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What Is an Equal Sign?

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What Is an Equal Sign?
1 minK1stMath
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Summary

A quick math clip on what Is an Equal Sign?, part of Khan Academy Kids' how-to-add-and-subtract set. Kids work a few examples step by step (0:37).

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Discussion

This clip works through what Is an Equal Sign?.

  1. What is the difference between adding and subtracting?
  2. What does the equal sign tell you?
  3. Can you write one addition and one subtraction problem?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: add, subtract, equals, equal sign.

Try it: Write one addition problem and one subtraction problem, then solve them.