These Word Problem Learning Mats help to take your students through solving the 3 types of addition and subtraction word problems. These types are Joining and Separating, Part-Part-Whole, and Comparison. Students need to be able to recognize the type of word problem so that they can understand what the unknown is and how to solve for it. These mats will help your students in doing this.

The 3 Types:

Action: Joining/Separating

An action is involved. The start, change, or result may be unknown.

Part-Part-Whole

There is no action but rather there is a relationship between a whole and its parts. Only 1 set of objects is involved. (Ex: A batch of cupcakes, some with sprinkles and some without.) The part or whole may be unknown.

Comparison

There is a comparison between 2 sets of objects. This could be the same type of object, but there are 2 distinct sets. (Ex. Comparing cupcakes but 1 set is vanilla and the other set is chocolate.)The larger set, smaller set, or difference between the 2 sets may be unknown.

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