Math Lesson ✏️

Addition Word Problems & Bar Models

Part 1: Basic Addition with Drawing Objects

Click “Show objects” to see the two groups. Count each group, then add them together.

Task 1

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There are 4 red pencils and 2 green pencils. How many pencils are there in total?

Number Sentence: + =
Answer: pencils

Task 2

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There are 5 pairs of blue scissors and 3 pairs of yellow scissors. How many pairs of scissors are there in total?

Number Sentence: + =
Answer: pairs of scissors

Task 3

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There are 4 girls and 4 boys running. How many children are running?

Number Sentence: + =
Answer: children

Task 4

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There are 3 small cats and 4 big cats. How many cats are there?

Number Sentence: + =
Answer: cats

Task 5

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There are 6 red cubes and 3 blue cubes. How many cubes are there?

Number Sentence: + =
Answer: cubes

Task 6

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There are 2 red flowers and 8 yellow flowers. How many flowers are there?

Number Sentence: + =
Answer: flowers

Task 7

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There are 5 red marbles and 4 blue marbles. How many marbles are there?

Number Sentence: + =
Answer: marbles

Part 2: Missing Addend & Bar Model Problems

Instruction: Look at the bar model. Fill in the missing numbers to complete the bar and solve the equation.

Task 8 🐶

There are 7 dogs in the park. Then 1 more dog joins them. How many dogs are in the park now?

7
1
Total:
Equation: 7 + 1 =

Task 9 🐦

Some birds are sitting in a tree. 4 more birds sit in the tree. Then there are 9 birds. How many birds were in the tree before?

4
Total: 9
Equation: + 4 = 9

Task 10 🐴

There are 4 horses in the field. Some more horses run to the field. Then there were 10 horses in the field. How many horses ran to the field?

4
Total: 10
Equation: 4 + = 10

Task 11 🖍️

Luis has 12 crayons. 5 of the crayons are red. The rest are blue. How many crayons are blue?

5
Total: 12
Equation: 5 + = 12

Task 12 🦆

Some ducks are swimming in a pond. 3 more ducks swim in the pond. Then there are 6 ducks in the pond. How many ducks were in the pond before?

3
Total: 6
Equation: + 3 = 6

Task 13 🐝

8 bugs are flying. 2 more bugs fly with them. How many bugs are flying now?

8
2
Total:
Equation: 8 + 2 =

Part 3: Test Prep Choice Questions

Instruction: Solve the problem and select the correct answer circle.

Task 14 🍎

There are 7 red apples and 3 green apples. How many apples are there in total?

Task 15 🐰

6 bunnies sit in the grass. 2 more bunnies join them. How many bunnies are in the grass now?

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