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Unit 2, Section A
Add To and Take From Story Problems
Grade 1
Practice
Problem 1
Pre-unit
2 plants are in the classroom.
The teacher brings 3 more plants.
How many plants are in the classroom now?
Show your thinking using drawings, numbers, or words.
Problem 2
Pre-unit
4 cars are on the street.
Some cars are red, and some are blue.
How many of each color car could be on the street?
Show your thinking using drawings, numbers, or words.
Problem 3
Pre-unit
Find the number that makes each equation true.
- \(7 + \boxed{\phantom{\frac{aaai}{aaai}}} = 10\)
- \(4 + \boxed{\phantom{\frac{aaai}{aaai}}} = 10\)
- \(\boxed{\phantom{\frac{aaai}{aaai}}} + 2 = 10\)
Problem 4
7 books are on the shelf.
Mai takes 2 of the books off.
How many books are on the shelf now?
Show your thinking using drawings, numbers, or words.
Problem 5
7 children are in the pool.
Then some more children jump in.
Now there are 10 children in the pool.
How many children jumped in?
Show your thinking using drawings, numbers, or words.
Problem 6
3 students are on the playground.
Some more students come.
Now there are 8 students on the playground.
How many students came to the playground?
Show your thinking using drawings, numbers, or words.
Problem 7
Exploration
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Write an addition or subtraction story problem about something you did this week.
- Trade your problem with a partner. Solve your partner’s problem.
Problem 8
Exploration
Choose one of the equations.
- \(5 + \boxed{\phantom{3}} = 8\)
- \(8 - 3 = \boxed{\phantom{5}}\)
- \(3 + \boxed{\phantom{5}} = 8\)
- \(5 + 3 = \boxed{\phantom{8}}\)
Write a story problem that the equation matches.
Trade problems with a partner. Decide which equation matches your partner’s story.