Adding Classroom Stuff

Worksheet Description

This worksheet is an educational resource for young learners beginning to learn addition. It features several simple addition problems, each pairing a number with a corresponding set of pictorial representations, such as shapes or everyday objects. The visual aids are intended to help children understand the concept of adding by counting items, with spaces provided for them to write the sum of each problem. There is also a space at the top for the student to write their name, indicating that this worksheet is likely to be used in a classroom setting.

The worksheet is designed to teach students basic addition through a visual and interactive approach. By counting the pictorial elements, children can concretely see what it means to add quantities together. This method of teaching arithmetic is especially effective for kinesthetic learners who benefit from visual aids. It also helps in developing number sense and an understanding of addition as not just a rote memorization of facts, but as a combination of quantities.

In this worksheet students will practice single digit addition using classroom objects to help them as a visual aid.  The items used include textbooks, flasks from the science lab, scissors, world globes, and calculators.