Objective

By the end of this lesson, you will be able to practice basic math skills while having fun with Pokemon!

Materials and Prep

• Pokemon cards or printed pictures
• Pencil and paper
• Basic knowledge of addition and subtraction

Activities

• Pokemon Counting: Lay out a few Pokemon cards or pictures. Count how many Pokemon there are and write the number down. Then, add or remove some Pokemon and count again. See if you can figure out the new number!

• Pokemon Addition: Choose two Pokemon cards or pictures. Write down the number of Pokemon on each card. Add the numbers together to find the total number of Pokemon.

• Pokemon Subtraction: Select two Pokemon cards or pictures. Write down the number of Pokemon on each card. Subtract the smaller number from the larger number to find out how many more Pokemon are on one card compared to the other.

• Pokemon Patterns: Arrange your Pokemon cards or pictures in a pattern. For example, you can create a pattern like Pikachu, Bulbasaur, Pikachu, Bulbasaur, Pikachu, Bulbasaur. Challenge yourself to continue the pattern and see how far you can go!

Talking Points

• "Pokemon Counting: Let's count how many Pokemon there are. Can you tell me the number?"
• "Pokemon Addition: We have two Pokemon cards. How many Pokemon are on each card? Let's add them together to find the total."
• "Pokemon Subtraction: Here are two Pokemon cards. How many Pokemon are on each card? Let's subtract the smaller number from the larger number to find out the difference."
• "Pokemon Patterns: Look at these Pokemon cards. Can you see a pattern? Let's continue the pattern by adding the same Pokemon in order."