ORIGO Big Book – Year 1: Mice, Mice Everywhere

Mice, Mice Everywhere demonstrates static addition to calculate the total of two groups. Students are introduced to the concepts of balance and equality and begin to write and complete addition number sentences using symbols.

These whole-class activities provide students with the opportunity to:

listen to a story about static addition
identify the parts and the total in an addition situation
calculate the total of two groups
investigate concepts of balance and equality
write complete number sentences
write complete number sentences using symbols