Unit 2, Lesson 14

Solve It Your Way

Grade 2

Warm-up

Find the value of each expression mentally.

Activity 1

Andre gathers seeds. He has 25 sunflower seeds and 17 squash seeds. How many seeds does he have? Show your thinking using drawings, numbers, and words.
Andre gathers more seeds. He has 35 cucumber seeds. How many seeds does Andre have in all? Show your thinking using drawings, numbers, and words.
Compare your thinking with your partner.

Activity 2

Priya and Tyler play a game with seeds. Priya starts with 22 seeds. She captures 7 seeds in the first round. Then she captures 18 more seeds in the second round. How many seeds does she have now?

Solve the problem in any way that makes sense to you. Show your thinking using drawings, numbers, or words.

Student Section Summary

We solved many kinds of story problems. We used diagrams and equations to make sense of problems .

Jada starts with some seeds. Then she wins 28 seeds from Elena. Now she has 65 seeds. How many seeds did she have at the start?

<p>Diagram. One rectangle partitioned into 2 parts. One part, labeled blank, total length question mark. Other part, labeled blank, total length, 28. Total length of rectangle, 65.</p>

We shared how to make sense of story problems and how to solve them.

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