This math workbook is designed to teach young children addition, specifically focusing on addition fact families and regrouping to ten. The workbook heavily utilizes an abacus as a visual and tactile learning tool, incorporating diverse activities like spinner wheels, puzzles, mazes, and hidden word games to engage different learning styles. Key concepts like place value and regrouping are reinforced through various visual aids, including ten-frames and "asteroids." The overall aim is to build a strong foundation in addition by combining hands-on manipulation with engaging games and problem-solving, ultimately fostering fluency with addition facts and a deeper understanding of mathematical concepts. The 10 fact family

• 1 + 9

• 2 + 8

• 3 + 7

• 4 + 6

• 5 + 5

• 6 + 4

• 7 + 3

• 8 + 2

• 9 + 1

The exercises involve coloring, spinning wheels, and using an abacus to solve questions. The goal is to reinforce understanding of addition facts through visual and hands-on methods. Different sections focus on adding different numbers (e.g., +1, +2, +3, etc.) to utilize the 10 column on the abacus. Finally, puzzles and hidden word activities provide a fun way to review and apply what was learned.Key concepts like place value and regrouping are reinforced through various visual aids including ten-frames and "asteroids." The overall aim is to build a strong foundation in addition by combining hands-on manipulation with engaging games and problem-solving, ultimately fostering fluency with addition facts and a deeper understanding of mathematical concepts.

1. Mastery of 10-bead Abacus: The workbook heavily emphasizes using the 10-bead abacus as a visual and tactile tool for learning addition. Each "Let's Add" section includes clear diagrams illustrating how to manipulate beads on the abacus to solve addition problems within a specific fact family (e.g., +9, +8, +7).

2. Fact Families and Regrouping: A central concept is the idea of fact families and regrouping around the number 10. For instance, the "+9 Family" section explains, "On the abacus, 1 thumb up on the tens column. 1 finger down on the ones column." This demonstrates the breakdown of "9 = 10 - 1" to visually represent regrouping.

3. Engaging Activities: The workbook employs a variety of activities to make learning fun and engaging:

   • Color by Number: Children solve addition problems and use the corresponding answers to color a picture.

   • Spin the Wheel: Spinners with numbers related to a specific fact family are used to generate addition problems.

   • Solve the Hidden Word: Children solve addition and subtraction problems to reveal letters that spell out a hidden word.

   • Mazes: Addition problems guide children through a maze to reach the "Finished" label.

   • Puzzles: Children solve addition and subtraction problems on puzzle pieces and then assemble them to form a complete picture.

   • Practice Questions: Practice Questions to reinforce the number addition