Assess how long the class pet snake grew and how long it was when it started growing with a short instructional activity. Learners use addition and subtraction strategies with measurements to answer three questions.

Concepts

inches, more or less, addition word problems, word problems

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Pair the sheet with a number line to connect length and addition/subtraction strategies with number line skills

Classroom Considerations

• Best to instruct pupils to write an equation to represent the word problem in order to make sense of and demonstrate what is being asked
• Assumes class members are familiar with inches

Pros

• Provides a teacher version to explain the purpose of the skill, as well as an answer key
• Straightforward and easy to implement

Cons

• None

Common Core

1.OA.A.1