Word Problem of Day - 1 st Grade Start in February and continue through May.

8 fish are swimming. Some fish join them. Now there are 17 fish. How many fish joined? Day 1

Day 2 There are 10 bowling pins. Tina hits 4 of them. How many are left standing?

Day 3 2 golf balls are in the yellow basket. 4 golf balls are in the brown basket. There are 9 golf balls altogether. How many golf balls are in the green basket?

Day 4 There are 6 tennis balls in one can. There are 5 in another can. How many tennis balls are there altogether?

Day 5 There are 12 water bottles and 8 players. How many more bottles are there than players?

Day 6 Mrs. Wood buys 15 flowers. She gives 8 to the children. How many flowers does she have left?

Day 7 13 players are on the field. 9 players are boys. How many players are girls?

Day 8 Ann buys 5 red balls, 3 green balls, and 2 purple balls. How many balls did Ann buy in all?

Day 9 The Tigers won 4 games in June. They won 3 games in July. They won 4 games in August. How many games did the Tigers win in all?

Day 10 Some goggles are in the bag. Nate puts 6 more goggles in the bag. Now there are 10 goggles. How many goggles were in the bag before Nate put 6 more in?

Day 11 Start with 9 blocks. Then add 7 more. How many blocks in all?

Day 12 Bill has 5 puzzle piece. Jill has 3 more pieces than Bill. How many pieces does Jill have?

Day 13 Hyun has 4 red blocks. Her mom gives her 7 blue blocks. How many blocks does Hyun have in all?

Day 14 There are 5 green toy trucks and some yellow toy trucks. There are 13 toy trucks in all. How many yellow toy trucks are there?

Day 15 Rosa had some gold stars. Dad gave her 6 more. Then she had 15 gold stars. How many gold stars did Rosa have to start with?

Day 16 Sam has 3 more stickers than Jim has. Jim has 10 stickers. How many stickers does Sam have?

Day 17 There are 7 red balloons and 5 yellow balloons at the party. How many balloons are there in all?

Day 18 There are 13 peppers. There are 7 red peppers. The rest are green. How many are green?

Day 19 Some ducks were on the lake. 4 ducks flew away. Now 8 ducks are left. How many ducks were in the lake to start with?

Day 20 Robin has 3 fewer crackers than Nick. Nick has 10 crackers. How many crackers does Robin have?

Day 21 Zoe has 13 buttons. She has 9 green buttons. The rest are yellow. How many yellow buttons are there?

Day 22 Sophie has 3 fewer stamps than Mike. Mike has 9 stamps. How many stamps does Sophie have?

Day 23 There were some toys on the table. Jaquavious put 2 toys away. Now there are 5 toys on the table. How many toys were on the table to start?

Day 24 LaToya had 12 pencils. She gave some away. She has 8 pencils left. How many pencils did LaToya give away?

Day 25 There were 17 flowers in a garden. Dan cut 8 flowers. How many flowers are left?

Day 26 Tim has 5 toys. Jane has 2 toys and Sally has 4 toys. How many toys are there in all?

Day 27 There are 2 blue balloons, some red balloons, and 4 yellow balloons at a party. There are 11 balloons in all. How many red balloons are there?

Day 28 Jenna’s cookie jar had 5 cookies in it. She baked 12 more cookies. When they cooled, she added them to the cookie jar. What is the new total number of cookies in Jenna’s cookie jar?

Day 29 Peter had some baseball cards.He gave 5 to Mike and then he had 10 left. How many cards did Peter have to begin with?

Day 30 Josie had 20 erasers. She gave some to Mike and then she had 15 left. How many erasers did Josie give to Mike?

Day 31 Dr. Jackson had some pieces of paper. Ms. Hubbard gave Dr. Jackson 6 more pieces of paper and then she had 15 in all. How many pieces of paper did Dr. Jackson have to begin with?

Day 32 Dr. Wood had 6 tables. Mrs. Grace gave Dr. Wood some more tables and then she had 13 in all. How many tables did Mrs. Grace give Dr. Wood?

Day 33 Mrs. Thornton had 7 toy cars. She gave three away. How many cars did Mrs. Thornton have left?

Day 34 Mrs. McGhee had 5 post it notes. Mrs. Stewart gave her 3 more. How many post it notes did Mrs. McGhee have in all?

Day 35 Mrs. Montgomery blew up 4 blue balloons and 5 red balloons for the Fall Festival. How many balloons did Mrs. Montgomery blow up?

Day 36 7 kids were on the bouncy thing. 2 more kids came into the bouncy thing. How many kids were on the bouncy thing?

Day 37 A pet store had some goldfish in a tank. The store sold 8 goldfish, leaving 9 goldfish in the tank. How many goldfish were in the tank to start with?

Day 38 Hibbitts had 20 shoes on the shelf. The store sold some shoes, leaving 12 shoes on the shelf. How many shoes did the store sell?

Day 39 Some people got on the bus at the first stop. At the second stop 5 more people got on for a total of 12 passengers. How many people got on the bus at the first stop?

Day 40 Dr. McCloud picked 7 flowers on Monday morning. In the afternoon she picked some more flowers. If Dr. McCloud picked 15 flowers in all, how many did she pick in the afternoon?

Day 41 Mrs. Doig blew up 8 blue balloons for her son’s birthday party. 3 balloons popped. How many balloons were left?

Day 42 Mrs. Walls gave me 3 pencils. Mr. Matt gave me some more pencils and then I had 5 pencils. How many pencils did Mr. Matt give me?

Day 43 Mr. Bryant had some pennies. He gave 7 pennies to Mrs. Kemp. Now Mr. Bryant has 13 pennies. How many pennies did Mr. Bryant have to begin with?

Day 44 Mr. Morman had 19 snow cones. He gave some snow cones to Dr. Beall. Now Mr. Morman has 10 snow cones. How many snow cones did he give to Dr. Beall?

Day 45 The zookeeper fed some animals before the zoo opened. After the zoo opened he fed 7 more animals. If the zookeeper fed 11 animals in all, how many animals did he feed before the zoo opened?

Day 46 Mrs. Lee read 10 pages of her book before lunch. After lunch she read some more. If Mrs. Lee read 19 pages in all, how many pages did she read after lunch?

Day 47 Mrs. Tanner had 10 pages in her book to read. She read some in bed and then she still had 4 pages left to read. How many pages did she read in bed?

Day 48 3 pigs rolled in the mud. Some more pigs came and then there were 7 pigs rolling in the mud. How many more pigs came to roll in the mud?

Day 49 Some shapes were in a box. Debra Brock put in 5 more shapes and then the box had 9 shapes. How many shapes were in the box to begin with?

Day 50 Some cupcakes were on the table at a party. 10 cupcakes were eaten. 5 cupcakes were left on the table. How many cupcakes were on the table when the party began?

Day 51 Mrs. Barnes bought some pencils for her school. One week later 7 pencils were missing. 13 pencils were left. How many pencils did Mrs. Barnes buy?

Day 52 Mrs. Givins had some books. She donated 5 books to the school fair. Now Mrs. Givins has 6 books. How many books did Mrs. Givins have to begin with?

Day 53 Some children were at the playground. At one o’clock 12 children went home for lunch. 6 children stayed at the playground. How many children were at the playground before one o’clock?

Day cupcakes were on the table at a party. Mr. Grayson ate some. 3 cupcakes were left on the table. How many cupcakes were eaten?

Day 55 Mrs. Franks bought 20 stickers for the treasure box. One week later some stickers were missing. 14 stickers were left in the treasure box. How many stickers were missing?

Day 56 On Monday, Zelma Brock collected cans for recycling. On Tuesday she collected 10 more cans for a total of 19 cans. How many cans did Zelma collect on Monday?

Day 57 On Friday, Mr. Ward bought some presents for his family. On Saturday he bought 7 more presents. If Mr. Ward bought 15 presents in all, how many presents did he buy Friday?

Day 58 Dr. Short ate 12 grapes at snack time and more grapes at lunch time. If Dr. Short ate 20 grapes in all, how many grapes did he eat at lunch time?

Day 59 A bowl had some apples in it. Katie put in 2 more and then there were 5 apples in the bowl. How many apples were in the bowl to begin with?

Day kids went on a roller coaster ride. Some kids got out and 8 kids stayed on. How many kids got out?