Addition Word Problems
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Objective
I can solve addition word problems by using drawings and equations to find the unknown number.
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Warm-up video
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Practice
2 questions
Sarah has 4 apples. Her friend gives her 3 more apples. Draw a picture to show how many apples Sarah has in total. Then, write an equation to represent the problem and solve it.
Tom collected 2 seashells on Monday and some more seashells on Tuesday. By the end of Tuesday, he had 6 seashells in total. Draw a math mountain to represent this problem. How many seashells did Tom collect on Tuesday?
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Exit ticket
Quick comprehension check
“Maria has 5 stickers. Her brother gives her 4 more. Draw a picture to show how many stickers Maria has in all. Then, write an equation to represent the problem and solve it. There are 6 birds sitting in a tree. 3 more birds fly to the tree. Draw a picture to show how many birds are in the tree in total. Then, write an equation to represent the problem and solve it. ”
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