Counting On Strategy

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Overview:

A worksheet designed to help students use the ‘count on’ strategy to solve addition sums. Designed for early years students.

Learning Objectives:

Apply the ‘count on’ strategy to solve addition problems efficiently.
Develop confidence in mental addition by starting from the larger number.
Strengthen number sense and fluency with basic addition.

How the Activity Works:

Students solve addition sums by identifying the larger number and counting on from it (e.g., for 15 + 3, they start at 5 and count on 3 more: 16, 17, 18). This strategy helps build fluency in addition and supports early mathematical development.

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