Simple Addition
Word Problems
Problems from the book
Addition Concepts
Surprise Topic
100

Solve 1+3

4

100

John has one cookie. If his friend, Tim, gives him one more cookie, how many cookies will Tim have?

2 Cookies

100

“If I score 3 goals in the first half and 4 goals in the second half, how many goals did I score in all?”

7 goals

100

True or false, addition is adding two or more things together

True

100

Solve 6+1

7

200

Solve 3+4

7

200

Amanda biked 4 miles to school. If she biked 2 more miles to her friends house after school, how many miles did she bike total?

6 Miles

200

“There are 5 yellow flowers and 3 red ones, which adds up to __ flowers in all”

8 flowers

200

Draw a plus sign

+

200

Jasmine had 4 bananas and then she bought 4 more. How many bananas does Jasmine have now?

8 bananas

300

Solve 5+4

9

300

Camilia baked 4 cinnamon rolls. If she baked 5 more, how many did she bake in total? Show your work!

9 Cinnamon Rolls

300

If a sandwich is $4, a salad is $3, a drink is $1 and dessert is $2, how much does the meal cost in total?

$10 in total

300

Draw an equal sign

=

300

List two strategies for solving an addition problem OTHER than the standard algorithm. Model what they look like.

Number line, Tens Frames, Base 10 Blocks, Part-Part-Wholes and more

400

Solve 6+__= 12

6

400

If Randy picked 9 flowers, but his sister picked 6 flowers, how many more flowers did Randy pick than his sister? Use addition to solve!

3

400

If you have 1 crab, 5 fish, 3 seahorses, and 2 starfish, how many animals are there total?

11 animals

400

All of the addends added together result in the ______

sum

400

Lexi ran 8 miles on Saturday. Then, she ran 11 miles on Sunday. How many more miles did she run on Sunday than Saturday? Use addition to solve. How many miles did she run total over this weekend?

3 more miles Sunday

19 miles total

500

Solve 9+9

18

500

Lisa is training for a marathon. If she runs 12 miles on Saturday and 7 miles on Sunday, how many miles did she run in total over the weekend?

19 miles

500

If there are 2 carrots, 3 apples, 1 peach, 7 strawberries, and 1 green pepper, how many foods are there in total?

14  foods

500

The numbers which are added together are called

Addends

500

Solve 9+12. Model your work in three different ways:

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