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Addition and Subtraction Fun

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Addition and Subtraction Fun

🎯 WALT: We Are Learning To

Add and subtract numbers within 20 using different strategies

Success Criteria:

✓ I can count on and back to add and subtract
✓ I can use pictures and number lines to help me
✓ I can solve simple word problems

📊 Part 1: Addition Problems

1. Count on to solve: 8 + 3 = ____

Start at 8 and count on 3 more

2. Use the ten-frame. Circle the correct answer:

7 + 2 = ?

8

9

10

3. Word Problem: Sam has 6 stickers. His mum gives him 4 more stickers. How many stickers does Sam have altogether?

6 + 4 = ____

4. Complete the number sentence:

5 + ____ = 12

➖ Part 2: Subtraction Problems

5. Count back to solve: 15 - 3 = ____

Start at 15 and count back 3

6. Cross out to subtract. Circle the answer:

9 - 4 = ?

4

5

6

7. Word Problem: There are 14 birds in a tree. 6 birds fly away. How many birds are left in the tree?

14 - 6 = ____

8. Fill in the missing number:

18 - ____ = 11

🌟 Challenge Section (Extension)

9. Advanced Problem: Lucy has 8 red balloons and 7 blue balloons. 5 balloons pop. How many balloons does she have left?

Show your working step by step

10. Number Pattern: Complete the pattern by adding 2 each time:

4, 6, 8, ____, ____, ____

📝 Teacher Answer Key

Part 1: 1. 11 2. 9 3. 10 stickers 4. 7

Part 2: 5. 12 6. 5 7. 8 birds 8. 7

Challenge: 9. 10 balloons (8+7=15, 15-5=10) 10. 10, 12, 14

Differentiation Notes:

Support: Provide physical counters, number lines 0-20
Extension: Encourage mental strategies, try problems beyond 20
Dyslexia Support: Read problems aloud, use coloured overlays

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