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 Table of Contents
Word Problems, No Problem
Draw & Add #1
Draw & Add #2
Garden Addition
Candy Subtraction Charm
Solve the Story Problems #1
Number Stories Addition
Number Stories Subtraction
Number Jumble
Draw & Add: Challenge #1
At the Grocery Store
At the Art Store
Draw & Add: Challenge #2
Solve the Story Problems #2
At School
Mimi's Fabulous Music Shop
Fresh Fruit Salad Anyone?
Pizza Party
How Does Your Garden Grow?
Word Problem Challenge

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 Draw & Add
Read the questions below and draw the pictures. Then count your pictures to find the
answer.

Billy has 1 pencil and Mark has 4 pencils. How many pencils are there in total?

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Abi has 2 cars and Jena has 3 cars. How many cars are there in total?

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Steve has 5 erasers and Sonia has 3 erasers. How many erasers are there in total?

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 Draw & Add
Read the questions below and draw the pictures. Then count your pictures to find the
answer.

Dave has 6 balls and Mike has 3 balls. How many balls are there in total?

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Sunny has 8 dogs and George has 2 dogs. How many dogs are there in total?

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Roy has 7 bats and Tim has 2 bats. How many bats are there in total?

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 Garden Addition

Read each problem. Write out the number equation and add to find
the solution.

Jenna planted 8 .
Amy gave her 5 more .

How many are there in all?

_______ + _______ = ________

Howie planted 6 .

Then he planted 4 more.

How many did he plant in all?

_______ + _______ = ________

Gracie bought 3 .
Then Robby gave her 7 more.

How many does she have in all?

_______ + _______ = ________

Jack has 9 .
His mom gave him 3 more.

How many does he have in all?

_______ + _______ = ________

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 Candy Subtraction Charm
Read each problem. Subtract to find the solution. Write your answer
in the space provided.

I bought 11 .
I gave 5 to my brother.

How many do I have now?

You have 8 .
You and your friend ate 3 .

How many do you have now?

I have 10 .
I ate 8 .

How many are left?

You have 12 .
You share 6 with your mom.

How many are there now?

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 Solve the Story Problems
Read each story problem and solve.

There are 5 apples. There are 7 bananas.

There are 4 grapes. You buy 2 bananas.
How many fruits are there in all? How many bananas are left over?

__________fruits ________bananas

There were 9 oranges, There were 3 pears,

but 5 fell to the ground. but you bought 2 of them.
How many oranges are left? How many pears are left in the stand?

__________oranges ________pears

bananas oranges

grapes pears apples

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 Number Stories Addition
Read the number stories below. Use the orange box next to each problem to
show your work. Use pictures, words, and/or numbers to find a solution.

Danny had 5 toy cars. He got 8

more toy cars for his birthday. How
many does he have now?

Emily found 4 acorns in the park

yesterday. She found another 12
acorns today. How many does she
have now?

Jake ate 6 chips at snack. Lisa ate

10 chips at snack. How many chips Potato

did the kids eat? Chips

Jill walked 4 blocks to the library

yesterday. She also walked 7 blocks
to the grocery store. How many
blocks did Jill walk?

Robert did 12 sit-ups in PE class. Luke

did 9 sit-ups. How many sit-ups did
the boys do altogether?

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 Number Stories Subtraction
Read the number stories below. Use the orange box next to each problem to
show your work. Use pictures, words, and/or numbers to find a solution.

Paul had 17 dollars saved up. He

spent 6 dollars on a new toy. How
much money does he have left?

Anna baked 12 cookies. Her brother

ate 6 of them. How many cookies
are left?

Nancy has 15 goldfish in her

aquarium. Billy has 9 goldfish in his
aquarium. How many more goldfish
does Nancy have?

Greg had 25 baseball cards. He

gave 4 of his cards away to his
friend. How many baseball cards
does he have left?

Pete collected 36 pieces of Hallow-

een candy. He gave 12 pieces to
his brother. How many pieces of
candy are left?

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 Number Jumble
This math homework is mixed up. Can you match each number
sentence to the correct picture equation?

6+2 = ________

2+3 = ________

4+2 = ________

5+3 = ________

5+2 = ________

7+5 = ________

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 challenge
Draw & Add
Read the questions below and draw the pictures. Then count your pictures to find the
answer.

Kilee has 4 blocks and Tamia has 6 blocks. How many blocks are there in total?

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Tina has 6 markers and Chuck has 9 markers. How many markers are there in total?

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Shane has 2 books and Lisa has 12 books. How many books are there in total?

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Roy has 11 robots and Remy has 8 robots. How many robots are there in total?

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 At the Grocery Store
Solve each problem by using the grocery store to fill in the equations.

5¢ 2¢ 7¢ 3¢ 8¢ 4¢

Mimi has 10¢. She bought a banana and a pear. How much does she
have left?

_________ + _________ = _________ and 10 + _________ = _________

Trudy bought 1 carrot and a apple. How much did she spend?

_________ + _________ = __________

Thomas has 8¢. He bought a banana. How much does he have left?

Coy bought an orange and celery. How much did he spend?

_________ + _________ = __________

Ben has 12¢. He bought an apple. How much does he have left?

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 At the Art Store
Solve each problem by using the store to fill in the equations.

3¢ 5¢ 7¢ 6¢ 2¢ 9¢

Tia bought 3 markers. How much did she spend?

_________ + _________ + _________ = __________

Sharon has 20¢. She bought 1 paint brush and 1 pen. How much
does she have left?

_____ + _____ = _____ and 20 + _____ = _____

Frankie bought 2 paint tubes. How much did he spend?

_________ + _________ = __________

Rocky has 17¢. He bought 4 pencils. How much does he have left?

_____ + _____ + _____ + ____ = _____ and 17 + ____ = _____

Rachel bought 1 marker and 1 tube of paint. How much did she
spend?

_________ + _________ = __________

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 challenge
Draw & Add
Read the questions below and draw the pictures. Then count your pictures to find the
answer.

Amy has 3 stars and Ann has 8 stars. How many stars are there in total?

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Paul has 7 bricks and Dan has 6 bricks. How many bricks are there in total?

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Mia has 5 jacks and Suzy has 9 jacks. How many jacks are there in total?

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Mike has 3 cards and Lily has 10 cards. How many cards are there in total?

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 Solve the Story Problems
Read each story problem and solve.

There are 3 blue fish. There are 2 orange fish.

There are 3 green fish. 4 yellow fish join them.
How many fish are there in all? How many fish are there in all?

__________fish ________fish

There were 6 purple fish, There were 8 red fish,

but 2 purple fish swam away. but 5 red fish hid in the sand.
How many purple fish are left ? How many red fish are left?

__________purple fish ________red fish

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 At School
Read each problem. Use the picture graph to help you answer the questions.

Ben has 3 pencils, 5 crayons and 1 eraser. How many does he have
in all?

supplies

Jenny has 2 markers, 3 pens and 6 paint brushes. How many does
she have in all?

supplies

Robbie has 3 erasers, 4 markers and 5 colored pencils. How many

does he have in all?

supplies

Tina has 4 scissors, 5 sharpeners and 3 pencils. How many does she
have in all?

supplies

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 Mimi’s Fabulous Music Shop
There's a sale going on at Mimi’s Fabulous Music Shop!
Use addition or subtraction to solve the word problems.
Show your work.

Mrs. Jensen bought 5 tambourines, 2 kazoos, and 4

recorder flutes for her class. How many instruments did
Mrs. Jensen buy in all?

instruments

There are 20 guitar picks in a sale bin. At the end of the

day there are only 5 left. How many were sold?

guitar picks

Jackson the drummer needs new sticks! He spends $2 on

regular drum sticks, $5 on a mallet, and $10 on brushes.
How much money does he spend in all?

9 people came into the store. The first person bought 12

guitar strings and left. 3 more people left after they each
bought a tuner. How many people are left? How many items
were bought?

CHALLENGE items

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 Fresh Fruit Salad Anyone?
Directions: Use addition to solve the word problems below.

Tommy made a fruit salad for the neighborhood block party. He put 5 grapes in a
bowl. He added 6 pieces of watermelon and 3 strawberries. Finally, Tommy added 4
slices of banana.
How many pieces of fruit did Tommy use to make his fruit salad for the party?

Jane made a different version of fruit salad for the party. She used 12 melon balls
and 8 slices of orange. She also put 14 blueberries into the bowl before mixing it all
up.
How many pieces of fruit did Jane use all together?

Kim’s mom had also prepared a fruit salad for the party. She put in lots and lots of
raspberries because Kim LOVES raspberries. There were already 16 raspberries in
the salad but Kim wanted more so she added 9 more.
How many raspberries did Kim end up with in her mom’s fruit salad?

If you were going to this party and had to bring your own fruit salad, what would
you mix together? Choose at least 3 different types of fruit and create your own fruit
salad word problem in the space below!

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 Pizza Party
Quinn is celebrating his birthday with a pizza party! Help him order the correct
amount of pizza by solving the word problems below. You will need to either add
or subtract to find a solution.

**Hint: One whole pizza = 8 slices

Quinn knows that 11 of his birthday guests will want to eat a slice of pepperoni
pizza at his party but one whole pizza will not be enough. How many more pep -
peroni slices will he need to feed everyone?

________________

Quinn has 5 friends who only like cheese pizza. If he orders one full cheese pizza
for his party, and each friend eats one piece, how many extra cheese slices will be
left over?

________________

Quinn’s parents only like veggies on their pizza. If they each eat 2 slices of the veggie
pizza at the party, how many veggie slices will be left over?

________________

CHALLENGE:
Quinn’s big brother Leo will be at the party too. He is bringing 4 friends. Leo and his
friends like pizza with EVERYTHING on it! They can also eat more than one slice… If
Leo and his friends each plan to eat 3 slices, how many whole EVERYTHING pizzas
does Quinn need to buy?

________________

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 How Does Your Garden Grow?

Read each number story below. You will need to either add or subtract to find the
answer. Use the empty space to show your work using pictures, words or numbers.

Susie planted 5 tulips, 7 daisies, and 4 roses in her garden. How many flowers did
she plant all together?

________________

Tim picked 3 whole watermelons and 15 strawberries from his garden on Sunday.
How many pieces of fruit did Tim pick all together?

________________

Larry planted 25 green peppers in his garden but only 17 of them were ripe enough
to pick. How many green peppers were left in the garden?

________________

On Thursday, Kate picked 12 tomatoes and 9 cucumbers from her garden. On Sat-
urday, she picked 7 more tomatoes and 3 more cucumbers.

How many tomatoes did Kate pick all together? ________________

How many cucumbers did Kate pick all together? ________________
Which vegetable did Kate pick more of?
How many more? ________________

Challenge:
On which day did Kate pick fewer vegetables? ________________
How many fewer vegetables did she pick that day? ________________

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Word Problem Challenge
Write an addition or subtraction sentence for each word problem.
Solve the problem.

Farmer Green gathered 36 eggs

from his chickens. His wife used 8 of
them to make breakfast. How many
eggs did Farmer Green have left? ________________

There are 42 sheep grazing in

Farmer Green’s pasture. Each sheep
has 1 lamb. How many sheep and
lambs are in the pasture in all? ________________

Farmer Green needs 100 apple trees

for his orchard. He has 53 apple
trees now. How many apple trees
does he need to buy? ________________

Mrs. Green brought 75 jars of home-

made jam to the farmer’s market.
She sold 49 jars. How many jars did
she have left? ________________

Farmer Green has 22 brown cows,

16 black cows, and 4 tan cows. How
many cows does he have in all?
________________

Farmer Green planted 18 rows of

corn before lunch. He planted 31
more rows after lunch. How many
rows of corn did he plant that day? ________________

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