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Which subject	Mathematics
What age group	Reception / Kindergarten
What topic	addition with 5
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🌟 Welcome to Math Adventure: Adding with 5! 🌟

🎈 Introduction: The Mystery of the Magic Number!

Hello, little explorers! Today, we are going on a magical adventure with the number 5. Are you ready to discover how we can use this special number to help us add?

🦄 The Story of Five Friendly Bears

Once upon a time, in a sunny forest, there lived five friendly bears. Each bear loved to play games and eat berries. One day, they decided to have a berry feast! 🎉

• 🐻 Bear 1 found 2 big, juicy berries.
• 🐻 Bear 2 found 3 tasty little berries.

🌟 Let’s Add Their Berries Together!

Can you help us figure out how many berries the friendly bears have altogether?

• Bear 1: 2 berries
• Bear 2: 3 berries

How can we find out how many berries there are in total? Let’s use our magic fingers to add! 🤲

✨ Magic Addition Rule

1. Start with the first bear's berries: 2
2. Then add the second bear's berries: 3
3. Count them all together.

So we have:

• 2 + 3 = ?

🎉 Let's Count Together!

1. Count up from 2:
   • 2 (Bear 1)
   • 3 (1 more)
   • 4 (2 more)
   • 5 (3 more)

So, 2 + 3 = 5! The bears found 5 berries together! 🍓

🎨 Activity: Berry Art!

Now it’s your turn! Grab your crayons and paper. Draw your own bears and berries.

• How many berries can you draw?
• Can you create a bear that finds a different amount of berries?

🐻 Follow-Up Questions

1. If Bear 1 has 2 berries and Bear 2 finds 2 more berries, how many do they have together?
2. What if Bear 1 finds 5 berries all by itself? How many will they have?

🌟 Conclusion: The Tale of Adding with 5

Great job today, everyone! We discovered how to add using our friendly bears. Remember, when you add, you can always count and find the magic number!

Now, let’s keep practicing our addition with 5 in our daily adventures.

📚 Let's Keep Learning!

Next time we will meet some new friends to help us with even more fun math adventures! 📅

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Thank you for joining our math adventure today! 🥳 Let’s keep exploring and learning together!