Five pages of short story problems with numbers within 10. On page 1 the pictures in each story are drawn for you: count the first group and the group that joins it, then write the number sentence, such as 4 + 3 = 7. On page 2 students cross out the pictures that go away and count what is left. Page 3 puts two kinds of things together, apples and pears or soccer balls and basketballs, to find how many in all. Page 4 has no pictures: students draw circles or quick sketches to solve. Page 5 mixes adding and taking away, and students write + or − in the number sentence themselves. The first story on pages 1 to 4 is a worked example.
Read each story aloud while students follow along, then act it out with counters or real objects before anyone writes. Ask: are things joining, going away, or are two groups being put together? On page 5, have partners agree on + or − before they solve.
Use snacks or small toys to act out each story: put out 4 apples, add 3 more, and count them all. Let your child cross out or draw on the page, then read the number sentence aloud together.
This pack supports the following Common Core State Standards for Mathematics:
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A 5-page picture word problems pack for kindergarten and 1st grade, with numbers within 10. Count the pictures in each story to add, cross out the ones that go away to subtract, and count two groups to find how many in all. Then draw a picture to solve, and decide whether to add or subtract. Every story has a number sentence to write and an answer line. Every page comes in color and in black and white. Answer keys included.
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