Verbal Instruction *MP1: Make sense of the problem and persevere in solving it! *MP8: Find a strategy to help solve the problem. Teacher: With input and assistance from the group, students will work to show an understanding of subtraction strategies.
Section 1 :
Give students the word problem below. Students will make a drawing and an equation representing the difference.
There are some stickers on the desk. Nine stickers were peeled off and now there are 6 stickers left. How many stickers were on the desk to begin with?
Section 2:
Give students the word problem below. Students will make a drawing and equation representing the difference.
There were 13 snakes. Some slithered away and now there are 6 snakes left. How many snakes slithered away?
Verbal Instruction *MP1: Make sense of the problem and persevere in solving it! *MP8: Find a strategy to help solve the problem. Teacher: With input and assistance from the group, students will work to show an understanding of subtraction strategies.
Section 3 :
Give students the word problem below. Students will make a drawing and equation representing the difference.
There were 11 cups on the table. Two cups fell off and broke. How many cups are left?
Section 4:
Give students the word problem below. Students will make a drawing and an equation representing the difference.
There were some jump ropes on the playground. Eight got lost and now 5 are left. How many jump ropes were there to start with?
Name: ____________________________ Directions: Write and solve an equation to represent the word problem.
Date: ______________________________
1. There are some crayons on the desk. Six crayons roll off the desk and now there are 4 crayons left. How many crayons were on the desk to begin with?
2. There were 15 cats. Some ran away and now there are 9 cats left. How many cats ran away?
3. There were 13 plates on the table. 9 are small plates and the rest are big. How many plates are big?
4. There were some hula hoops on the playground. 5 rolled away and now 10 hula hoops are left. How many hula hoops were there to start with?