Week 02 · Story problems
Thursday
A two-step story
// One step and two steps within 100
⏱ about 15 min
Thursday: A two-step story
Chris the Coyote sits on a stump by the campfire ring.
"This story has two steps," he says with a grin.
"Listen for each step, and keep track of the numbers."
Bennie, Lucy and Rosie lean in close to hear every word.
Story: Chris and the acorn bag
Chris had 12 acorns in his bag.
On the trail, he found 8 more acorns.
Then he gave 5 acorns to Samantha the Squirrel.
How many acorns are in his bag now?
Learn it: one step at a time
Step one: 12 + 8 = 20. Chris has 20 acorns.
Step two: 20 - 5 = 15. Now Chris has 15 acorns.
Solve the first step. Then use that answer for step two.
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE STORY
- Read the question.
- Tap your answer.
Step one: Chris had 12 acorns and found 8 more. How many?
Step two: Chris had 20 and gave away 5. How many now?
Chris had 12 acorns. He found 8, then gave 5 away. How many now?SOLVE THE ACORN STORY
- Follow the story in order.
- Tap the steps in order.
1First
2Next
3Last
TWO-STEP STORIES
- Read the question.
- Tap your answer.
Bennie has 10 apples. He picks 10 more, then eats 2. How many now?
Lucy sees 7 bees. 6 more come. Then 3 fly away. How many bees?
Rosie has 30 seeds. She plants 10, then finds 5 more. How many now?
Donnie counts 9 birds, then 9 more, then 4 more. How many birds?Think about how Chris solved the acorn story.
| Story | True or false? |
|---|---|
| A two-step story needs two number sentences. | ? |
| We should solve step two before step one. | ? |
| The first answer helps us solve the second step. | ? |
WHY THIS EXERCISEWe solve step one first, then use its answer.
WHICH STEP COMES FIRST?
- Read the question.
- Tap your answer.
Bennie has 9 apples. He picks 9 more, then gives 3 away. What is step one?
Rosie has 20 seeds. She plants 10, then finds 4. What is step two?
Try it
Put 10 blocks in a pile. Add 5 more.
Then take 3 away. How many blocks now?
Then take 3 away. How many blocks now?
Word Spot: last, school, father
Here are new sight words.
Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.
Last: L-A-S-T.
School: S-C-H-O-O-L.
Father: F-A-T-H-E-R.
FIND THE WORD
- Listen to the word.
- Tap it.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
FILL THE GAP
- Listen to the sentence.
- Tap the missing word.
This is the ___ page of the book.
We read books at ___.
My friend walks with her ___.
What a story! Tomorrow Freddy has a story problem game.