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Use this lesson to teach your students how to determine if they should use addition, subtraction, or both operations to solve a word problem by following four simple steps.

Stepping Through Addition and Subtraction Word Problems

Use this resource to strengthen problem solving skills in math.

Musical Word Problems:  Addition & Subtraction

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Discussing Subtraction Strategies.

Glossary: Discussing Subtraction Strategies

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Subtraction Strategies.

Vocabulary Cards: Subtraction Strategies

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Discussing Subtraction Strategies.

Vocabulary Cards: Discussing Subtraction Strategies

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Thinking Deeply About Word Problems.

Glossary: Thinking Deeply About Word Problems

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Thinking Deeply About Word Problems.

Vocabulary Cards: Thinking Deeply About Word Problems

Children will use their logic and math skills to solve five subtraction word problems.

Sweet Subtraction Word Problems

Monster Subtraction Word Problems

Use this Arctic-themed resource with your students to practice multi-step word problems with mixed operations.

Word Problems in the Arctic: Multi-Step Mixed Operations

Use this exercise to give your students practice solving word problems with addition, subtraction, or a mix of both operations.

Stepping Through Addition and Subtraction 

Mama mia! Kids must use subtraction skills to craft perfect pizzas in this game.

Subtraction Pizza Party

This resource gives your learners practice solving multi-step word problems with mixed operations. They will use addition, subtraction, or both operations.

Stepping Through Addition and Subtraction Word Problems Practice

Help Quinn order the right amount of pizza for his party! Use your knowledge of addition and subtraction to solve each word problem.

Pizza Math

Kids use details from the word problems on this third grade math worksheet to construct and solve subtraction problems with numbers up to three digits long.

Subtraction Word Problems: Subtract 'Em

Take math everywhere you go, even to the beach! Students will use subtraction, addition, and time solving skills to complete the beach-themed word problems.

Beachy Word Problems

Engage students in subtraction by having them create their very own subtraction problems! Students will use the word bank to write, illustrate, and solve their own equations.

Make Your Own Subtraction Problems

Students will love competing to be the first frog to catch the fly as they practice jumping on a number line to subtract. Use this scaffolded EL lesson plan alone or alongside **Whole Body Subtraction.**

Froggy Subtraction

Use this resource to support your students as they analyze word problems involving addition and subtraction. Focus on their process, and then allow them to solve to find the answer.

Word Problems: Addition and Subtraction

Word problems make for great assessment tools because they require a complete understanding of the math concepts. Use this assessment to evaluate your students' abilities to add and subtract three-digit numbers using mixed operation word problems.

Mixed Operation Word Problem Check-in

Word problems can be overwhelming to students, but if they have a tool to help them, they can handle it! Use this as a stand alone lesson or alongside *Stepping Through Addition and Subtraction Word Problems*.

Thinking Deeply About Word Problems

Celebrating the Chinese New Year is fun for family and friends! Use this lesson to teach your students some of the holiday's traditions and events as they practice solving word problems, which involve time and all four math operations.

It's Time to Celebrate the Chinese New Year!

Get your students synthesizing various subtraction strategies as they work with a partner to solve word problems. This lesson can be used alone or with the lesson plan **Show Me the Money! Two-Digit Subtraction.**

Subtraction Strategies

Emphasize student understanding and reasoning! This lesson plan helps learners solve story problems using sense-making strategies. This can be used alongside the lesson Solving Word Problems or as a stand-alone lesson.

Reflect on the Context First!

Play a game of "restaurant" to reinforce real-world applications of counting and using money.

Menu Math

Give your students the resources they need to solve word problems with this math lesson. Your class will learn how to categorize important keywords using a WIKED map, a visual tool that helps them through the problem-solving process.

Summertime Math Stories

Kids help Elliott prepare treasures for her museum by answering word problems by using a tape diagram.

Elliott's Museum: Addition and Subtraction Word Problem Story

This bear-y fun lesson will help your students understand addition and subtraction and reward their efforts with a sweet treat!

Math With Bears

This math worksheet asks your students to help Malia calculate her leftover party food by using their subtraction skills.

Subtraction: Party Food

Subtraction fluency within 20 is the focus of this guided lesson for second graders. Kids will be tasked with mental subtraction, as well as with using manipulatives and drawings to add and subtract larger numbers. Word problems will help to round out the lesson, as kids follow the step-by-step method of solving subtraction word problems. For even more practice in this skill, check out our subtraction worksheets.

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