This song is available "Mar" Harman/Music with Mar's "Math with Mar."
The concepts of fact families should be understood before teaching or using this song. Children should know what a turnaround fact and a related fact are. At this age, learning is best when there is an emotional attachment. That is why using the concept of family helps children relate to numbers better. Put the facts from the song on the board or on an overhead so children can see the concepts as well as hear them. This adds another sense to the learning and allows the brain to process it better. After this, the song can be used for reinforcement. As with the other songs, allow the children to make up their own facts.-- Mar. Harman
A fact family is when you use three numbers
To put together or take away.
No matter if you add or subtract,
the same three numbers stay.
In a fact family!
1 + 2 is 3 and 2 + 1 is 3.
3 – 1 is 2 and 3 - 2 is 1.
That’s fun! Here’s another.
3 + 1 is 4 and 1 + 3 is 4.
4 – 3 is 1 and 4 – 1 is 3.
In a fact family,
When you add numbers together,
the answer is the same
Doesn’t matter which is first,
A turn-around fact is its name, in a fact family.
3 + 2 is 5 and 2 + 3 is 5.
4 + 2 is 6. 2 + 4 is 6.
We’ll do some more.
8 + 1 is 9. 1 + 8 is 9.
6 + 4 is 10 and 4 + 6 is 10.
In a fact family,
When you take the numbers in the family,
to add or subtract
5 + 3 is 8; 8 - 5 is 3.
Now that’s a related fact, in a fact family.
5 + 1 is 6 and 6 - 1 is 5.
6 + 2 is 8 and 8 - 2 is 6.
Some more related facts.
9 + 1 is 10 and 10 – 9 is 1.
3 + 6 is 9 and 9 - 6 is 3.
In a fact family when you use three numbers
To put together or take away.
No matter if you add or subtract,
the same three numbers stay.
In a fact family!
It’s all relative!
This song is available "Mar" Harman/Music with Mar's "Math with Mar."
