🧮 Part 1: Solve These Word Problems

1. Anna has 73 balloons. She gives 28 to her friend. How many balloons does Anna have left?

Answer: _______ balloons

2. Liam collected 45 marbles. He bought 27 more marbles at the store. How many marbles does Liam have in total?

Answer: _______ marbles

3. Ella had 56 stickers in her collection. She gave away 24 stickers to her classmates. How many stickers does Ella have now?

Answer: _______ stickers

💭 Part 2: Explain Your Thinking

4. Pick one problem from above and explain how you solved it. Use the sentence frames to help you:

First, I _________________________ because _________________________.

Next, I _________________________ to find _________________________.

5. What strategy did you use to solve the problems? (Circle one)

I drew pictures

I used mental math

I counted with objects

I wrote an equation

6. Color the face that shows how you feel about solving two-digit word problems today:

Happy
I understand!

Okay
I mostly understand

Confused
I need more help