Objective

By the end of this lesson, you will be able to understand and practice basic arithmetic skills through fun activities related to Hello Ninja, Octonauts, and animals.

Materials and Prep

Materials: Paper, pencil, Hello Ninja or Octonauts themed stickers (optional)

Prep: Familiarize yourself with the characters and themes from Hello Ninja and Octonauts.

Activities

1. Ninja Addition: Use Hello Ninja stickers to create addition problems. For example, if you have 2 Ninja stickers and add 3 more, how many do you have in total?

2. Octonauts Subtraction: Draw pictures of marine animals from Octonauts and create subtraction problems. For instance, if you have 8 sea creatures and 3 swim away, how many are left?

3. Animal Multiplication: Draw different animals and group them to practice multiplication. For example, if there are 4 groups of 3 animals each, how many animals are there in total?

Second Grade Talking Points

• "Math is like solving puzzles. We can use our favorite characters like Hello Ninja and Octonauts to help us solve math problems."
• "Addition is putting things together. For example, if we have 2 Ninja stickers and add 3 more, we have 5 in total."
• "Subtraction is taking things away. If we have 8 sea creatures and 3 swim away, we have 5 left."
• "Multiplication is like adding groups. If we have 4 groups of 3 animals each, we have 12 animals in total."