I love teaching math and story problems are no exception! But story
problems sure can be tricky! Especially with all those words ๐
problems sure can be tricky! Especially with all those words ๐
When I’m teaching my students how to solve story problems, we talk about
all the important parts of each problem. We circle the numbers and
underline the important words. We fully dissect the problem before we
even start! Then we use manipulatives to “act out” the problem.
Sometimes real manipulatives, sometimes paper ones. Then the students
can glue their manipulatives down and write their equation.
all the important parts of each problem. We circle the numbers and
underline the important words. We fully dissect the problem before we
even start! Then we use manipulatives to “act out” the problem.
Sometimes real manipulatives, sometimes paper ones. Then the students
can glue their manipulatives down and write their equation.
I created seasonal story problems that can be used throughout the year! Here’s a look at the Summer Story Problems in action!
These pages were bound using a spiral binding machine which is super fun, but definitely not necessary! You can simply staple the pages together to make a practice book, or just copy the pages off one by one!
Students will cut out the paper manipulatives at the bottom and work through the story problem, gluing down the pieces to show their work.
They also love, love, love getting to color it all in!
Once their pieces are glued down, they also write an equation to match the story problem and include their answer.
The great thing about these story problems is not only are they working on addition and/subtraction, but they are also working on positional words and making sure they are understanding the question!
My students love using these story problems and I hope yours do too!
My Addition & Subtraction Story Problems Bundle includes story problems that can be used throughout the whole year! They are organized by season so you can choose which ones you want your students to work on at any given time of the year. You can check them out below!
