Summary
Math Antics introduces arithmetic -- the four basic operations of adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing -- and how they fit together. A clear, animated 11-minute lesson you can drop straight into a grades 2-4 math block -- pause-friendly, with worked examples on screen.
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
Discussion
A few questions to talk through after watching “What Is Arithmetic?.”
- What are the four basic operations of arithmetic?
- How are multiplication and addition related?
- Which operation would you use to share something equally?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: arithmetic, add, subtract, multiply, divide, operation.
Try it: Write one real-life problem for each of the four operations.