Sum It Up, Superstars!
Sam has 5 red balls and 4 blue balls. How many balls total?
9 balls
You have 10 pieces of candy and eat 3. How many are left?
7 pieces of candy
4 + 3 - 2 = ?
5
Sam’s puppy found 5 red balls and 4 blue balls in the backyard. How many balls did the puppy find altogether?
9 balls
You have 2 quarters in your pocket and find 3 more under the couch cushions. How many quarters do you have now?
5 quarters
You see 6 birds on a tree, then 4 more join. How many birds are there?
10 birds
There are 9 balloons, but 4 of them popped. How many remain?
5 balloons
10 - 5 + 4 = ?
9
Mia had 12 sparkly stickers. She used 5 to decorate her notebook. How many stickers are left for later?
7 stickers
Five students hop on the school bus. Then 7 more climb aboard at the next stop. How many students are on the bus now?
12 students
There are 8 cars in the parking lot. 5 more cars arrive. How many cars are there in total?
13 cars
15 ducks are swimming. 6 fly away. How many ducks are left?
9 ducks
8 + 6 - 3 = ?
11
There are 7 cats napping on the porch and 6 dogs playing in the yard. How many animals are outside altogether?
13 animals
There were 16 chairs in the classroom. The teacher moved 5 to the library and 3 to the art room. How many chairs stayed in the classroom?
8 chairs
12 kids are playing soccer and 7 more join. How many kids are there now?
19 kids
You baked 20 cookies and gave 8 to your friends. How many cookies do you have left?
12 cookies
12 - 4 + 7 = ?
15
Ben had 18 shiny marbles. He lost 6 at recess, but then his friend gave him 3 more. How many marbles does Ben have now?
15 marbles
You read 10 pages of your book before bedtime and 8 more the next morning. There are 7 pages left in the book. How many pages are in the book?
25 pages
You have 15 crayons. You buy a pack of 10 more. How many crayons do you have in total?
25 crayons
There were 25 pencils in the classroom jar. 9 pencils were used by students. How many pencils are left in the jar?
16 pencils
20 - 8 + 9 = ?
A farmer had 17 cows and 8 chickens in the field. 10 of the cows walked to the barn. How many animals are still in the field?
15 animals
You planted 9 flowers on Monday and 6 more on Tuesday. Then 5 of them didn’t grow. How many flowers bloomed?
10 flowers bloomed