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One step word problems
Two step word problems
Polygons
Rows and Columns
100
What is the first step of C.U.B.E.S?
Circle the numbers.
100
Aisha read 17 pages on Monday and 37 pages on Tuesday. How many pages did she read in all?
54
100
2E has 26 books. They gave 2D 13 books. Then 2A gave them 14 books. How many books does 2E have now?
27
100
Which polygon has 3 sides, 3 vertices, and 3 angles
a triangle
100
Show me a line that represents rows.
Show me a line that represents columns. Label both lines.
____________ row
| column
200
Give me three key words that tell you must subtract.
Fewer, gives, minus, takes away, how many more, less
200
A tree was 24 feet tall at the beginning of the year. Now it is 39 feet tall. How many feet did the tree grow?
15
200
Jaydee is 52 inches tall. Aisha is 3 inches taller than Jaydee. Caleb is 4 inches shorter than Aisha. How tall is Caleb?
51 inches
200
Harrison draws a polygon. His polygon has more sides than a quadrilateral but less sides than a hexagon. Which polygon did he draw?
pentagon
200
Draw an array for this equation 5+5+5+5.
+++++
+++++
+++++
+++++
300
What does the B in C.U.B.E.S stand for?
Box key words
300
Ms. Sierra has 415 stickers. She gives 237 stickers to a friend. How many stickers does she have left?
178
300
Mia had 14 stickers. Her friend gave her 8 more stickers. Then Mia gave 5 stickers to her brother. How many stickers does Mia have now?
17
300
Tayla wants to draw two different polygons that equal 8 sides in all. Her first polygon is a triangle. What must her second polygon be so that she has 8 sides in all?
pentagon
300
There are 4 rows of chairs. Each row has 6 chairs. How many chairs are there in all? Show an array and an equation.
24
400
What are 4 key words that tell us we're going to add.
in all, total, together, combine, collects, add, plus
400
Kim bikes 52 miles on Wednesday and Thursday. She bikes 24 miles on Wednesday. How many miles does Kim bike on Thursday?
A:52+24=?
B:?-52=24
C: 52-?=24
D: 24+24=?
C: 52-?=24
400
There were 27 apples in a basket. The class ate 9 apples during lunch. Then the teacher added 12 more apples to the basket. How many apples are in the basket now?
30
400
Sara draws a triangle, quadrilateral, and hexagon. How many sides do these polygons have in all?
13
400
Equation for rows
6+6+6+6+6=30
500
What operation do we use when we're missing a part?
What operation do we use when we're missing a whole?
Subtraction
Addition
500
Mr. E has 73 black markers and 19 blue markers. How many markers does Mr. E have? Show me your break apart equation.
70+3+10+9=92
500
Draw a picture graph for this data and give me three statements about the picture graph.
Favorite Sport Number of students
Basketball 6
Soccer 9
Cheerleading 5
Dance 4
The most common favorite sport is soccer.
The least common favorite sport is dance.
3 fewer students voted for basketball than soccer
24 students voted in all
1 fewer student picked dance than cheerleading
3 more students picked soccer
500
Selena draws a polygon. It has more than 3 angles and fewer sides than a pentagon. The sides are all the same length. Which polygon did Selena draw?
a square
500
Create an array that has 7 columns and 9 circles in each column. Write a complete equation that represents columns.
9+9+9+9+9+9+9=63