Hearts and Jar Addition Math Center

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Hands-On Addition Activity: Hearts & Jars Math Center

Make addition fun and engaging with this interactive math center! Perfect for kindergarten and first-grade students, this hands-on activity helps young learners visualize and practice addition using colorful heart manipulatives and jar work mats.

How It Works:
✅ Prep & Play – Print, cut, and laminate the heart and jar pages for durability.
✅ Move & Count – Students place hearts in the jar to build ten different addition equations.
✅ Write & Solve – Students record their equations and sums on the provided answer sheet.
✅ Explore Combinations – Encourage students to try different addends to strengthen their number sense!

Why You’ll Love It:
✔ Perfect for math centers, small groups, and independent practice
✔ Hands-on and engaging for active learners
✔ Reinforces addition with visual and tactile learning
✔ Great for differentiating instruction

This resource is ideal for teachers looking to enhance their addition lessons with a fun, low-prep, and interactive activity. Grab it today and watch your students build confidence in addition!

Oklahoma Academic Standards (OAS)

• 1.N.1.6 – Represent and solve problems using addition and subtraction within 20.

• 1.N.1.7 – Use objects, pictures, and numbers to represent sums up to 20.

• 1.N.2.3 – Demonstrate fluency with addition and subtraction facts with sums up to 10.

Oklahoma Academic Standards (OAS) – Kindergarten

• K.N.2.1 – Use objects and pictures to represent addition and subtraction within 10.

• K.N.2.2 – Compose and decompose numbers up to 10 using objects and drawings.

• K.N.2.3 – Use objects to create sums up to 10 in different ways.

Oklahoma, Texas, and Common Core Standards supported with this activity for grades K and 1.