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title: 'Video: What kindergartners understand about the ideas of addition and subtraction'
description: Kindergartners learn how to add and subtract. They also learn what those operations mean. See how to tell if your child gets the concepts of addition and subtraction.
slug: video-what-kindergartners-understand-about-the-ideas-of-addition-and-subtraction
author: The Understood Team
published: '2019-08-05T15:54:44.449Z'
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source_url: https://www.understood.org/en/articles/video-what-kindergartners-understand-about-the-ideas-of-addition-and-subtraction
lang: en
---

# Video: What kindergartners understand about the ideas of addition and subtraction

Kids in kindergarten are [learning how to add and subtract](https://www.understood.org/en/articles/video-how-kindergartners-learn-to-add-and-subtract-numbers-smaller-than-5). But they’re also learning what it *means* to add and subtract. Watch this video from founding partner [GreatSchools](https://www.greatschools.org/) to find out how to tell if your child understands the concepts of addition and subtraction.

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