Lesson 8 Represent and Solve Story Problems

    • Let’s show what happens in a story problem and solve it.

Warm-up Act It Out: Birds in a Fountain

Birds in a fountain.

8 birds were splashing in the fountain.
3 of the birds flew away.

How can you act out this story?

Activity 1 Questionless Story Problems

  1. 8 birds were splashing in the fountain.
    3 of the birds flew away.

  2. Priya planted 6 flowers in the neighborhood garden at the park.
    Diego planted 3 more flowers in the garden.

Activity 2 From a Story to a Story Problem

Noah had 5 crayons.
Jada gave Noah 4 more crayons.
How many crayons does Noah have now?

Activity 3 Centers: Choice Time

Choose a center.

Math Stories

Center. Math Stories.

Subtraction Towers

Center activity, Subtraction Towers.

5-frames

Center. 5 frame.

Build Shapes

Center activity, build shapes.

Counting Collections

Center. Counting Collections.

Practice Problem

Problem 1

Jada has 5 connecting cubes.
Han gives Jada 2 more connecting cubes.
How many connecting cubes does Jada have now?