MathematicsAddition & SubtractionAges 4–6
Addition and subtraction word problems
Solve addition and subtraction word problems within 10 using objects or drawings
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Word problems are number stories. First we hear the story, then we build it with objects or a drawing, then we count to answer. Stay within 10 today.
Spend about 10–15 minutes solving one take-from story and one put-together story within 10.
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- Solve 'There are 6 apples, 2 are eaten, how many left?' using counters
- Solve 'add to' and 'take from' result-unknown problems
- Solve 'put together/take apart' problems with total unknown
“If you say 'There are 7 birds on a fence and 3 fly away — how many are left?', can your child work it out using their fingers, counters, or a quick drawing?”
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- Type
- Procedural
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Domain
- Addition & Subtraction
- Age range
- Ages 4–6
Standards
ccss-math:K.OA.2uk-nc-2013:Maths/Y1/AS/4