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Code-addition worksheets pair an addition problem with a letter, so the answer to the sum decodes a word or message. The format gives arithmetic practice a literacy framing: children solve addition not as an end in itself but as a means to the message. Useful for mid-kindergarten and grade-1 children who have the basic facts but need the practice to feel motivating.
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Code-addition decoding — kindergarten · 31 minutes total
Gather the class on the carpet. Write three small addition sums on the board: "2 + 3 = ?", "4 + 1 = ?", "1 + 4 = ?". Solve them together aloud, and write each answer next to its sum. Now write a key u…
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