K K.OA.A.1 Kindergarten · Operations and Algebraic Thinking

K.OA.A.1: Show addition and subtraction with objects, fingers, drawings, sounds and actions

Represent addition and subtraction with objects, fingers, mental images, drawings, sounds (e.g., claps), acting out situations, verbal explanations, expressions, or equations.Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, as adopted in the Massachusetts Curriculum Framework for Mathematics (2017), Kindergarten.

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How ColorMyMath teaches it

Addition is a length — dots laid end to end on the number line. Taking away comes down the same line. Every fact is shown as a picture before it is ever asked for from memory.

Every page is free and open — nothing to install, no account, and it works on a phone or a classroom board. Every number has its own color: 1 red, 2 orange, 3 yellow, 4 green, 5 blue, 6 purple, 7 brown, 8 pink, 9 cyan, and a number is that many colored dots.

Where it sits in the curriculum

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ColorMyMath · getridoftheteacher.com · every number has its own color, and a number is that many colored dots. Matching a game to a standard is a judgement call; the official text is at doe.mass.edu.