Five pages of Thanksgiving story problems, five on each page. Page 1 is all adding and page 2 is all subtracting, both within 20. Page 3 mixes the problem types that trip students up: comparing, finding how many more are needed, adding three numbers, a start-unknown problem, and "fewer than" that means add. Page 4 moves to two-digit numbers within 100 and ends with a two-step problem, and page 5 is two-step and three-number problems within 100.
Read each problem aloud together first, then ask students what is happening in the story before they choose to add or subtract. Page 3 works well as a partner page: one student solves, the other checks with a drawing.
Act the stories out with real rolls, cranberries or small toys while you get ready for the holiday. Have your child draw a quick picture or a number line before writing the answer, and ask them to tell you how they solved it.
This pack supports the following Common Core State Standards for Mathematics:
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Thanksgiving story problems about turkeys on the farm, pies, rolls, feathers and setting the table for the feast. Students add and subtract within 20, solve mixed problem types and finish with two-digit and two-step problems within 100.
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