Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

Sesame Street: The Addition Expedition

Subject Area

Mathematics

Grade(s)

K

Overview

In this video, LL Cool J and Elmo are headed on an addition expedition. They count and add the different birds singing in the bushes. Then they find two frogs and two rabbits hopping, making four total animals hopping. This song focuses on addition and counting skills.

    Mathematics (2019) Grade(s): KG

    MA19.K.8

    Represent addition and subtraction up to 10 with concrete objects, fingers, pennies, mental images, drawings, claps or other sounds, acting out situations, verbal explanations, expressions, or equations.

    Unpacked Content

    UP:MA19.K.8

    Vocabulary

    • Expression
    • Equation

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • how to represent addition and subtraction using models, pictures or symbolic representations.
    • how to explain representations of quantities.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Represent quantities and operations physically, pictorially, or symbolically.
    • Use informational and mathematical language to communicate the connections among addition and subtraction.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • both putting together and adding to can be viewed as addition.
    • both taking apart and taking from can be viewed as subtraction.
    Link to Resource

    CR Resource Type

    Audio/Video

    Resource Provider

    PBS
    Accessibility
    License

    License Type

    Custom
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