer. Add [amount child answered] to the plate and count again. Are there 10 total?
- Repeat, starting with different amounts of food between 1-9. When you’re done playing, eat your snack!
Put PEER Into Action
PAUSE
- High five before you begin!
ENGAGE
- “How many do we need to get to 10? Let’s add that many and see if we end up with 10.
- “How many are there all together?”
ENCOURAGE
- Remind your child that their brain gets stronger when they’re working on something tricky.
- Keep wrong answers low pressure. Try saying, “Hmmm… That’s not 10- let’s try again!”
REFLECT after you’re done:
- Did any part of that game seem hard? Did any part of it seem easy?
- What else could we use to practice addition, besides snacks?
Not Quite Ready
Use smaller numbers of snacks (try adding up to 5 first)
Ready for More
Play the same game but add up to 20.
As Your Child Masters This Skill
They will be able to accurately solve addition word problems up to 10.
Time to Complete
10-15 minutes
Materials Needed
10 small pieces of food (ideas: cereal, crackers, blueberries), plate