Description
What It Is:
This worksheet helps students practice basic addition using the TouchPoints strategy. Numbers are marked with touchpoints to guide learners as they count and add, making addition problems clearer and more approachable for early math learners.
Why Use It:
This activity supports students who benefit from tactile and visual counting strategies. TouchPoints help improve number sense, accuracy, and confidence while reducing frustration with early addition problems.
How to Use It:
• Touch and count each point on the numbers.
• Add the touchpoints together to find the total.
• Write the correct sum after the equals sign.
• Encourage students to count aloud while touching each point.
Grade Suitability:
Best suited for Kindergarten–Grade 1.
• Kindergarten: Introduction to addition using touchpoint counting strategies.
• Grade 1: Reinforcing addition accuracy and counting-on skills.
Target Users:
Ideal for kindergarten teachers, early elementary teachers, parents, and homeschool educators supporting students with visual, tactile, or special education needs.
This worksheet helps students practice basic addition using the TouchPoints strategy. Numbers are marked with touchpoints to guide learners as they count and add, making addition problems clearer and more approachable for early math learners.
Why Use It:
This activity supports students who benefit from tactile and visual counting strategies. TouchPoints help improve number sense, accuracy, and confidence while reducing frustration with early addition problems.
How to Use It:
• Touch and count each point on the numbers.
• Add the touchpoints together to find the total.
• Write the correct sum after the equals sign.
• Encourage students to count aloud while touching each point.
Grade Suitability:
Best suited for Kindergarten–Grade 1.
• Kindergarten: Introduction to addition using touchpoint counting strategies.
• Grade 1: Reinforcing addition accuracy and counting-on skills.
Target Users:
Ideal for kindergarten teachers, early elementary teachers, parents, and homeschool educators supporting students with visual, tactile, or special education needs.