3. 1.READ! Decide what you know and what you want to find out. 2. PLAN & DO! What will you do to solve the problem? Add? Subtract? Draw a Picture? Use a diagram? Do it and record it. 3. ANSWER! Write the answer with units and the number model you used. 4.CHECK! Make sure your answer makes sense. Prove it!

4. Directions: You will be solving 10 addition or subtraction number stories. Read the problem, decide how you will solve it (you may use your dry erase number story diagrams if you’d like), record your number model on your worksheet, and finally click the correct answer choice. Be prepared to share your number model and explain how you know your answer makes sense!

5. Mill Creek third graders read for 856 minutes. Groveland third graders read for 793 minutes. What is the total number of minutes the third graders read? Total Part A. 137 minutes B. 63 minutes C. 1,649 minutes D. 2,496 minutes

6. Nicholas had $32 in birthday money to spend at Toys R Us. He bought a darts set for $21. How much birthday money does Nicholas have left? A. $11 B. $53 C. $12 D. $44 StartEnd Change

7. Carol had $49 saved in her piggy bank. Mom gave her $5 for washing the dishes last week. Carol put this in her piggy bank too. How much money is in her piggy bank now? A. $44 B. $55 C. $45 D. $54 StartEnd Change

8. Juan’s baseball team made $82 at their car wash fundraiser. The team then had $167 in their team bank account. How much money did they have in the bank account before the car wash fundraiser? A. $89 B. $85 C. $249 D. $15 StartEnd Change

9. Laura had 18 stickers. Jan had 43 stickers. How many more stickers does Jan have? A. 61 stickers B. 35 stickers C. 25 stickers D. 51 stickers Quantity Difference

10. The pizza shop owner bought 600 tomatoes and 200 green peppers. How many more tomatoes did he buy than green peppers? A. 400 tomatoes B. 800 tomatoes C. 1,200 tomatoes D. 300 tomatoes Quantity Difference

11. A Labrador Retriever puppy weighs 25 lbs. A Miniature Dachshund puppy weighs 4 lbs. How much more does the Labrador puppy weigh? A. 100 lbs. B. 29 lbs. C. 21 lbs. D. 20 lbs. Quantity Difference

12. Hank lives 23 blocks from the park. Suzy lives 56 blocks from the park. How much further from the park does Suzy live? A. 79 blocks B. 33 blocks C. 39 blocks D. 73 blocks Quantity Difference

13. The office got 48 phone calls about picture day, 12 phone calls about students leaving early, and 9 phone calls for teachers. How many phone calls did the office get today? A. 69 phone calls B. 60 phone calls C. 21 phone calls D. 57 phone calls Total Part

14. Miranda’s basketball team scored 89 points on Monday, 101 points on Wednesday, and 63 points on Friday. How many points did they score this week? Total Part A. 190 points B. 152 points C. 164 points D. 253 points