Chapter 6 · NCERT Class 1 Joyful Mathematics

Vegetable Farm

On the farm we pick tomatoes, carrots and peas — then put them together. That is adding! We learn the plus sign, how to count on, and that you can add in any order. Tap a word and start adding!

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Five adding words

Adding means putting groups together to find how many in all. Tap each word to see how.

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Three adding ideas

Adding means putting two groups together to make one bigger group.
We write it with the + sign and find the total, called the sum.
3 tomatoes and 2 tomatoes put together make 5 tomatoes.

Let us try. One row has 4 brinjals, another has 3. How many in all?

Put them together: 4 + 3 = 7 brinjals.

The + sign tells us to add. We read 4 + 3 as "four plus three".
To count on, start at the bigger number and count up the smaller one.
For 6 + 2: start at 6, then say 7, 8. The answer is 8.

You can add in any order: 2 + 5 is the same as 5 + 2.
Both make 7, so it is smart to start with the bigger number and count on.
Adding stories often say "more", "altogether" or "in all".

Remember: adding always makes the group bigger (or the same if you add 0). It never gets smaller.

Where you'll use it

Adding every day

More friends to play

Three friends are playing and two more come. Add to find that five friends are now in the game.

Filling your tiffin

Two rotis and three idlis in your tiffin? Add them to know you have five things to eat.

Collecting stickers

You had 6 stickers and got 4 more. Adding shows your collection has grown to 10.

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Practice quiz

A friendly set of questions about putting together, the plus sign, counting on and adding in any order.

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