Equal sign anchor chart first grade

Learn how to teach your students about the equal sign. You can help students understand the equal sign using four simple words!

So last week I was supposed to create an anchor chart for how to write equations. I've got no clue what my district had in mind, but here's what I came up with. I asked the kids what we need to make an equation and they first said numbers to I stuck the numbers on (I had them hiding with tape on them already). Then I asked what was missing and they had to tell me which symbols to put where. And finally we labeled all the parts we already knew and I introduced a few new words (minuend…

Hi Friends!! We can't wait to introduce you to our newest addition the the Math Family... Ellie the Equal Click the picture above to download packet at our TPT store. Our first graders had some big MISCONCEPTIONS about the equal sign (It doesn't mean the answer is...) this was shocking news to our kiddos. We decided to create a new sign anchor chart to help them understand the meaning of the equal sign. They loved learning about the math brothers, Gus the Plus and Linus the Minus so we knew…

Balanced equations anchor chart

how many more, how many less anchor chart, this shows students how match up cubes so its easy to see how many more or less there are

Fun anchor chart to explain to my first graders the job of the equal sign.

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Grade 1 Math Anchor Charts

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