🔢 Part 1: Solving Addition Word Problems

1. Sarah has 2,345 stickers in her collection. Her friend gives her 1,267 more stickers. How many stickers does Sarah have altogether?

Show your working using place value:

Answer: _____________ stickers

2. A school library has 4,128 books. They buy 2,594 new books. What is the total number of books in the library now?

Break down the numbers by place value and add:

Answer: _____________ books

3. During a charity drive, Year 5 collected $3,456 and Year 6 collected $2,789. How much money did they collect in total?

Answer: $____________

🎯 Part 2: Place Value Strategy Practice

4. Choose the best place value strategy for solving 5,234 + 1,456:

Add all digits together randomly

Add thousands, then hundreds, then tens, then ones

Only add the biggest numbers first

Start from the right and work left

5. Complete this place value addition:

3,567 + 2,284 = ?

Thousands: 3,000 + 2,000 = _______

Hundreds: 500 + 200 = _______

Tens: 60 + 80 = _______

Ones: 7 + 4 = _______

Total: ____________

6. Which of these show good estimation strategies? (Check all that apply)

Round 4,567 + 3,234 to 5,000 + 3,000 = 8,000

Round 2,890 + 1,123 to 3,000 + 1,000 = 4,000

Add only the ones digits to estimate

Round 6,789 + 2,156 to 7,000 + 2,000 = 9,000

✏️ Part 3: Create Your Own Problems

7. Write your own addition word problem using four-digit numbers. Make it about something interesting to you (sports, animals, travel, etc.):

8. Now solve your problem using place value strategies:

Answer: ____________

9. Create a problem for your partner to solve. Use numbers between 1,000 and 9,999:

🧠 Part 4: Problem Solving Challenge

10. The Auckland Zoo had 3,456 visitors on Saturday and 2,789 visitors on Sunday. The Wellington Zoo had 4,123 visitors over the same weekend. Which zoo had more visitors?

Show your working:

Auckland Zoo total: ____________ visitors

Wellington Zoo total: ____________ visitors

Which zoo had more visitors? ____________________

11. Match the addition problems with their estimated answers:

1. 4,567 + 3,234

2. 2,890 + 1,123

3. 6,789 + 2,156

4. 1,456 + 3,567

A. About 5,000

B. About 8,000

C. About 9,000

D. About 4,000

12. Explain in your own words how place value helps you solve addition problems:

Place Value Addition Problems

Place Value Addition Problems

🔢 Part 1: Solving Addition Word Problems

🎯 Part 2: Place Value Strategy Practice

✏️ Part 3: Create Your Own Problems

🧠 Part 4: Problem Solving Challenge

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