Add or Subtract

Summary
Learn to use addition or subtraction.

Objectives
• Students will be able to determine whether to use addition or subtraction to solve a word problem.

• Students will solve word problems and state answers in complete sentences.

Suggested Grades
1st Grade
2nd Grade
3rd Grade

Excerpt
ADD to put things together.

SUBTRACT to take some away.

A clue that you have to add is a word like ?and? or ?also?. Another clue that you have to add is a question like: How many are there all together?

A clue that you have to subtract is a question like: How many are left?

Example: I have 6 cookies. I give my friend 2 cookies. How many cookies do I have left?

Continued...