Level 1
Miss. Jones gave Koda 2 bones. She then gave Koda 3 more bones.
How many bones does Koda have in all?
5 bones
Miss. Glode had 10 puppies. She gave 8 puppies to new homes.
How many puppies does Miss. Glode have left?
2 puppies
There were 2 rocks in Lin’s jar.
At the park, Lin put 4 more rocks into her jar.
How many rocks are in Lin’s jar now?
3 + 3 6 – 2 2 + 4
2+4
There are 8 crabs on the beach.
Then, 5 of the crabs go into the water.
How many crabs are left on the beach?
3+5=8 8-5=3 8-3=5
8-5=3
Elena used 9 pattern blocks to make a train.
Then she took 3 of the pattern blocks off the train and put them back in the bucket.
How many pattern blocks are in her train now?
Write the equation that shows what happened in the story problem.
9-3=6
There are 3 kindergarteners and 7 preschoolers in Miss. Jones' class this year.
How many students are in Miss. Jones' class in all?
10 students
There are 10 cookies on the plate. Miss. Jones eats 6 cookies.
How many cookies are left on the plate?
4 cookies
There were 8 kids playing hopscotch.
3 of the kids left to go jump rope.
How many kids are playing hopscotch now?
8 + 3 3 – 3 8 – 3
8-3
Diego has 3 toy cars on the floor.
He has 5 more toy cars on his bed.
How many toy cars does he have in all?
5+3=8 8-3=5 3+5=8
3+5=8
Sam has 4 red balls and 2 green balls.
How many balls does Sam have in all?
Write the equation that shows what happened in the story problem.
4+2=6
There are 2 cars in the parking lot. 1 more car enters the parking lot.
How many cars are in the parking lot now?
3 cars.
There were 5 balls on the playground.
Diego brought 5 of the balls inside.
How many balls are on the playground now?
0 balls
Mai grew 7 tomatoes in her garden.
She picked 5 of the tomatoes to make salsa.
How many tomatoes are still in the garden?
7+5 3+2 7-5
7-5
There are 3 stickers on the book.
Then Jada put 2 more stickers on the book.
How many stickers are on the book now?
3+2=5 5-3=2 2+7=9
3+2=5
Joe got 10 candies from the store.
He ate 3 of the candies.
How many candies does he have left?
Write the equation that shows what happened in the story problem.
10-3=7
Miss. Jones bought 5 cookies at the store. Her mom gives her 4 more cookies.
How many cookies does Miss. Jones have now?
9 cookies
There were 9 ducks swimming in the pond.
Then 4 of the ducks waddled onto the grass.
How many ducks are swimming in the pond now?
5 ducks
There were 5 frogs sitting on a lilly pad.
3 frogs jumped into the water.
How many frogs are on the lily pad now?
5+3 5-3 3-5
5-3
There are 6 kids playing on the playground.
2 of the kids leave to go inside.
How many kids are on the playground now?
6+2=8 4+3=7 6-2=4
6-2=4
Sam had 5 Legos.
He found 4 more Legos.
How many Legos does he have in all?
Write the equation that shows what happened in the story problem.
5+4=9
Ms. Glode has 1 kitten. She found 4 more kittens.
How many kittens does Miss. Glode have in all?
5 kittens
There were 10 people riding bikes in the park.
Then 6 of the people stopped riding to have lunch.
How many people are riding bikes now?
4 people
Pete ate 2 M&M's.
Matt ate 4 M&M's.
How many M&M's did they eat in all?
2+4 4-2 10+2
2+4
There were 9 butterflies in the garden.
Then 2 of the butterflies flew away.
How many butterflies are left in the garden?
9+2=11 9-2=7 7+3=10
9-2=7
Mia saw 3 snowflakes fall.
A few minutes later, she saw 5 more snowflakes fall.
How many snowflakes did she see in all?
Write the equation that shows what happened in the story problem.
3+5=8