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Engaging math activities with real-life scenarios for kids to improve problem-solving skills. Solve problems using pictures and number sentences!
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Name: ____________________ Real World Problems Directions: Read each problem below. Draw pictures to help you solve each problem. Write a number sentence for each problem. • Jared had to eat 6 pieces of broccoli before he got dessert. He already ate 4 of them. He gave 1 to his dog Sadie. How many does he still have to eat? Number Sentence: ___________________________________ 2. Sara had 5 erasers at home. She had 1 more eraser at school. For her birthday she got 2 more. How many total erasers did Sara have? Number Sentence: ___________________________________
3. Mrs. Little bought 5 apples and 3 bananas. She ate 1 banana on the way home. How many pieces of fruit did she have when she got home? Number Sentence: ___________________________________ 4. Marshall had 5 candles on his birthday cake. He blew out 4 of them. His dad helped him blow out another one. How many candles were still burning? Number Sentence: ___________________________________ 5. There were 4 houses on Fox Street. There were 3 houses on Deer Trail. There were 6 houses on Elk Road. How many total houses are on all three streets? Number Sentence: ___________________________________
6. There were 10 cookies on a plate. Kara ate 2 of them. Then Brian ate 3 of them. How many cookies were left? Number Sentence: ___________________________________ 7. Mr. Brown had 8 chickens, 3 cats, and 3 pigs on his farm. How many total animals did Mr. Brown have? Number Sentence: ___________________________________ 8. The snack stand had 10 pickles for sale. They sold 4 of them. Then 1 fell on the floor. How many pickles did they have left? Number Sentence: ___________________________________
Name: ____________________ Real World Problems – Answer Key Directions: Read each problem below. Draw pictures to help you solve each problem. Write a number sentence for each problem. • Jared had to eat 6 pieces of broccoli before he got dessert. He already ate 4 of them. He gave 1 to his dog Sadie. How many does he still have to eat? 6 – 4 – 1 = 1 Number Sentence: ___________________________________ 2. Sara had 5 erasers at home. She had 1 more eraser at school. For her birthday she got 2 more. How many total erasers did Sara have? Number Sentence: ___________________________________ 5 + 1 + 2= 8
3. Mrs. Little bought 5 apples and 3 bananas. She ate 1 banana on the way home. How many pieces of fruit did she have when she got home? Number Sentence: ___________________________________ 5 + 3 - 1 = 7 4. Marshall had 5 candles on his birthday cake. He blew out 4 of them. His dad helped him blow out another one. How many candles were still burning? Number Sentence: ___________________________________ 5 - 4 – 1 = 0 5. There were 4 houses on Fox Street. There were 3 houses on Deer Trail. There were 6 houses on Elk Road. How many total houses are on all three streets? 4 + 3 + 6 = 13 Number Sentence: ___________________________________
6. There were 10 cookies on a plate. Kara ate 2 of them. Then Brian ate 3 of them. How many cookies were left? Number Sentence: ___________________________________ 10 – 2 – 3 = 5 7. Mr. Brown had 8 chickens, 3 cats, and 3 pigs on his farm. How many total animals did Mr. Brown have? Number Sentence: ___________________________________ 8 + 3 + 3 = 14 8. The snack stand had 10 pickles for sale. They sold 4 of them. Then 1 fell on the floor. How many pickles did they have left? Number Sentence: ___________________________________ 10 - 4 – 1 = 5
