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A Week of Math Warm-Ups

Five days of four-problem math warm-ups for 1st and 2nd grade: facts to 20, ten more and ten less, skip counting and tens.

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Grade level
Grades 1–2
Time
About 10 minutes
Answer key
Yes, page 2 of the PDF
Kids practice
Independent work, Spiral review, Starting the day calmly

What kids do

“Do one box each morning, Monday to Friday. Four quick problems a day.”

Printed on the sheet:

  1. 4. Count by 2s: 2, 4, 6,
  2. 4. Circle the smaller number: 52 or
  3. Friday challenge: show 36 with tens sticks and ones dots.

Sample problems

  • 5 + 4 =
  • 9 + 6 =
  • 12 − 3 =
  • 15 − 8 =
  • 7 + 7 =
  • 20 + 30 =

Teacher tip

Do one day’s warm-up each morning and go over it together before math starts.

How to use it

  • Have the page on desks before kids arrive so they can start right away.
  • Go over the answers together at the start of the lesson.
  • Slide it into a sheet protector and use a dry-erase marker to reuse it all year.

Watch for

Kids who arrive late and feel rushed. Let them finish at another time.

Talk about it

  • Which problem was the easiest this morning? Which was the hardest?
  • Why do you think we use this in our classroom?

Take it further

Let early finishers write their own problem for tomorrow’s page.

US Letter, prints well in black and white. Free for home and classroom use: print as many copies as you need.

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