Addition
Add with dot figures
Add facts with structured dot figures in horizontal or vertical form. Show numeral labels as support, or hide them to practice reading the dot quantities.
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Add with dots
Solve vertical addition facts through 9 + 9 with a matching loose dot count beside each numeral as a counting aid.
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Count the dots for each addend, combine the two amounts, and write the sum.
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Use dot quantities to verify each addend and find the sum of a vertical addition fact.
Worked example
Four dots plus three dots equals what?
7
Keep 4 in mind and count on the three new dots: 5, 6, 7.
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- Encourage counting on from the larger addend instead of recounting both sets.
- Check that the learner connects each dot group to the numeral beside it.
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