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Playground Seesaw: Do Both Sides Balance?

Grade 1 practice with the meaning of the equal sign: decide if addition and subtraction equations are true or false with a playground seesaw.

Grade 1MathInteractive · Printable

Aligned to1.OA.D.7

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  • Single worksheet
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  • 1 Common Core standard
  • Printable answer key
  • 11 questions
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Format
Interactive · Printable
Grade
Grade 1
Subject
Math
Question types
Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Circle the answer, Sorting, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

  • Students explain that the equal sign means both sides have the same value.
  • Students decide whether addition and subtraction equations within 20 are true or false.
  • Students find the value of each side of an equation to check if it balances.

How to use

Start with a real or drawn seesaw: put cubes on each side to show that level means equal. Then have students find the value of each side before they mark an equation true or false.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

1.OA.D.7

Understand the equal sign and decide whether addition and subtraction equations are true or false.

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Playground Seesaw: Do Both Sides Balance?

Find the value of each side to decide if an equation is true or false.

The Equal Sign

The equal sign means both sides have the same amount, like a seesaw that is level.

1.
What does the = sign mean?
  • A. The answer comes next.
  • B. Add the numbers.
  • C. Both sides have the same amount.
  • D. The bigger number goes first.
2.
Which equation says that 9 and 6 + 3 are the same amount?
  • A. 9 + 6 = 3
  • B. 9 = 6 + 3
  • C. 6 = 9 + 3
  • D. 9 = 6 − 3
3.
One side of the seesaw has 10 beanbags. Circle everything that has the same value as 10.

5 + 56 + 312 − 27 + 415 − 59 + 111 − 2

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