Addition facts – sums up to 18

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🧮 Addition Facts – Sums Up to 18 🎯

🌈 What is Addition?

• ➕ Addition means putting things together to find out how many in all.
• Example: 🍎2 apples + 🍎3 apples = 🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎 5 apples

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💡 Addition Facts to Remember

These are small number pairs that add up to sums from 1 to 18 🧠

💕 Facts	🧮 Examples
1️⃣ to 5️⃣	1+1=2, 2+2=4, 3+2=5
6️⃣ to 1️⃣0️⃣	4+2=6, 5+3=8, 6+4=10
1️⃣1️⃣ to 1️⃣5️⃣	7+4=11, 8+5=13, 9+6=15
1️⃣6️⃣ to 1️⃣8️⃣	8+8=16, 9+8=17, 9+9=18

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🎲 Fun Ways to Learn Addition

• 🧱 Use blocks or counters to count and add.
• 🃏 Play number card games – match pairs that make a sum.
• 🎨 Color-by-sum worksheets – color spaces with the right answers.
• 🎶 Sing addition songs to remember sums easily! 🎵

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🔢 Number Bonds 🎀

Number bonds show two numbers that make a total.
Example:
🌟 9 can be made as → 8+1, 7+2, 6+3, 5+4

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🧡 Zero and Doubles Facts

Zero Facts: Adding 0 changes nothing (💤 5+0=5)

Doubles Facts: Same numbers added together 🎯

• 1+1=2
• 2+2=4
• 3+3=6
• 4+4=8
• 5+5=10
• 6+6=12
• 7+7=14
• 8+8=16
• 9+9=18

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🚀 Strategies for Fast Addition

• 🖐️ Count on: Start from the bigger number and count forward.
  👉 Example: 7+2 → 7, 8, 9 = ✅9
• 🌟 Make 10: 8+2=10, 9+1=10
• 💫 Use Doubles: If you know 6+6=12, then 6+7 is just one more → 13

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🏆 Practice Makes Perfect!

🎯 Try to memorize all addition facts up to 18
🎮 Play math games 🧩
📖 Solve daily practice problems

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💥 Why It’s Important

Learning these facts helps you:

• 🧠 Add faster
• 💪 Build strong math skills
• 🚀 Get ready for bigger numbers and subtraction

Learn with an example

Let’s practice!