Addition Number Stories
Solve each number story.
Draw a picture to help you solve.
Then write the number sentence.
Tyke found three footballs in the backyard.  Carter found eight footballs in the garage. How many footballs did they have in all?
11 footballs
Emma has seven carrots in her lunch. Weber has two carrots in his lunch. How many carrots do they have altogether?  
9 carrots
On Friday, Joe sees ten squirrels in his backyard. On Saturday, he sees six squirrels in his backyard. How many squirrels does Joe see in all?
16 squirrels
Jack had a dream about twelve hairy blue monsters. Eli had a dream about five hairy blue monsters. How many hairy blue monsters did they dream about altogether?
17 hairy blue monsters
Leah Grace put a quarter into a candy machine and got 6 Skittles. Hayley put a quarter into the candy machine and got 8 Skittles. How many Skittles did they get in all?
14 Skittles
Noah spent 20 minutes playing video games on Saturday. He played video games for 10 minutes on Sunday. What is the total amount of time that Noah played video games?
30 minutes
Catherine has seven stuffed animals on her bed. She used her allowance to buy five more stuffed animals. How many stuffed animals does she have in all?
12 stuffed animals
Jennifer Hunter
St. George's Independent School
Germantown, TN
created 1/11/10