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Which subject	Mathematics
What age group	Year or Grade 1
What topic	Add subtract
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Welcome to Math Magic! 🎩

🌟 Opening the Lesson

Introduction: The Magic of Numbers

Good morning, mathematicians! Today, we are going to embark on a magical adventure with numbers! Are you ready to discover the wonders of adding and subtracting?

Story Time: The Rescuing of the Missing Apples 🍏

Let’s dive into our story. Imagine you are at a magical orchard where apples grow on every tree. One day, a mischievous little squirrel named Sammy decided to play a trick! He took some apples away from our beloved orchard!

Here’s what happened:

• The trees had 10 shiny apples. 🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎
• While we were away, Sammy the Squirrel took 3 apples away! 🐿️🍏🍏🍏

Now, let’s help our orchard by figuring out how many apples are left!

Activity: Count and Solve

Let’s visualize this with our fingers!

1. Start with 10 apples. Hold up 10 fingers!
2. Now, Sammy the Squirrel took 3 apples. Let’s count down and fold down 3 fingers.
3. How many fingers do you have left?

Let’s all count together: 10 - 3 = ? (Pause for responses)

Reveal the Magic: The Answer

Woohoo! That's correct! We have 7 apples left! 🎉

Transition to Learning

Now that we've helped the orchard and solved the mystery of the missing apples, it’s time to learn how to add and subtract all on our own! Let’s grab our magical math wands (pencils) and start our math adventure!

✏️ Let’s Get Started!

Are you ready to create your own magical math stories using addition and subtraction? Let’s go!