AdditionGrade 1Lesson 01

Count on from a number

Explore counting on with this Grade 1 Glow Math Facts lesson. Connect objects and drawings to equations, explain a strategy, and practice at the learner’s pace.

2 sessions18–22 min per sessionFree sample PDFs with an adult account

What children will practice.

Use counting on to solve addition facts and connect objects or drawings to equations.

In the learner’s words: I can solve addition facts and show why my answer makes sense.

Facts to explore.

5 + 2 = ?6 + 1 = ?4 + 3 = ?7 + 2 = ?

Start with objects or a drawing. Connect the model to an equation, then practice a few facts at a time across two short sessions. Choose a starting point using the learner’s prior instruction.

Let’s work one out · Counting on
5 + 2=7
Start at 5. Say 6, then 7 as you add two counters. The starting number is not the first count.

Build it with objects. Draw it. Tell someone how it works.

A look inside

A problem to explore

A tray has 5 crayons. Add 2 more crayons. How many crayons are on the tray?

An adult may read the problem aloud. Explain your thinking with objects, a drawing, words, or an equation.

From a model to a little discovery.

The complete lesson includes two short teaching sessions, eight practice facts, a story problem, space to show thinking, cut-out fact cards, and a separate answer key for the grown-up.

Use Glow Math Facts as an practice companion. The printable lesson also works away from a screen. This sample lesson is free with an adult account.

Grade 1 introduces models and relationships; Grade 2 revisits strategies and fluency within 20. These are suggested starting points, not learner-placement rules.

Glow’s suggested teaching sequence. Select by prior instruction and readiness; this focused fact-practice collection is not a complete mathematics curriculum or a placement test.

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