Week 8 of 8
Week 8
1st Grade → 2nd Grade · Word problems add and Reading comprehension
Math
Addition Word Problems
Reading a short story about putting groups together and deciding that it is an addition problem. Through first grade, once adding within 20 feels comfortable.
The mistake to watch for. Adding the two numbers in the story without checking what the question asks. Read the last sentence first: it says what you are looking for.
How to help. Act the story out with small objects, or draw it, before writing any numbers. Ask: what do we know, and what do we want to find out?
A worked example
Mia has 6 stickers. Then Mia gets 5 more stickers. How many in all? Both groups are being put together, so add: 6 + 5 = 11. Mia has 11 stickers.
Words for this week
- add
- To put numbers together to find how many in all.
- total
- All of the things added together.
- together
- With each other; all added into one group.
- sum
- The answer you get when you add.
- plus
- The sign ( + ) that means add.
Read this week
Sand cat
A short animals article from our Learn library, chosen for this reading level. Read it together, then ask your child to tell you one new thing they learned.