Introduction to addition: put it all together | MightyOwl Math | Kindergarten

Who wants to join Mia at the park? Mia is waiting for her friends, and when they finally arrive, there are more people at the park! This video introduces the fundamental ideas of addition as putting things together. Starting with counting people and objects, students will build foundational knowledge of addition concepts. This video begins with concrete learning like counting your friends at the park, then moves to symbolic representation where students can draw or use their fingers to add.

Key words: addition, counting, equations

Aligned with Common Core State Standard - Math
K.OA.A.1 - Operations & Algebraic Thinking
Understand addition as putting together and adding to, and understand subtraction as taking apart and taking from:
Represent addition and subtraction with objects, fingers, mental images, drawings, sounds (e.g., claps), acting out situations, verbal explanations, expressions, or equations.