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| Which subject | Mathematics |
| What topic | Addition strategies |
| What length (min) | 30 |
| What age group | Year or Grade 3 |
| Class size | 20 |
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| Add a physical break | |
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| Include homework | |
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| Number of slides | 5 |
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Addition Strategies
Year 3
Mathematics
30 minutes
20
This lesson is aligned with the Australian Curriculum: Mathematics, where students are expected to develop efficient strategies for addition and solve problems involving the addition of numbers.
| Step Number | Step Title | Length | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to Addition | 5 minutes | Briefly review basic addition concepts. Engage students with a question to assess prior knowledge (e.g., "What do we do when we add numbers together?"). |
| 2 | Demonstration of Strategies | 10 minutes | Introduce various addition strategies (counting on, making ten). Use the whiteboard to model each strategy with examples. |
| 3 | Guided Practice | 10 minutes | Distribute addition worksheets. Students work in pairs to solve problems using the strategies demonstrated. Teacher circulates to provide support and monitor progress. |
| 4 | Independent Practice | 3 minutes | Students complete a few addition problems on their own. Encourage them to use the strategies they’ve learned without talking. |
| 5 | Homework Assignment & Closure | 2 minutes | Assign homework that reinforces addition strategies (e.g., additional practice problems). Recap the lesson and key strategies learned during the lesson. Check homework without presentations to avoid student anxiety. |
Complete a worksheet with 10 addition problems that incorporate different strategies. Students should use what they've learned in class to solve the problems and write down which strategy they used for each one.