Addition Magician

**Key Elements and Scene Summary**

Agility with mental maths and strong number sense in young children both feed into greater problem-solving ability, and that agility is reflected in the activities of this scene. In this magic-themed obstacle course, learners run the gauntlet of addition tasks, improving their understanding of related concepts, and performing their mastery. The mystical arena and colourful objects encourage your pupils to play with numbers, thinking critically about operations. Cross-curricular links with colour theory are embedded to show combination under another lens, and in navigating the pathway students exhibit fine motor skills and feel rewarded for their mathematics.

# Learning Objectives

Compute additions fluently, progressing from methods of counting up to counting on.{.info}

Select appropriate strategies to find sums, drawing on number bonds, doubles, and near doubles.{.info}

Recognise differing interpretations of addition that arise in problem-solving contexts.{.info}

# Run, Rabbit, Run!{.objective .objective1}

- Students encounter creatures and objects in rings, each illustrating a completed sum. Some rings are completed, and others are for students to complete. Counting on is developed from counting up, so that the activity can be scaffolded for different abilities.
- Lessons may be extended to a higher level or focused on one set of rings only to modify for those needing additional support.

# Combining Cards{.objective .objective2}

- Guide students to observe the animated cards and derive correct sums using the movable numbers on the floor.
- Apply the idea in the context of the progression of their own learners, directing them to hide items under the tiles and see if others can determine their number from clues.

# Doubles Come Alive{.objective .objective3}

- In this section, students should be guided to observe how doubles are used to help add up two different numbers.

- Students should attempt to complete the final addition.

# Teacher Resources

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