Vocabulary

addition number story - A story involving numbers or quantities, made up by children, teachers, or parents and solved by addition or combining the numbers or quantities.

unit box - a box that contains the label or unit of measure for the numbers in a problem. For example: In number stories that involve counting children in the class, the word children would go in the unit box.

label - A unit, descriptive word, or phrase used to put a number or numbers in context.

number model - A number sentence or other representation that fits a number story or situation. For example: 5 + 8 = 13 models the number story “There are 5 children skating. There are 8 children playing ball. How many children are there in all?”

Addition Number Stories

And addition number story should have three sentences. The first two sentences should include numbers. The third sentence should ask a question that will help solve the number story. You do not need a lot of detail - only the facts and the question. 

Math Journal (Math Boxes)

Pages 19, 20 & 21

Homework

Home Link 2.2 - Writing Addition Number Stories