Vocabulary
What does plus mean?
To add
2 + 1 + 2
Order it to make it easier to add together by using the doubles method and using the "v" to add two numbers together first
5
Marley had 6 balloons, Jane had 3 and Emily had 6 more. How many balloons did they have in all?
More, in all
Carlos had 9 cookies. His friend brought 8 brownies, but forgot that he had 3 more in the car. How many desserts did they bring combined?
20 desserts
What are addends?
The two numbers you're adding together
2 + 6 + 2
Order it to make it easier to add together by using the doubles method and using the "v" to add two numbers together first
10
Sara had 2 hamsters, Megan had 3 horses, and Tim had 5 more hamsters than Sara. How many animals did they have in total?
more, total
Tom caught 6 fish in the morning. He caught 3 fish in the afternoon. He had 4 fishing rods. How many fish did Tom catch in total?
6 + 3 = 9 fish
What is a sum?
The answer
6 + 1 + 4
Order it to make it easier to add together by using the method to add numbers together to equal an easy number (5, 10, 15, 20...) and using the "v" to add two numbers together first
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Sarah saw 4 butterflies on one flower. She saw 5 more butterflies on another flower. How many butterflies did Sarah see combined?
more, combined
Jen went to the movies with her 2 friends. Karen went to see 1 movie, Jen saw 2 more movies, and TJ saw 3 movies. How many movies did they see combined?
1 + 2 + 3 = 6 movies
What makes a complete equation?
At least two addends, a plus or minus sign, an equals sign, and the sum
6 + 6 + 6
Order it to make it easier to add together by using the doubles method and using the "v" to add two numbers together first
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There are 5 birds in a tree. Then 2 more birds fly to the tree. How many birds are there altogether?
more, altogether
Jake went to the park on Saturday. He saw 5 red birds and 3 blue birds in the trees. His sister came with him too with 4 of her friends. How many birds did Jake see in all?
5 + 3 = 8 birds
What's another word for equals?
Hint: Think of one of the addition word problem clue words
Total
9 + 6 + 9
Order it to make it easier to add together by using the doubles method and using the "v" to add two numbers together first
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John rode 3 rides in the waterpark and 9 rides in the amusement park. How many rides did he ride in all?
in all
Carlos has a red backpack. He put 5 pencils, 3 erasers, and 1 ruler in his backpack. His backpack has 2 pockets. How many items did Carlos put in his backpack in total?
5 + 3 + 1 = 9 items