Addition and Subtraction Word Problems

Looking for a fun interactive teaching idea for adding and subtracting multi-digit numbers? Well look no further as Word Problems Addition and Subtraction Game Puzzles, for CCSS 4.NBT.4, will serve as an exciting lesson plan for 4th grade elementary school classrooms. This is a great resource to incorporate into your unit as a guided math center rotation, review exercise, small group work, morning work, remediation, intervention or rti. It can be also used as a quiz, drill, test, or assessment tool to help determine student mastery of the learning target. Whether a student is homeschooled or given this as a homework assignment, kids will also love working on these at home to improve their skills.

This puzzle set includes 20 colorful jigsaw puzzles, answer key, and an optional station instruction page with an example. These come as pdf printable sheets that can be printed on card stock and laminated for long-term use. As a suggestion, store them in a sealable gallon storage bag and place them in a tub or bin for students to use throughout the year for enrichment when they finish early. Another idea, for a project, is students can glue the completed puzzles into a notebook or journal as a reference sheet. They can also be glued on a poster for displaying on a bulletin board or as a wall anchor chart.

It covers addition and subtraction word problems with numbers up to millions. By solving the problems to sort and match the puzzle pieces, students can gain confidence in an important and sometimes challenging skill. Your 4th graders will love to practice and learn to develop strategies about subtraction and addition with word problems with this product!

I hope you download and enjoy this engaging hands-on manipulative activity with your students! So set those worksheets aside and give our puzzles a try!

Relevant Grade 4 Common Core Standard 4.NBT.B.4
Fluently add and subtract multi-digit whole numbers using the standard algorithm.