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Addition Strategies to 20 Workmat

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    Updated:  27 Jun 2023

Practice using a variety of addition strategies to add numbers up to 20.

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    Editable:  Google Slides

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    Non-Editable:  PDF

  • Pages

    Pages:  1 Page

  • Curriculum
  • Grade

    Grade:  1

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teaching resource

Addition Strategies to 20 Workmat

  • Updated

    Updated:  27 Jun 2023

Practice using a variety of addition strategies to add numbers up to 20.

  • Editable

    Editable:  Google Slides

  • Non-Editable

    Non-Editable:  PDF

  • Pages

    Pages:  1 Page

  • Curriculum
  • Grade

    Grade:  1

Practice using a variety of addition strategies to add numbers up to 20.

Strengthen Those Maths Muscles – Addition Strategies

Are you currently going through the process of teaching the different addition strategies to your students? This set of addition strategy mats focuses on part/part/whole and tens frames, using the strip diagram model and drawing a model to allow students to see how several strategies can be used to solve simple addition problems. 

How to Use This Resource 

  1. Print out the number cards and fact cards.
  2. Cut apart the fact cards and shuffle.
  3. Cut apart the number cards and place them on the work mat.
  4. Students draw one fact card.
  5. Based on this fact, students fill out the addition strategy workmat.

Easily Download & Print

Use the dropdown icon on the Download button to choose between the PDF or Google Slides version of this resource. 

It is advised to print the mats and laminate them so that students can use whiteboard markers and rub them off when finished. The number cards and fact cards can be printed on thick card rather than laminated so that we’re looking after the environment when we can!


This resource was created by Cassandra Friesen, a teacher in Colorado and a Teach Starter Collaborator.

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