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Addition Sentence Worksheets from Word Problems

Word problems about balloons, animals and food ask students to write the addition sentence that finds each total, then create and illustrate a problem of their own.
Grades
Grades 1–3, Elementary
File type
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Preparation
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Updated Oct 19, 2026

Subject
Math, Addition and Subtraction, Addition
Resource types
Worksheets & Printables, Worksheets
Preparation
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What's inside this resource

This worksheet is a great way for students to practice reading word problems and writing equations to solve them. This is a skill that is essential for success in math.

In the classroom

Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Write an addition sentence that represents a word problem
  • Add three numbers to solve a word problem

Teaching tips

  • The worksheets build from two addends to larger numbers to three addends, so worksheet 5 could be saved for students ready for the extra addend.

Skills covered

  • Problem writing — completing a fill-in-the-blank addition story and drawing a picture for it

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Core concepts

Core concepts

  • Addition sentences
  • Word problems
  • Addends
  • Sums

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