How can you increase your students’ number sense and build their crucial understanding of part-part-whole relationships? Use these hands-on, fun sorting activities! You’ll then be able to guide students to write equations and even solve comparison word problems using their knowledge of part-part-whole!

Part-Part-Whole Number Sense and Fact Fluency Activities includes:

• Nine different sets of part-part-whole boxes. Each set is carefully designed so that your students can sort it at least three different ways!
• Eleven sort pages: one specific page to match each of the nine sets of part-part-whole boxes, plus two sorts that can be used with every set. (These eleven sort pages give you up to 36 different sorts!)
• Four pages onto which students can glue part-part-whole boxes from any set and then write the four (or eight!) equations that match.
• Eighteen print-and-go equation pages that eliminate the cutting – students simply write the equations!
• Two Teacher’s Note pages that help you teach your students how to use part-part-whole boxes to understand and solve comparison word problems.
• Five student display pages that model using part-part-whole boxes to solve word problems.
• Three pages of comparison word problems for students to solve using their new strategy.
• Complete answer keys for all print-and-go pages!

These pages will provide opportunities for direct instruction, independent work, and center or station work for weeks!

Part Part Whole Sort the Equation Activities includes:

• Two sort pages (take your pick!)
• Complete answer keys!
• 30 pages of equations to solve and sort:
  • 10 pages each of all addition, all subtraction, and mixed/both operations
  • 3 levels of difficulty (depending on the position of the equal sign)

Students will solve the equations, cut them apart, and sort them: was the missing number a PART, or the WHOLE? Once they’re sure their sort is correct, they will glue the equations in place. You can assess their computation skills and number sense at the same time!

After this bundle, children will be ready for Missing Number Mysteries: Explorations in Algebra Level 1: Add & Subtract to 20. They will also be ready for Addition and Subtraction Comparing Word Problems, which will be the perfect way for your students to practice what they’ve learned about using part-part-whole boxes to solve comparison problems.

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:) Amanda