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Addition and Subtraction Practice | Math Story Problems
Addition and Subtraction Practice | Math Story Problems
Addition and Subtraction Practice | Math Story Problems
Addition and Subtraction Practice | Math Story Problems
Addition and Subtraction Practice | Math Story Problems
Addition and Subtraction Practice | Math Story Problems
Addition and Subtraction Practice | Math Story Problems
Addition and Subtraction Practice | Math Story Problems
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Description

Help your students unlock the mystery of how most basic math story problems are classified with this set of 55 task cards. Students will learn strategies to sort, classify, and solve addition and subtraction word problems quickly and easily. Use them as part of a math center, partner work, or at stations. Great way to build foundational understanding that can lead to solving multi-step math problems.

Types of story problems included:

  • Separate result unknown
  • Separate change unknown
  • Separate start unknown
  • Join result unknown
  • Join change unknown
  • Join start unknown
  • Part-part-whole / whole unknown
  • Part-part-whole / part unknown
  • Compare referent unknown
  • Compare quantity unknown
  • Compare difference unknown

Also included:

•Colored set and black/white of task cards

•Classification Chart

•Teacher help page

•Sample story problem

•Student set up page to use at a station/center

•Student answer sheet

•Answer key

I hope this resource helps your students build confidence when working on story problems in math.

Check out my other math products!

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Don't forget feedback...it is win-win. I love it and you get TpT credits!!

Let me know if you have any questions! Check out my store for other fun resources.

acresoflearning2@gmail.com

Thanks,

Kate

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Addition and Subtraction Practice | Math Story Problems

Rated 4.89 out of 5, based on 9 reviews
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Grades
2nd - 5th
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Standards
Pages
45
Answer Key
Included
Teaching Duration
1 Semester

Description

Help your students unlock the mystery of how most basic math story problems are classified with this set of 55 task cards. Students will learn strategies to sort, classify, and solve addition and subtraction word problems quickly and easily. Use them as part of a math center, partner work, or at stations. Great way to build foundational understanding that can lead to solving multi-step math problems.

Types of story problems included:

  • Separate result unknown
  • Separate change unknown
  • Separate start unknown
  • Join result unknown
  • Join change unknown
  • Join start unknown
  • Part-part-whole / whole unknown
  • Part-part-whole / part unknown
  • Compare referent unknown
  • Compare quantity unknown
  • Compare difference unknown

Also included:

•Colored set and black/white of task cards

•Classification Chart

•Teacher help page

•Sample story problem

•Student set up page to use at a station/center

•Student answer sheet

•Answer key

I hope this resource helps your students build confidence when working on story problems in math.

Check out my other math products!

Math Word Problems Classification Posters

Math Bell Ringers Vol 1

Math Bell Ringers Vol 2

Concentration Math Games

Tangram Math Challenge

Divisibility Math Rap and Game

Fraction Games with Dominoes

Follow my store and save! You'll know when I post new products, and they are on sale for the first 24 hours!

Don't forget feedback...it is win-win. I love it and you get TpT credits!!

Let me know if you have any questions! Check out my store for other fun resources.

acresoflearning2@gmail.com

Thanks,

Kate

Report this resource to TPT
Reported resources will be reviewed by our team. Report this resource to let us know if this resource violates TPT's content guidelines.

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Rated 4.89 out of 5, based on 9 reviews
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nice extension
Rated 5 out of 5
October 24, 2025
This was a valuable activity that helped engage students.
crystal T.
74 reviews • Texas
Grades taught: PreK
Rated 5 out of 5
May 16, 2024
My students really enjoyed this activity. I will definitely be using it again.
Kristen S.
118 reviews
Grades taught: 3rd
Student populations: Learning difficulties
Rated 4 out of 5
December 26, 2020
Good practice work
Pam F.
723 reviews
Grades taught: 4th
Rated 5 out of 5
April 7, 2020
This was a perfect addition to our Math in Practice unit on problem solving.
Rachel Kunkel
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94 reviews
Grades taught: 3rd
Rated 5 out of 5
January 28, 2020
Great resource!
Patricia F.
1,053 reviews
Rated 5 out of 5
January 26, 2020
Awesome resource
Lea B.
144 reviews
Rated 5 out of 5
January 14, 2020
Thanks, great resource!
Bobbie B.
83 reviews
Rated 5 out of 5
January 3, 2020
Great resource!
Darcie W.
137 reviews

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Fluently add and subtract within 100 using strategies based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction.
Fluently add and subtract within 1000 using strategies and algorithms based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction.
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