Addition Vocabulary
Subtraction Vocabulary
Addition Strategies
Subtraction Strategies
LKS Strategies
100

The total in an addition equation. 

What is the sum/whole? 

100

What are you looking for when you subtract? 

The difference or missing part 

100

Name 2 Addition strategies that you can use to solve a problem. 

Base ten blocks (picture model)

Number Line 


100

If I don't have enough ones to subtract but I have 5 tens what can I do? 

Decompose one of the tens into 10 ones to subtract. 

100

Maya has 350 apples and need to give away 78 apples. How many apples will be remaining? 

How would I label my important information.

What operation would be needed to solve. 

350 - Total/Whole 

78- Part I know 

Apples Remaining- Missing Part 

Subtraction is needed to solve. 

200

This important information is needed for an addition equation

What is part/part whole? 

200

This information is needed in order to write a subtraction equation.

Whole/Total and a part? 
200

When you hop using the number line to add should the numbers increase (get greater) or decrease? 

increase 
200

Name two subtraction strategies that you can use to solve a subtraction equation. 

Base ten blocks (pictorial model) 

Number line 

200

Josue found 258 pennies on the playground. 

Rachel found 214 pennies on the playground. 

How many pennies did they find altogether? 

How would I label my important information? 

258 - part 

214 - part 

Whole is missing 


300

Putting 2 or more parts together is what? 

Finding the sum/total or whole

300

What information is needed in a subtraction problem?

A missing part/ difference. 

300

When you have more than 10 ones when using the base ten strategies what should you do? 

Regroup or compose 10 ones in the tens place. 

300

Nia has a 245 skittles. 124 skittles are green. 13 skittles are red.The rest are yellow. How many skittles are yellow? 

How would you label this important information and write an equation? 

245 - whole 

124 green- part 

13 red- part 

Yellow- Missing Part 

(245-124)-13= ____

300

What should you do 1st in LKS?

Read the problem 2 times. 

400
Another phrase for regrouping in an addition problem. 

compose 

400

Another word for regrouping in a subtraction problem 

decompose

400

Mia sorted her jar of skittles. There are 124 yellow skittles, 25 red skittles and 45 green skittles. How many total skittles does Mia have?

How would you label this important information? 

124 yellow- part 

25 red- part 

45- green part 

Missing total/whole? 

124+25+45= ____

400

What strategy should you use first to compare how many more? 

Vertical strip diagram 

400

What two strategies should I use in every addition and subtraction problem? 

Strip diagram and equation 

500

What symbol do I use to in an addition problem? 

The plus sign 

500

What do I do when I don't have enough to subtract from a digit in the ones place? 

Decompose a ten from the tens place? 

500

What are you trying to find in an addition problem? 

The sum or whole number 

500

What are you doing when you are trying to find how many more? What operation should you use? 

Comparing subtract

500

What should you do to all your important information in the know stage of LKS? 

Label your important information.