Toby the Toolbox, a friendly teal toolbox, beside a car made of orange square and yellow hexagon pattern blocks and the equation 4 + 2 = 6, under the title Toby's Equation Match

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Toby's Equation Match

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Addition & SubtractionShapesKindergarten2 preview imagesAdded Oct 2026

About

Read equations both ways with Toby the Toolbox! Kindergartners hear and read equations like 6 = 4 + 2 and 4 + 2 = 6, match them to shapes built from pattern blocks, find two equations for one shape, and count out the blocks for 7 = 2 + 5. Every direction and equation is read aloud.

What's included

  • 12 narrated scenes with Toby the Toolbox
  • Equations read aloud with plus, minus and equals
  • Match equations to pattern-block shapes
  • Count out the blocks for 7 = 2 + 5, then build with them

Learning objectives

  • Read equations with 'plus' and 'equals', with the total first or last.
  • Match an equation to a shape made of two kinds of pattern blocks.
  • Find both equations, total first and total last, that match one shape.
  • Get the blocks for an equation, and tell which number shows all the blocks.

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