Unit 2, Lesson 15
Different Types of Story Problems
Grade 1
Activity 1
What math questions can you ask about this image?
Activity 3
Choose a center.
Capture Squares
Shake and Spill
What's Behind My Back?
Student Section Summary
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We solved “are there enough?” problems. We decided which amounts were “more” or “fewer.”
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We solved story problems about “how many more?” and “how many fewer?”
Andre has 4 cubes.
Clare has 10 cubes.
How many fewer cubes does Andre have than Clare? -
We learned the difference between a bigger amount and a smaller amount is the answer to “how many more?” or “how many fewer?
Andre has the smaller amount.
Clare has the bigger amount.
The difference is 6 cubes. -
We learned that these problems can be solved with addition or subtraction.
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