Addition Strip Board

The Addition Strip Board provides visual representation of all addition combinations, supporting memorization through pattern recognition and repeated practice.

• Framework: Montessori
• Unit: Mathematics
• Learning area: Memory Work
• Level: Ages 5-6

Objectives

• Memorize addition facts to 18
• Visualize addition combinations
• Develop fact fluency
• Prepare for mental math

Materials

• Addition Strip Board: Numbered board 1-18
• Red strips 1-9
• Blue strips 1-9
• Recording paper

Instructions

1. Present fact: 4 + 5. 2. Place red 4-strip starting at 1. 3. Place blue 5-strip at end of red. 4. Read where blue strip ends: 9. 5. Record: 4 + 5 = 9. 6. Work systematically through all combinations.

Educator tip

Work through combination tables systematically. Children discover patterns like doubles and near-doubles.

Assessment

Child uses strip board accurately and begins to recall facts from memory.

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