Common Core: 1st Grade Math › Addition within 20 to Solve Word Problems
Tracy picked strawberries from a bush in her yard, and
strawberries from her neighbors bush. How many strawberries does she have?
During a sleepover, Maggie and Alex want to play all the games in Alex’s toy closet. They play games on Friday night and
games on Saturday. How many total games do they play?
Drew has homework in his English class and his science class. He has chapters to read in his science book and
chapters to read in his English book. How many total chapters does Drew have to read?
A furniture store has tables for sale and
chairs for sale. How many total things do they have for sale?
During a baseball game, the green team scored points and the yellow team scored
points. How many total points were scored during the game?
A candy store has blue gumballs and
yellow gumballs. How many total gumballs does the store have?
This weekend is John’s birthday. He has a party on both Saturday and Sunday! On Saturday he got gifts and on Sunday he got
gifts. How many total gifts did John get for his birthday?
For the school play, there are singing parts and
talking parts. How many total parts are in the play?
Zack ate pieces of chocolate at lunch and
pieces of chocolate after dinner. How many pieces did he eat?
Jeff needs to collect leaves for a school project. He picked up leaves in his front yard and
leaves in his backyard. How many leaves has he collected?