Addition and Subtraction Intervention: Going Back to the Beginning
Some students need more time and more concrete practice with the basic concepts of addition and subtraction. When a student is struggling, I believe that the best approach is simple: go back to the beginning.
I created these intervention binders to provide that step-by-step practice. Each page includes teacher directions so teachers, paraprofessionals, tutors, or parents can use the activities. Students work with dry-erase markers, manipulatives, pictures, number lines, and other visual models to build understanding before moving on to more abstract problems.
Every page includes teacher directions, so an adult can pick up the binder and know how to guide the activity.
The binders are designed as a supplement to regular math instruction, providing students with repeated opportunities to practice foundational skills at an appropriate pace.
What’s Inside the Binder?
Teacher Directions Are Included
One of the best things about these binders is that every activity includes simple teacher directions, making them easy to use with paraprofessionals, intervention groups, tutors, or at home.
Build Addition Concepts with Concrete Models
Students can use counters and linking cubes to model addition problems before solving them symbolically.
Practice Different Addition Strategies
Students work with part-part-whole models, missing addends, number lines, and counting-on strategies.
There’s a Subtraction Binder Too
The subtraction binder follows the same hands-on, step-by-step format for students who need additional practice with beginning subtraction concepts.
Ready for more hands-on practice?
Choose the addition binder, subtraction binder, or the money-saving bundle with both.
Practice and review to mastery is something we owe to ALL students. Going “back to the beginning” fills in the gaps for concepts that were missed and builds confidence.
Looking for Printable Practice Instead?
If you need traditional black-and-white practice pages, the Addition and Subtraction Worksheets provide additional no-prep practice for building basic computation skills.
