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Fish Frenzy – Addition and Subtraction Story Mats

Fish Frenzy – Addition and Subtraction Story Mats
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Description

This resource is a fun and hands-on activity to use when your students are learning to solve basic addition and subtraction stories. Students will have fun creating number sentences and working out how many fish the sea creatures will eat?

There is both an addition set as well as a subtraction set of sea animal mats in this pack. Simply place mats into roll and wipe sleeves and have students create their own problems using a dice and the included fish counters. The mats can be used as independent task centre activities or within guided teaching groups.
 

Suitable for
  • Fast Finishers
  • Relief Teachers
Lesson Structure
  • Individual Activity
  • Rotations / Group Work
Curriculum Codes

MAe-1WM old

Describes mathematical situations using everyday language, actions, materials and informal recordings

MAe-2WM old

Uses objects, actions, technology and/or trial and error to explore mathematical problems

MAe-3WM old

Uses concrete materials and/or pictorial representations to support conclusions

MAe-5NA old

Combines, separates and compares collections of objects, describes using everyday language, and records using informal methods

MAE-CSQ-01 new

Reasons about number relations to model addition and subtraction by combining and separating, and comparing collections

MAE-FG-02 new

Forms equal groups by sharing and counting collections of objects

AC9MFN05 9

Represent practical situations involving addition, subtraction and quantification with physical and virtual materials and use counting or subitising strategies

AC9MFN06 9

Represent practical situations involving equal sharing and grouping with physical and virtual materials and use counting or subitising strategies

ACMNA004 8.4

Represent practical situations to model addition and sharing

VCMNA073

Represent practical situations to model addition and subtraction

VCMNA074

Represent practical situations to model sharing

VCMNA090

Represent practical situations that model sharing

Differentiation

Modifications

Use with teacher guidance.
 

EXTENSIONS

Students can work with numbers up to 20.
 

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