A Teacher's Guide to ARITHMECHICKS ADD UP

A Teacher’s Guide to ARITHMECHICKS ADD UP: A Math Story

by Ann Marie Stephens, Illustrated by Jia Liu Read Aloud Use the following questions and guidance to engage students in discussing the mathematical concepts featured in Arithmechicks Add Up.

Prior to reading: Show students pages 1 and 2 and provide them with some time to make sense of the picture.

Ask: What do you notice? What do you wonder?

Pages 1-2: Invite students to count the number of chicks with you as you point to each one.

Pages 3-4: Look at the picture. How many chicks can you find? What do you notice? What do you wonder?

Pages 5-6: How many chicks are on the seesaw? What do you notice about the picture the chick has drawn in their notebook?

Pages 7-8: How does the chick show what they see in their notebook?

Page 9-10: What do you notice about the note this chick made in their notebook?

Page 11-12: What is the chick at the top of the tube doing to figure out how many chicks are playing hide and seek? Are there more chicks inside the tube or outside the tube? How do you know?

Page 13-14: Look at the model this chick drew in their notebook. How does this show what they noticed on the slide?

Page 15-16: Look closely at what this chick drew in their notebook. What do you notice about it?

Page 17-18: This chick wrote 3 + 6 = 9 in their notebook. How does that explain what is happening in the picture.

Page 19-20: What do you notice about this picture? What do you notice about what the chick drew in their notebook?

Page 25-26: How many animals are in the pile? How do you know?

Follow-up: Look back at all of the different ways the chicks showed addition in their notebooks. What do you notice? What do you wonder? Can you try using some of these strategies to solve some addition problems?

Important Math Words

Addition

Sum

putting together two or more things to find the total

the answer to an addition problem

Reading and discussing Arithmechicks Add Up can help students develop their mathematical understandings related to the following Common Core Mathematics Standards.

K.CC.A.1 K.CC.A.2 K.CC.A.3 K.CC.B.4 K.CC.B.5 K.CC.C.6 K.OA.A.1 K.OA.A.2 K.OA.A.3 1.OA.A.1 1.OA.C.5 1.NBT.C.4

Name: ________________________________________________________

Arithmechicks Add Up: Cut and Count 1 Directions: Cut the chicks from the bottom of the page and glue or tape them on the picture so they match the description. Then, circle the models and numbers that match the picture. Cross off the models and numbers that don’t match the picture.

2 chicks next to the barn. 3 chicks on top of the barn.

2+3=5

Name: ________________________________________________________

Arithmechicks Add Up: Cut and Count 2 Directions: Cut the chicks from the bottom of the page and glue or tape them on the picture so they match the description. Then, circle the models and numbers that match the picture. Cross off the models and numbers that don’t match the picture.

6 chicks in the pond. 3 chicks out of the pond.

6+3=9

Name: ________________________________________________________

Arithmechicks Add Up: Cut and Count 3 Directions: Cut the chicks from the bottom of the page and glue or tape them on the picture so they match the description. Then, circle the models and numbers that match the picture. Cross off the models and numbers that don’t match the picture.

8 chicks in the tree. 2 chicks on the ground.

7 + 3 = 10

Arithmechicks Add Up: Matching Tens Before You Play: 1. Cut the Matching Tens Game Cards on the dotted lines to make your 40 game cards.

2. Mix up the game cards and place them face down.

To Play: 1. Choose who goes first. One way to do that is to let the person whose birthday is coming next go first and then play continues clockwise from that player.

2. Each player takes turns turning over 2 cards so that all players can see them.

3. If they are a match, the player who turned them over takes the match. If they are not a match, the cards are turned face down and the next player takes their turn.

What makes match?

In order to be a match, the cards must show a total of ten in the same way; using either a ten frame, number bonds, tally marks, or an equation.

How to Win: 1. Once all matches have been found and no cards are left, players should count the number of matches they have.

2. The player with the greatest number of matches wins. (If two players have the same number of matches, the game ends in a tie.)

Arithmechicks Add Up: Matching Tens Game Cards

Arithmechicks Add Up: Matching Tens Game Cards

5 + _ = 10 5 + 5 = 10

6+

= 10 5 + 4 = 10

7+

= 10 5 + 3 = 10

8+

= 10 5 + 2 = 10

9+

= 10 5 + 1 = 10

ARITHMECHICKS ADD UP: A Math Story

By Ann Marie Stephens, illustrated by Jia Liu 9781629798073/Ages 4 – 8/$17.99 US * $23.99 CAN "Ten young chicks make their way to the park for a day of fun, incorporating math into every playground activity... Stephens deftly interprets the usefulness of being able to quickly count and add, and Liu’s texturized digital illustrations convey all the fun of the playground alongside simple mathematical concepts. An enjoyable resource for young ones stepping up their counting game." - Publishers Weekly