Description
Support 1st graders with Addition and Subtraction word problems using our set of 40 task cards and learning mats! Focused on solving problems within 30, these math tasks offer interactive and engaging practice to enhance math problem-solving skills. Ideal for elementary math resources and classroom math centers.
This resource includes:
- 40 real-life world problems with real-life connections and a matching photograph (perfect for projecting or displaying during a math talk or mini-lesson)
- 40 real-life word problems (the same as above) on a Problem-Solving Mat (perfect for small-group instruction or a formative assessment)
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Classy in Primary –
I have been using this as closures for my math lessons (or introductions) a few days a week, so that I can make a real world math connection which I feel is so important. These are great! Thank you.
Suzanne P. –
Thank you …wonderful help during Covid for my online learners!
Molly O. –
We used these for our problem of the day. Students loved the real life questions and it pushed their thinking to not just solve but explain their thinking.
Sharon Burns –
These were quite challenging for my 1st graders. Nice resource.
Jennifer S. –
Great resource for higher level thinking in first grade. We completed a word problem a day.
Heather C. –
Wonderful resource. I use daily in my classroom. THANKS 🙂
Claudia S. –
Another great resource from Brown Bag Teacher! So easy to project these on Zoom as students in both whole group and smaller groups used their white boards to make a math picture to solve. I also used these as mental math practice for stronger mathematicians as part of our guided group explaining time. A lifesaver during distance learning that I will use again and again in the classroom! THANKS!
Carmen M. –
I love using these with my students. The students are engaged, and these are great for whole class or small group.
Tabitha C. –
This is a great resource for problems that are real world examples.
Ashlyn N. –
Great math warm-up problems, though my struggling readers need lots of support to use.
Laura D. –
Good Resource
Meghan F. –
I like the pictures that go along with the word problems. They are definitely engaging. I wish she would edit her work. Several of the products I have purchased from this seller have errors in them and it is frustrating that you cannot edit the PDFS.
Traci C. –
Great way to teach students to solve word problems.
jacqueline C. –
This was a very good resource for giving word problems. A little unrelated to Australian outback as the content was sometimes directed to US students, but overall very useful.
Primary Bloom –
These have been great, I post them on seesaw for word problem Wednesday every week!
Cynthia V. –
Great product! I love it!