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title: 'Video: How kindergartners learn to add and subtract numbers smaller than 5'
description: What math skills are taught in kindergarten? Find out how kindergartners learn to do simple addition and subtraction. Watch this video.
slug: video-how-kindergartners-learn-to-add-and-subtract-numbers-smaller-than-5
author: The Understood Team
published: '2019-08-05T15:53:20.196Z'
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source_url: https://www.understood.org/en/articles/video-how-kindergartners-learn-to-add-and-subtract-numbers-smaller-than-5
lang: en
---

# Video: How kindergartners learn to add and subtract numbers smaller than 5

What math skills do kids in kindergarten work on? Kids this age usually learn to do simple addition and subtraction in their head. Watch this video from founding partner [GreatSchools](https://www.greatschools.org/) for tips on how to tell if your kindergartner is on track.

[![Video](https://cdn-images.understood.org/p0qf7j048i0q/EC3B3159D78C46D0BB05D9D7BF76D9DB/8a71d202d2a3ec544e17e1fce831db9b/VideoWhatKindergartenersLearnAboutAddingAndSubtracting.jpg)](https://www.youtube.com/embed/tiP9KQBO58k)

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