Overview
The Addition Strip Board bridges concrete addition (golden beads, bead bars) and abstract memorization of addition facts. The child places colored and blue strips on a ruled board to find sums, systematically working through all combinations.
Objectives
What the child gains from this work
Discover and record all addition combinations for sums up to 18. Transition from concrete counting to semi-abstract representation of addition. Develop systematic work habits through organized exploration. Build toward memorization of basic addition facts. Recognize patterns in addition (commutative property, doubles, near-doubles).
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