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the 5's family

0,5

0+5=5     5-0=5
5+0=5     5-5=0

1,4,5 

1+4 =5     5-1=4
4+1 =5     5-4=1

2,3,5  

2+3 =5     5-2=3
3+2 =5     5-3=2

 

Partners for 5 Family
 5  0
 4  1
 3  2

Activity

Color all the squares below. How many squares did you color?

0 + 5 = 5
5 + 0 = 5
         

Experiment

Go get your math/grammar basket or sack.   It should be empty.

Go to your bedroom, the front room, and outside to pick up 5 nouns.  

Show your parents what you have picked up in each place.  

Count and name the items from each place for your parents.  

How many items do you have altogether?

Think of other places you can go to pick up 5 nouns.  Show your daddy and mama what you found.  Count and name your items.  How many nouns do you have altogether?

Do not put your nouns away.  You will need them shortly !

Did you know you have verified ...
0 + 5 = 5
5 + 0 = 5
and that you have picked up nouns!

A noun is the name of a person, place, thing, or idea.  It is hard to pick up an idea or place, but the other things you can frequently pick up !!!  

Name and count the nouns you
have picked up for your parents.

Verify = test the correctness of something

Practice

Hannah had no desire for cauliflower.  Unfortunately, her favorite aunt did not know this and gave her five of the biggest pieces of cauliflower in the bowl.  How many pieces of cauliflower did Hannah have?

0 + 5 = _______________ pieces of cauliflower

There were no bugs on the floor until Ashley, unknowingly, dropped a crumb from her swiss cake roll.  This attracted five ugly looking bugs.  How many bugs are on the floor?

 

0 + 5 = _______________ bugs

The treehouse could hold five children.  Nathan, Hannah, Elisabeth, Rachel and Aaron were in the tree house.  How many children are in the treehouse?

 

5 + 0 = _______________ children

Five merry men joined up with Robin Hood in one month.  Robin Hood had no recruits for the next month.  How many new merry men did Robin Hood have in all?

 

5 + 0 = _______________ merry men

Experiment

Do you still have your items from your bedroom, the frontroom, outside and other places?  

Great !

Take these nouns and put them in piles.  Each pile should have 5 items.  If you do not take any nouns out of the pile, how many items do you have? If you take out all five nouns out of the pile, how many items do you have left?

Special Note

Put 5 pence in one pile.  Do not remove any pennies.  How many pennies do you have altogether?

Ask your parents for 1 nickel.

Did you know that a nickel is worth 5 pennies?

Do you remember that the plural of penny is either pennies or pence?

(Plural means more than 1 of something)

Did you know you have verified ...
5 - 0 = 5
5 - 5 = 0
and that you have picked up nouns!

(Verified = test the correctness of something)

Do you remember that a noun is the name of a person, place, thing, or idea?  It is hard to pick up an idea or place, but the other things you can frequently pick up !!!  Name and count the nouns for your parents.

Practice

Nathan saw that his aunt gave his sister, Hannah, five of the biggest cauliflowers in the bowl.  He knew that Hannah did not care for cauliflower.  Nathan ate all of Hannah's cauliflowers for her.  How many cauliflowers are left on Hannah's plate?

5 - 5 = _______________ cauliflower

Hannah was very grateful to Nathan.  She saw that he had five green beans left on his plate.  To show her gratitude, Hannah ate all of Nathan's green beans.  How many green beans does Nathan have left?

5 - 5 = _______________ green beans

Aaron had five huge globs of veggie cracker crumbs on his face until his mama washed it.  Now how many veggie cracker crumbs does Aaron have on his face?

5 - 5 = _______________ veggie cracker crumbs

Activity

Color one square below and color the remaining squares a different color. How many squares did you color?

1 + 4 = ___________
         

Color four squares below and the remaining square a different color. How many squares did you color in all?

4 + 1 = ___________
         

Experiment

Do you still have your nouns from your bedroom, the frontroom, outside and other places?  

Great !

Take these items and sort them in two different piles.  One pile should have 4 nouns and the other pile should have one item.  How many nouns do you have altogether?  

Remake your two piles.  One pile should have 1 item and the other pile should have four nouns. How many items do you have altogether?

Special Note

Put 1 penny in one pile and 4 pennies in another pile.  How many pennies do you have in all?

Do you remember that the plural of penny is either pennies or pence?

(Plural means more than 1 of something)

Did you know you have verified ...
1 + 4 = 5
4 + 1 = 5
and that you have picked up nouns!

A noun is the name of a person, place, thing, or idea.  It is hard to pick up an idea, but the other things you can frequently pick up !!!  

Name and count the nouns you
have picked up for your parents.

(Verify = test the correctness of something)

Practice

Shakespeare wrote four plays in one year and one play the following year.  How many plays did Shakespeare write in those two years?

4 + 1 = _________________ plays

Lafayette evaded the French king's men four different times.  He only needed to escape from them one more time before he could join up with George Washington to fight for freedom.  How many escapes did he have to make in all?

 

4 + 1 = _________________ escapes

Moses only had time to pick up one piece of manna.  Joshua knew this and gave him four more pieces of manna.  How many pieces of manna does Moses have in all?

 

1 + 4 = _________________ pieces of manna

Little Red Riding Hood gathered one flower and the Big Bad Wolf gave her four more.  How many flowers does Little Red Riding Hood have now?

 

1 + 4 = _________________ flowers

Activity

Color one square below & put a big red X in this square.
Color the remaining squares a different color.
How many squares do not have the big red
X?

5 - 1 = ________
         

Color four squares below the same color
and put big red
Xs in each of these squares.
Now color the remaining square a different color.
How many square(s) do not have the big red
X?

5 - 4 = _______
         

Experiment

Do you still have your nouns from your bedroom, the frontroom, outside and other places?  

Great !

Each pile should have five items.  Take 4 nouns from the pile.  How many items are left?  Take 1 noun from the five noun pile.  How many items are left?

Special Note

Put 5 pence in one pile.  Take away 1 penny.  How many pennies are left?  Return the penny.  Now take away 4 pennies.  How many pennies remain?

Do you remember that the plural of penny is either pennies or pence?

(Plural means more than 1 of something)

Did you know you have verified ...
5 - 4 = 1
5 - 1 = 4
and that you have picked up nouns!

A noun is the name of a person, place, thing, or idea.  It is hard to pick up an idea or place, but the other things you can frequently pick up !!!  

Name and count the nouns you
have picked up for your parents.

(Verify = test the correctness of something)

Practice

Ashley had a brownie with five nuts in it.  She picked four of the nuts out, but she could not find the last nut.  How many nuts are left in the brownie?

 

5 - 4 = _______________ nut

Squanto informed William Bradford of five fishing holes.  William Bradford only needed four fishing holes.  How many fishing holes were not needed?

5 - 4 = _______________ fishing hole

Richard the Lionhearted found five traitors helping his brother, Prince John, to take the throne.  If one of the traitors repented and helped Richard the Lionhearted.  How many traitors are left?

 

5 - 1 = _______________ traitors

Hansel found 5 peppermint wheels on the gingerbread house.  Gretel ate one of the peppermint wheels.  How many peppermint wheels are left?

 

5 - 1 = _______________ peppermint wheels

Matalyn made five tuna fish sandwiches.  Four of them mysteriously disappeared.  (Ashley had a big smile on her face!)  How many tuna fish sandwiches were left?

 

5 - 4 = _______________ tuna fish sandwich

Morgan made five strawberry shortcakes for a special snack and left the kitchen.  When she returned four were missing!  How many strawberry shortcakes are left?

 

5 - 4 = _______________ strawberry shortcake

Quick Review
 5 - 4 = ____________  1 + 4 = ____________  5 - 0 = ____________
 5 + 0 = ____________  0 + 5 = ____________  4 + 1 = ___________
 5 - 4 = ____________  5 - 5 = ____________  1 + 4 = ____________
 5 - 1 = ____________  4 + 1 = ___________  5 - 5 = ____________

Activity

Color two squares below and color the remaining squares a different color. How many squares did you color in all?

2 + 3 = ___________
         

Color three squares below and two squares a different color. How many squares did you color in all?

3 + 2 = ___________
         

Experiment

Do you still have your nouns from your bedroom, the frontroom, outside and other places?  

Great !

Make one pile with 3 nouns from the pile and another pile with 2 nouns.  How many nouns do you have altogether?

Special Note

Put 2 pence in one pile and 3 pennies in another pile.  How many pennies do you have in all?  

Do you remember that the plural of penny is either pennies or pence?

(Plural means more than 1 of something)

Did you know you have verified ...
2 + 3 = 5
3 + 2 = 5
and that you have picked up nouns!

A noun is the name of a person, place, thing, or idea.  It is hard to pick up an idea, but the other things you can frequently pick up !!!  

Name and count the nouns you
have picked up for your parents.

(Verify = test the correctness of something)

Practice

Ashley brought two snacks, a swiss cake roll and yogurt, to the picnic.  Rachel brought three things to eat --- a peanutbutter sandwich, a tuna fish sandwich, and an apple.  How many things did Ashley and Rachel have to eat altogether?

 

2 + 3 = _________________ things to eat

Allison persuaded her mother to read her a story about Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty.  Her mother read the stories and left.  Allison's father came home and Allison convinced him to read her three more stories.  How many stories did Allison hear altogether?

 

2 + 3 = _________________ stories

The Scarlet Pimpernel rescued three innocent aristocrats on Monday.  The following day, he rescued two more innocents. How many innocent nobles did the Scarlet Pimpernel rescue in all?

 

3 + 2 = _________________ innocent nobles

Martha Washington had three French powdered wigs and two regular wigs.  How many wigs did Mrs. Washington have in all?

3 + 2 = _________________ wigs

Quick Review
 2 + 3 = __________  5 - 5 = ___________  1 + 4 = _____________
 0 + 5 = __________  5 - 4 = ___________  0 + 5 = ___________
 5 - 1 = ___________  3 + 2 = _____________  5 - 0 = ___________

Activity

Color two squares below & put
big red
Xs in these squares.
Color the remaining squares a different color.
How many squares do not have the big red
X?

5 - 2 = _______
         

Color three squares below the same color
and put big red
Xs in these squares.
Now color the remaining squares a different color.
How many squares do not have the big red
X?

5 - 3 = _______
         

Experiment

Do you still have your nouns that you collected from your bedroom, the frontroom, outside and other places?  Great !

Put these items in a five noun pile.  Take take two nouns away.  How many items do you have left? Remake your five noun pile.  Now remove three nouns.  How many nouns do you have left?

Special Note

Put 2 pence in one pile and 3 pennies in another pile.  Take away 2 pennies.  How many pennies are left?  Return the 2 pennies.  Now take away 3 pennies.  How many pennies remain?

Do you remember that the plural of penny is either pennies or pence?

(Plural means more than 1 of something)

Did you know you have verified ...
5 - 3 = 2
5 - 2 = 3
and that you have picked up nouns!

A noun is the name of a person, place, thing, or idea.  It is hard to pick up an idea or place, but the other things you can frequently pick up !!!  

Name and count the nouns you
have picked up for your parents.

(Verify = test the correctness of something)

Practice

There were five fat pretzel sticks on the dining room table.  The family's dog, Rex, went by the table.  Afterwards, two of the fat pretzel sticks were gone!  How many fat pretzel sticks were left?

 

5 - 2 = _________________ fat pretzel sticks

Paul Revere was a silversmith.  He had five silver pitchers in the morning, and he sold two.  How many silver pitchers did he have left?

5 - 2 = _________________ silver pitchers

Robin Hood had five arrows.  He shot three of them.  How many arrows does Robin Hood have left?

5 - 3 = _________________ arrows

A peasant had five coins.  He spent three coins on food.  How many coins does he have left?

 

5 - 3 = _________________ coins

Quick Review
 2 + 3 = __________  5 - 5 = ___________  1 + 4 = _____________
 0 + 5 = __________  5 - 4 = ___________  0 + 5 = ___________
 5 - 2 = __________  3 + 2 = _____________  5 - 0 = ___________
 5 - 3 = __________  5 - 1 = ___________  5 - 2 = ___________

Well done !

Did you know you have verified ...

0 + 5 = 5     5 - 0 = 5
5 + 0 = 5     5 - 5 = 0

1 + 4 = 5     5 - 1 = 4
4 + 1 = 5     5 - 4 = 1

2 + 3 = 5     5 - 2 = 3
3 + 2 = 5     5 - 3 = 2
and that you have picked up nouns!

Do you remember:
A noun is the name of a
person, place, thing, or idea.  It is hard to pick up an idea or place, but the other things you can frequently pick up !!!  

Name and count the nouns you
have picked up for your parents.

(Verify = test the correctness of something)

Review

Add or Subtract !
 0 + 5 = ________  5 - 2 = ________
 5 + 0 = ________  5 - 3 = ________
 5 - 0 = ________  4 + 1 = _______
 5 - 5 = ________  1 + 4 = _______
 2 + 3 = _______  5 - 1 = ________
 3 + 2 = _______  5 - 4 = ________

Do you remember that a noun is a name of a person, place, thing or idea?  Great !

Fill in the blank ...

A noun is the name of a person, place, thing, or ________________.

Trick Question:  Verbally Fill in the blank ...
Verify = test the ________________ of something

Quickly
Repeat the Math Family combinations you just learned !!

 0,5  1,4,5  2,3,5
 5,0  1,5,4  2,5,3
   4,1,5  3,2,5
   4,5,1  3,5,2
   5,1,4  5,2,3
   5,4,1  5,3,2

Fill in the blank ...
 0,_____  1,4,_____  2,3,_____
 _____,5  1,_____,4  2,_____,3
   4,1,_____  3,2, _____
   4,_____,1  3,_____,2
   5,1,_____  5,2,_____
   5,_____,1  5,_____,2

Math Families 0,5 / 1,4,5 / 2,3,5 

Be sure to review these math families frequently.  Have your child illustrate these families using any number of items found in the house ...

coins, m&ms, toys, shoes, buttons, etc.

Make flashcards out of index cards for your child for the math families.  Flash your child daily going quickly, cheerfully, and happily.

You may want to keep track with your child those facts he already knows with the Addition Chart and the Subtraction Chart.

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