Academic vocabulary is big in my district (and I'm pretty sure elsewhere as well). To help my kiddos learn some important words in math, I made up an addition and subtraction chant. I must admit it's pretty catchy, and something I whipped up in my head one day on recess duty.
Addition:
When you add
The addends make the sum
part-part-whole
ADDITION SENTENCE!
Subtraction (said like a rap):
Hey, are you ready to go?
When you subtract
The answer is the difference!
Start with the whole and get the part-part!
SUBTRACTION SENTENCE!
I feel funny just typing this. My hubby has been making fun of me. Yes, these chants are silly, but they will help my students learn the language of math! OK, I'm off to begin much needed work on my comprehensive final! Wish me luck!
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