We use math booklets to work on our addition and subtraction math facts starting with booklets on one digit addition and subtraction using touch point numbers and ending with booklets on two and three digit addition and subtraction without touch point numbers. There are sixteen booklets that children work on in sequence. Up above, you can see a piacture of a math booklet page
At the beginning of first grade, we learn how to use "touchpoint" numbers for addition and subtraction math. Touchpoint numbers have special points to touch on each number from 1 to 9.
1 has one touchpoint * 2 has two touchpoints
3 has three touchpoints * 4 has four touchpoints
5 has five touchpoints * 6 has six touchpoints
7 has seven touchpoints * 8 has eight touchpoints
9 has nine touchpoints
Here are the touchpoints for the numbers 1 to 9. The red dots are the points that you touch to count.
Touchpoint numbers help you add or subtract columns and rows of numbers! You count up the touchpoints to add and count down the touchpoints to subtract. When you do the touchpoints on 6, 7, 8, or 9, you touch each dot and also the circles surrounding each dot. we like the touchpoints on 9 because the touchpoint dots in the middle look like a face !