Doubles
Fact Families
Word Problems
Name That Strategy
Riddles
100

10+10

20

100

Write a fact family using the following numbers: 6,8,14

6+8=14

8+6=14

14-8=6

14-6=8

100

Maya picked 8 orange pumpkins and 5 white pumpkins at the patch. How many pumpkins did Maya pick in all?

8+5=13

100

Explain what a fact family is.

A fact family are 2 addition and 2 subtraction sentences that use the same 3 numbers.

100

I am looking at a farm. I see 2 cows and 3 chickens. How many total legs do I see?

14 legs

200

7+7

14

200

Write a fact family using the following numbers: 4,7,11

7+4=11

4+7=11

11-4=7

11-7=4

200

Leo raked up a pile of 14 colorful leaves. A big gust of wind blew 6 of the leaves away. How many leaves are left in Leo's pile?

14-6=8

200

Use this strategy when 2 numbers are close together or "in the same neighborhood."

The count up strategy

200

You have a basket with 10 apples. You give 3 to your friend and eat 2 yourself. How many apples are left in the basket?

5 apples

300

8+8

16

300

Write a fact family using the following numbers: 9,11,2

9+2=11

2+9=11

11-9=2

11-2=9

300

Ellie picked 7 red apples and 9 green apples off the orchard trees. How many total apples did Eli pick?

7+9=16

300

These numbers come in different forms but always include 3 numbers.

Part-part whole

300

There are 19 students in a classroom. 11 students are wearing blue shirts, and the rest are wearing red shirts. How many students are wearing red shirts?

8 students

400

9+9

18

400

Write a fact family using the following numbers: 20,14,6

14+6=20

6+14=20

20-14=6

20-6=14

400

Grandma baked 12 apple pies for the autumn festival. Later in the afternoon, she baked 10 more pumpkin pies. How many pies did Grandma bake in total?

12+10=22

400

I am a number less than 20.

If you add 6 to me, you get 15.

If you subtract 4 from me, what number am I left with?

5

400

If today is Monday and your birthday is in exactly 8 days, what day of the week will your birthday be on?

Tuesday

500

13+13

26

500

Write a fact family using the following numbers: 20,30,50

20+30=50

30+20=50

50-20=30

50-30=20

500

A squirrel hid 28 acorns inside a hollow tree. Later, he ate 8 of them. How many acorns does the squirrel have left in his stash?

28-8=20

500

A jar had 18 cookies. Leo ate 7 cookies. Then, Maya baked 4 more and put them in the jar. How many cookies are in the jar now?

15 cookies

500

I am a double-digit number. My tens digit is 3. If you add my tens digit and my ones digit together, you get 7. What number am I?

34