Five pages, one model on each, so students learn the ways to show a story problem. Page 1 leaves room to draw: circles, dots or quick sketches. Page 2 puts a number bond beside each story; the whole goes on top. Page 3 prints an empty bar model for each story: students write the story's numbers in the pieces and under the brace, and the question mark shows what to find. On page 4 they draw the bar model themselves. Page 5 uses a number line from 0 to 20; the key shows each jump. The stories on every page mix adding to, taking from, parts of a whole, comparing and how many more, and every page starts with a worked example.
Solve one story five ways on the board, one model from each page, and ask which way students like best and why. Then let students choose a model for page 1 before trying the others. Bar models are new for many 1st graders: build them first with cube trains.
Ask your child to "show me" each answer: a drawing, a number bond or a bar. Any model that matches the story is fine; the number sentence is the same.
This pack supports the following Common Core State Standards for Mathematics:
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A 5-page draw to solve word problems pack for 1st grade, with numbers within 20. Solve story problems by drawing a picture, filling in a number bond, writing the numbers in a bar model, drawing a bar model of your own, and jumping on a number line. Every page mixes the kinds of story: adding to, taking from, parts of a whole, comparing and how many more. Every page comes in color and in black and white. Answer keys included, with each model drawn in.
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