Addition Strategies
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1 Step Word Problems
2 Step
Word Problems
100

Use counting on: What is 6 + 3?

6...7, 8, 9 

OR 

3...4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

100

Find 14 – 6. Show your work

14 - 6 = 8 (must have strategy shown on board)

100

Look at the bar graph from your teacher. Based on the graph, which statements are true? Choose all the correct answers.

Ⓐ 3 more people like the park than the movies.

Ⓑ 2 fewer more people like the zoo than the park.

Ⓒ The same number of people voted for the zoo and the movies.

Ⓓ Most people chose the zoo as their favorite place.

Ⓔ People like the movies the least.

A, B, E

100

Jake gives his dogs 4 treats in the morning. At night, he gives his dog 5 more treats. How many treats does he give his dogs in all?

Show your work. Label your answer.

4 + 5 = 9

9 treats

100

Sean has 10 books. He gives 3 to a friend, then returns 3 to the library. How many books does Sean have now?

Show your work. Label your answer.

4 books

Must have a strategy shown.

200

Solve 8+5 by making a ten.

Show your work.

2 + 3 = 5 so 8 + 2 = 10 --> 10 + 3 = 13

8 + 5 = 13


200

Solve 15 − 6 by getting to 10.

Show your work.

15 - 5 = 10

10 - 1 = 9

15 - 6 = 9

200

Look at the pictograph from your teacher. Answer both questions:

1.) How many more points were scored in Game 5 than Game 4?

2.) How many points were scored in Game 1 or Game 2?

1.) 3 more points

2.) 15 points

200

Jan has 11 markers in her desk. She gives 8 away to her friends. How many are left in Jan's desk? 

Show your work. Label your answer.

3 pencils

Must have a strategy shown.

200

Eve puts 14 markers on a desk. Then 9 markers roll off
the desk. Ray puts 3 of those markers back on the desk.
How many markers are on the desk now?

14 - 9 = 5

5 + 3 = 8

300

Write the doubles fact that you would use to solve the
problem. Then solve. Write your answers in the blanks.

8 + 7 = ?

Use the doubles ___ + ___ = ___ So….

Then….8 + 7 = ___

8 + 8 - 1 = 15 

OR

7 + 7 + 1 = 15

300

Which equations are in the same fact family as 7 + 5 = 12?
Write all the facts in the family

7 + 5 = 12

5 + 7 = 12

12 - 5 = 7

12 - 7 = 5

300

What are the circled parts of these graphs called? 

What do they tell you?

1. Key, Scale

2. What to count by/what each symbol is worth

300

Eric solves 13 math problems. His twin solves 7 problems. How many more problems does Eric solve than his twin?

Show your work. Label your answer.

13 - 7 = 6

6 more problems

300

Brynn buys 6 stickers. Her teacher gives her 3 more. Then she gets some from her friends. Now Brynn has 15 stickers. How many stickers did she get from her friends?

Show your work. Label your answer.

6 + 3 = 9

9 + ? = 15

15 - 9 = 6

6 stickers

400

Which expressions can be used to find 6 + 8?
Choose all the correct answers.

     Show your work. 

Ⓐ    10 + 3               

Ⓑ    10 + 4

Ⓒ    6 + 5 + 3                

Ⓓ    8 + 8 + 1

Ⓔ    6 + 6 + 2

B, C, E

400

Show two different strategies to solve 17 - 8 = ?

Must show two different strategies

17 - 8 = 9

400

Create a pictograph with this data below:

(HINT: Don't forget a key and title!)

Favorite Sport

Baseball: 5

Soccer: 8

Basketball: 7

Football: 10

Must have a pictograph with a key, title, and other important labels

400

Sara buys 14 balloons. There are 5 red balloons.
The rest are yellow. How many yellow balloons
does she buy? Show your work.

14 - 5 = 11

Must have strategy shown.

400

Toby has 7 toy cars. Five of them are red. The rest are yellow. Jackson has 4 more yellow cars than Toby. How many yellow cars does Jackson have?

Show your work. Label your answer.

7  - 5 = 2

2 + 4 = 6

6 cars

500

Break apart the addends into tens and ones to solve.

27 + 15

Show your work.

20 + 10 = 30

7 + 5 = 12

30 + 12 = 42

500

Decompose the numbers into tens and ones to solve 29 −13 by breaking apart numbers (tens and ones)

20 - 10 = 10

9 - 3 = 6

10 + 6 = 16

500

Create a bar graph with this data below:

(HINT: Don't forget a scale, labels, and title!)

Favorite Season

Fall: 12

Winter: 8

Spring: 8

Summer: 13

Must have a bar graph with a correct scale, title, and other important labels

500

Write a 1 step word problem that can be solved using the equation: 6 + 9 = ?
Then solve the problem. Show your work.


Must have a correctly written word problem

6 + 9 = 15

500

Write a TWO step word problem.
Then solve the problem. Show your work.

Must have a correctly written word problem with 2 steps

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