This word problem subtraction worksheet helps Kindergarten students cross out pictures and write number sentences to take away within 10. An answer key is included for quick, easy checking.
This subtraction equations word problems worksheet gives kindergarten students three picture stories to count, cross out, and write as equations within ten. An answer key is included for quick checking.
A Florida FAST Kindergarten math practice test workbook for teachers, with a pretest, skill practice for all 22 benchmarks, mixed review and 2 full-length practice tests. Answer key included, so test prep is ready to go.
This Addition Word Problems with 3 Numbers Worksheet gives Kindergarten students three picture-supported problems with sums within ten, plus an answer key, so adding three numbers starts out countable and clear.
This word problems addition worksheet helps kindergarten students solve three short story problems by drawing pictures and writing number sentences within ten. An answer key is included for quick, easy checking.
Use this single digit addition word problem activity to help kindergarten and 1st grade students count two picture groups and write the number sentence on 12 self-checking task cards. Answer key included.
This ocean math word problems activity for Kindergarten to 2nd grade uses 12 self-checking task cards to practice adding and taking away within 8. Answer key included.
This K.OA.2 Kindergarten Common Core Lesson includes K.OA.2 Worksheets, K.OA.2 Activities, K.OA.2 Assessment, and K.OA.2 Poster.
Tiny stories with numbers inside
Kindergarten word problems are little stories: "3 ducks are in the pond. 2 more swim over. How many ducks now?" Kids learn to act the story out, use counters or fingers, and draw it to find the answer within 10. They start writing a matching number sentence like 3 + 2 = 5. The click happens when a child realizes that "more came" means the group gets bigger and "flew away" means it gets smaller. That's real problem solving!
Five-year-olds solve story problems best when they can see and touch the story. These moves keep it concrete.
Read the problem aloud and let kids be the ducks! Three kids stand up, two more join, and the class counts the group. Then swap to counters on a mat. When the story moves, the math makes sense.
Why it works: kids understand an idea best when they touch it, then draw it, then write it, the order the U.S. Department of Education recommends for elementary math.
Try it withBarnyard Math Word Problems ActivityActivitiesOpen it →Before anyone counts, ask "Did the group get bigger or smaller?" Kids show thumbs up or thumbs down and explain why. That one question helps them choose adding or taking away all on their own.
Why it works: when kids say the precise math words, their understanding gets sharper, a recommendation of the U.S. Department of Education's elementary math guide.
Try it withWord Problems Addition WorksheetWorksheetsOpen it →Start each math block with a single story problem using the class pet, a lunch tray, or someone's shoes. One a day, every day, builds confidence far better than a big page of them once a week.
Why it works: the brain holds on to what it meets again and again over time; spaced practice was rated among the very best methods (Dunlosky and colleagues, 2013).
Try it withWord Problem Subtraction WorksheetWorksheetsOpen it →Story problems are more fun when kids get to be part of the story.
ActivitiesKids use sea creature pictures to model each story, then tell their own to a partner.
Open Ocean Math Word Problems Activity →
ActivitiesRead a problem, and kids draw dots, circles or tiny pictures to solve it before writing the number.
Open Single Digit Addition Word Problem Activity →
WorksheetsFor kids ready to stretch: a story with three groups. "2 red, 3 blue and 1 green. How many in all?"
Open Addition Word Problems with 3 Numbers Worksheet →Teacher favorites right now: Word Problem Subtraction Worksheet, Subtraction Equations Word Problems Worksheet and Florida FAST Kindergarten Math Practice Test Workbook.
Yes! Kindergartners solve simple adding and taking-away stories within 10, as long as someone reads the story to them. They use objects, fingers or drawings rather than written steps.
Read it slowly, then ask your child to tell the story back in their own words. Grab small toys or snacks to act it out. Count together and ask, "Does that answer make sense?"
Words like "in all" and "left" can help, but they can also trick kids. Focus on what is happening in the story instead. Is the group growing or shrinking?
They start to by the end of the year, writing things like 4 - 1 = 3 to match a story. Drawing the answer first is perfectly fine and helps them understand what the equation means.
Loved by 2 million teachers & families
Printables, songs and games for every subject, Preschool through 6th. Ready to teach today, and kids beg for more.
