Related Facts
Part-Part-Whole
Addition Stories
Subtraction Stories
Addition or Subtraction?
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What is a subtraction fact related to 5 + 4 = 9?
9 - 4 = 5 or 9 - 5 = 4
100
If you know that one part of the model is 8, and the other part is 7, what is the number sentence you should write to find the whole?
8 + 7 = 15
100
Jerry does 4 pages of math homework. He ask for more. Mrs. Moegling gives him 2 more pages of homework. How many pages of homework does Jerry have all together?
4 + 2 = 6 pages of homework
100
Lucas has 8 baseballs. He hits them over the fence and loses 4 of his baseballs. How many baseballs does Lucas have left?
8 - 4 = 4 baseballs
100
Iron Man has 10 different suits. He spills ketchup on 3 of his suits and ruins them. How many suits does Iron Man have left?
Subtraction: 10 - 3 = 7 suits
200
True or False: If I know that 7 + 7 = 14, I also know that 14 - 7 = 7.
True
200
If you know that one part is 4, and the other part is 9, what is the number sentence you should write to find the whole?
4 + 9 = 13
200
Darth Vader has 3 "Captain Underpants" books. He gets 4 more "Captain Underpants" books. How many "Captain Underpants" books does Darth Vader have in all?
3 + 4 = 7 "Captain Underpants" books
200
Ms. Malloy has 11 elephants in her "never ending" closet. She gives 4 elephants to Mr. Woody. How many elephants are left in the closet?
11 - 4 = 7 elephants
200
Garfield eats 6 plates of lasagna. He also eats 7 plates of spaghetti. How many plates of food does Garfield eat in all?
Addition: 6 + 7 = 13 plates of food
300
Give the four facts in the fact family for 3, 8, and 11.
3 + 8 = 11 8 + 3 = 11 11 - 3 = 8 11 - 8 = 3
300
If you know the whole is 9, and one part is 2, what is the subtraction sentence you should write to find the missing part?
9 - 2 = 7
300
Abbey bakes 6 muffins for the school bake sale. Harini bakes 10 cupcakes for the bake sale. How many treats do the girls bake all together for the school bake sale?
6 + 10 = 16 treats
300
Olivia had 20 B-Bucks. She spent 5 B-Bucks to buy a new pencil. How many B-Bucks does Olivia have left?
20 - 5 = 15 B-Bucks
300
Mrs. Lawson wants all the teachers to wear eye patches for "Talk Like a Pirate Day". There are 11 teachers. Mrs. Lawson has 8 eye patches. How many more eye patches does Mrs. Lawson need for each teacher to wear one?
Subtraction: 11 - 8 = 3 eye patches
400
True or False: 6 + 4 = 10 and 6 + 5 = 11 are in the same fact family.
False
400
If you know the whole is 12, and one part is 6, what is the number sentence you should write to find the other part?
12 - 6 = 6
400
Addison has 5 flowers on her dress. 8 butterflies land on Addison's back. 4 more butterflies land on her arm. How many butterflies are on Addison all together?
8 + 4 = 12 butterflies
400
Seth has 4 letters in his name. Kenedi has 6 letters in her name. How many more letters does Kenedi have in her name than Seth?
6 - 4 = 2 more letters
400
9 monkeys are eating bananas on the soccer field. 9 more monkeys are eating bananas on the blacktop. How many monkeys in all are eating bananas on the playground?
Addition: 9 + 9 = 18 monkeys
500
***Daily Double*** Are related facts and fact families the same? Explain.
Yes, they are the same. Related facts use all the same numbers, and so do fact families. The facts in fact families are all related.
500
Use the part-part-whole model to show the following story: Mr. Gramke has 5 toy robots. He builds 3 more robots. How many robots does Mr. Gramke have now?
Put 5 robots in one part, 3 in the other part, and the number 8 in the box for the whole.
500
Tell an addition story of your own and find the sum.
___ + ___ = ___
500
Is this a subtraction story about separating or a subtraction story about comparing: 9 ducks are swimming in a pond. 4 ducks are playing math games on their iPads. How many more ducks are swimming than playing games?
Comparing: more ducks are swimming, fewer ducks are playing games. 9 - 4 = 5 more ducks swimming
500
What must you always include at the end of every story problem answer?
A label!
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