Addition Snake Game

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Addition Snake Game
Math - Memory Work
Positive Snake Game 10.JPG
LevelPrimary
Age5+
MaterialsSnake Game Set
counting pointer

This activity teaches the child that when we add up smaller numbers we recombine them into groups of 10. This helps prepare the child to do Multiplication With Bead Bars.

Presentations

  1. Take the material to a mat or table. If at a table, a table mat will be needed.
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  2. Remove the black and white bead bars from the box and place them randomly on the mat. Then, starting with the 1 bead, arrange them in a bead stair.
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  3. Leave the first box open. Open the next box and remove some colored bead bars and place them randomly on the mat. (For the first presentation, use one of each plus an extra 5 bar so the number will come out even.) Then, put the lid back on the middle box and arrange the colored bead bars in a gently curving line.
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  4. Begin counting the bead bars from the left and stop when you get to 10.
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Points of Interest

Control of Error

Variations and Extensions

Material

The Addition Snake Game material consists of three boxes of bead bars on a small tray. The first box is black with a white lid and holds the black and white bead stair. The second box is red and holds several of each of the colored bead bars. The third box is gold and holds a number of ten bars.
Black & White bead stair.JPG Box of colored bead bars.JPG Box of ten bars.JPG