Addition With Your Fingers

Worksheet Description

This worksheet is titled “Addition Using Fingers” and is designed to teach young students the basics of addition by counting with their fingers. The worksheet displays various hand illustrations showing different numbers of raised fingers, which correspond to the numbers in the addition problems. One example problem is completed at the top, demonstrating how to count fingers to solve an addition problem. There is a space at the top for the student’s name, indicating that the worksheet is intended for individual work, most likely in a classroom setting or as homework.

The worksheet is teaching students to use their fingers as a physical tool to understand and solve addition problems, which is a natural and intuitive method for young children. By visualizing the numbers as fingers, students can physically count them to find the sum, making the abstract concept of addition more concrete. This approach helps in developing their counting skills and introduces them to the basics of arithmetic in a tactile and engaging way. It also encourages the development of fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination as they mimic the finger positions shown.

You will use each hand to determine the number present based on the number of fingers being held up.  Obviously, the numbers range from 1 to 5.