Joining
Kelly had 6 marbles. Jeremy gave her 3 more marbles. How many marbles does Kelly have? (Draw the picture, write the equation, and circle your answer)
Kelly has 9 marbles (6+3=9)
There were 15 frogs on the lilypad. Some frogs fell off. Now there are only 10 frogs on the lilypad. How many frogs fell off the lilypad?
(10+5=15 or 15-10=5)
Talia has 6 dog stickers and 8 cat stickers. How many total stickers does Talia have? (Draw the part-part-whole picture)
(6+8=14)
Abby has 7 stickers. Sam has 4 more stickers. How many more stickers does Abby have than sam? (draw the picture and circle your answer)
(7-4=3; Abby has 3 more stickers than Sam)
What is the sign for an addition sentence? (Draw it!)
A plus sign (+).
Zoey has 6 shirts. Her mom bought her some more. Now Zoey has 13 shirts. How many shirts did her mom give her? (Draw picture, write the equation, and circle your answer)
(6+7=13 or 13-6=7)
Lauren had 12 cookies. She shared 4 cookies with her brother Eric. How many cookies does Lauren have now? (Draw a picture, write the equation, and circle the answer)
(12-4=8)
Roger got 18 juice boxes for the party. 9 are grape and the rest of them are fruit punch. How many fruit punch boxes does she have? (Draw a part-part-whole picture)
Brooke has 12 strawberries. Bailey has 8 strawberries. How many more strawberries does Brooke have than Bailey? (Draw a picture, write an equation, and circle the answer)
(12-8=4)
What is the sign for a subtraction sentence? (Draw it!)
A minus sign (-).
Mrs. Dansbach got some cards on her birthday. She got 3 more the next day. Now she has 10 cards. How many did she get on the first day? (Draw a picture, write an equation, and circle your answer)
(3+7=10 or 10-3=7)
Josh picked out 5 puppies. His mom said he picked out too many. He put a couple of puppies back. Now he has 2 puppies. How many did he put away? (Draw the picture, write the equation, and circle the answer)
(3+2=5 or 5-2=3)
John has 15 pencils. 4 are missing erasers. How many of John's pencils have erasers? (Draw a part-part-whole picture)
(15-4=11)
Grace has 3 more pens than Jamie. Grace has 7 pens. How many pens does Jamie have? (Draw a comparing picture)
(7-3=4)
Draw the sign that goes before the sum/difference.
An equal sign.
Alexa has 7 green apples. She picked 8 red apples. How many apples does she have now? (Draw a picture, write the equation, and circle the answer)
(7+8=15)
Claire was building a tower with some blocks. She used 12 of them. Now there are only 3 left to add to the tower. How many blocks did she start with? (Draw a picture, write the equation, and circle the answer)
(12+3=15)
Louise has 16 shirts in her closet. 7 of them are long sleeved and the rest are short-sleeved. How many shirts have short sleeves? (Draw a part-part-whole picture)
(16-7=9)
Lia has 12 skittles. Deacon has 7 skittles. How many fewer skittles does Deacon have than Lia? (Draw a comparing picture)
(12-7=5)
What sign means join?
Plus sign.
Evelyn had 5 dolls. She bought some more. Now she has 17 dolls. How many did she buy? (Draw a picture, write the equation, and circle your answer)
(5+12=17 or 17-5=12)
There were 9 cars in the parking lot. 8 of them left. How many cars are still in the parking lot? (Draw a picture, write the equation, and circle the answer)
Elliott has 20 candy canes in a jar. Some are blue and some are purple. How many candy canes does he have of each color? (Draw a part-part-whole picture)
Answers may vary. As long as the two parts equal to 20, I will take the answer!
Jill has 8 hair bows. Emma has 5 more hair bows than Jill. How many hair bows does Emma have? (Draw a comparing picture)
(8+5=13)
What sign means separate?
Minus sign.