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  • 1st Grade
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  • About 10 minutes

Adding Three Numbers

Add three numbers. Look for a 10 or a double to help you.

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Adding Three NumbersName:Date:Add three numbers. Look for a 10 or a double to help you.Lily finds 5, Zoe finds 6, and Ruby finds 4 stars.How many stars did they find in all?++=Nora finds 4, Sam finds 6, and Noah finds 5 ladybugs.How many ladybugs did they find in all?++=Noah finds 7, Lily finds 2, and Ella finds 5 stars.How many stars did they find in all?++=Mia finds 7, Nora finds 5, and Ruby finds 5 flowers.How many flowers did they find in all?++=k5printables.com · Sheet #12924601 · Aligned with Common Core 1.OA.A.1

This is sheet #12924601.

How to do it

  1. Read the story.
  2. Write the three numbers in the boxes.
  3. Look for a 10 or a double. Add those first, then add the last one.

Teaching tip

You can add numbers in any order. For 3 + 6 + 7, adding 3 and 7 first makes 10. This sheet is aligned with Common Core 1.OA.A.1.

Adding Three Numbers worksheet for 1st grade (word problems with pictures), free printable
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About this worksheet

Four stories with three groups to add. Matches 1.OA.A.2.

What kids practice

Word problems are short stories with a math question at the end. The hard part isn't the math. It's working out what is happening in the story and whether to add or subtract. Pictures help kids see the story before they write any numbers.

Watch for

  • Grabbing the numbers and adding them without reading the story.
  • Treating "how many more" as adding. It's asking for the difference between two amounts.
  • Writing only the answer, which makes mistakes hard to find.

It's free to print, with an answer key. See the full word problems with pictures guide for 1st grade.

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