What this lesson shows
9 shells and 14 shells in two rows. The extra shells are the difference: 5.
The worked example
The lesson works this one step by step: 9 stars and 14 stars. Then your kid tries one like it on paper.
The steps
- Two rows
- Match one for one
- Count the extra ones
Helping at home
Draw both groups in rows, one under the other, and match them one for one. The ones with no match are how many more.
If your kid gets stuck
Line them up and match them.
Watch it with Lux
With Lux, this lesson is a narrated video and a printed page your kid works on. Then Lux helps with the same math on their own worksheet, one question at a time.
Standards
- Common Core 1.OA.A.1
Use addition and subtraction within 20 to solve word problems involving situations of adding to, taking from, putting together, taking apart, and comparing, with unknowns in all positions, e.g., by using objects, drawings, and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem.
Matches a standard in all 50 states and DCSee each state's code
- Alabama MA19.1.1a, MA19.1.1b, MA19.1.1c, MA19.1.1d, MA19.1.6a, MA19.1.6b, MA19.1.6c, MA19.1.6e
- Alaska 1.OA.1
- Arizona 1.OA.A.1
- Arkansas 1.CAR.1, 1.CAR.6
- California 1.OA.A.1
- Colorado 1.OA.A.1
- Connecticut 1.OA.A.1
- Delaware 1.OA.A.1
- District of Columbia 1.OA.A.1
- Florida MA.1.NSO.2.1, MA.1.AR.1.2
- Georgia 1.NR.2.1, 1.NR.2.4, 1.NR.5.1
- Hawaii 1.OA.A.1
- Idaho 1.OA.A.1, 1.OA.C.6
- Illinois 1.OA.A.1
- Indiana 1.CA.2
- Iowa 1.OA.A.1, 1.OA.IA.C.2
- Kansas 1.OA.1
- Kentucky KY.1.OA.1
- Louisiana 1.OA.A.1
- Maine 1.OA.A.1
- Maryland 1.AT.A.2
- Massachusetts 1.OA.A.1
- Michigan 1.OA.A.1
- Minnesota 1.1.2.1, 1.2.2.1, 1.2.2.4
- Mississippi 1.OA.1
- Missouri 1.RA.A.1, 1.RA.C.8
- Montana MT.1.OA.1, MT.1.OA.6
- Nebraska 1.N.4.b, 1.N.5.f, 1.N.5.g
- Nevada 1.OA.A.1
- New Hampshire 1.OA.A.1
- New Jersey 1.OA.A.1
- New Mexico 1.OA.A.1
- New York NY-1.OA.1
- North Carolina NC.1.OA.9, NC.1.OA.1.a, NC.1.OA.1.b, NC.1.OA.1.c, NC.2.OA.1.a.1, NC.2.OA.1.b.1, NC.2.OA.1.b.2
- North Dakota 1.AR.OA.1, 1.AR.OA.4, 1.AR.OA.5
- Ohio 1.OA.1
- Oklahoma 1.N.2.1, 1.N.2.3
- Oregon 1.OA.A.1
- Pennsylvania CC.2.2.1.A.1
- Rhode Island 1.OA.A.1
- South Carolina 1.PAFR.1.4, 1.PAFR.1.3
- South Dakota 1.OA.A.1
- Tennessee 1.OA.A.1, 1.OA.C.6
- Texas 111.3.b.3.B, 111.3.b.3.E, 111.3.b.3.F, 111.3.b.5.D
- Utah 1.OA.1, 1.OA.6.b
- Vermont 1.OA.A.1
- Virginia 1.CE.1a, 1.CE.1b, 1.CE.1c, 1.CE.1f, 1.CE.1l
- Washington 1.OA.A.1
- West Virginia M.1.1
- Wisconsin M.1.OA.A.1
- Wyoming 1.OA.1
More in this unit
- Ways to make 10
- Facts that go together
- Read the story first
- Make a ten to add
- Doubles and near doubles
- Subtract back to ten
- Don’t flip the ones
- Subtraction is a missing part
- Which addition helps?
- Act out the story
- How many were added?
- How many at the start?
- “More” can mean subtract
- Count on to add, back to subtract
- Five and some more