Monkey's Banana Add-Up – Addition Worksheet (IB PYP Grade 1 Mathematics)

About This Worksheet

Add with bananas and balloons: more ways to practise Grade 1 addition. This colourful, printable IB PYP Grade 1 Mathematics worksheet gives young learners focused practice with addition, with a friendly monkey to guide them. It has a name, class and date box for students, the mindtested.com header and a score box, and page 2 is a ready-to-use answer key for teachers and parents.

What Questions Are in This Worksheet?

There are 4 activities worth 15 marks in total:

• Activity A: Ten frame addition.
• Activity B: Adding doubles.
• Activity C: Number pairs that make 10.
• Activity D: Add word problems.

What Your Child Will Practise

• Add to 10 and beyond
• Use ten frames
• Explore doubles
• Count on

How to Use This Worksheet

1. Print the PDF on A4 paper (colour is best, but black and white works too).
2. Read each instruction aloud together before your child starts.
3. Let your child try every activity independently first.
4. Check with the answer key on page 2 and talk through any mistakes.

Tip: five to ten minutes of regular practice works better for Grade 1 learners than one long session. Colour in the monkey when the worksheet is finished as a small reward.

Ideal for classroom use, homework, tutoring or home learning in IB PYP Grade 1 Mathematics (Addition). Answer key included.