Summary
“Adding & Subtracting! (Mini Math Movies)” is a Scratch Garden song-and-animation that teaches adding and subtracting to find a total or a difference. A short, catchy video — easy to drop into a math lesson, a warm-up, or a transition.
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All ages
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
Discussion
Adding puts groups together to find a total; subtracting takes away to find what's left or the difference.
- What got added or taken away in this song?
- Did the total get bigger or smaller, and why?
- Can you make up your own add or take-away story?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: add, plus, subtract, take away, total, difference.
Try it: Solve one adding and one take-away problem with objects, then write the number sentences.