Keep them in mind as we explore some addition and subtraction problems. JSU (Join Start Unknown) Some kids were on the playground. All of the above problems are join problems, which means that the operation is adding, although the unknown is in different places in each problem.
Like I do for my classroom, I’m going to remove the numbers in the word problems so that you can concentrate on the words in the problem. The first two are the most basic problems that you would introduce to kindergarten and first graders.
My previous blog post gives you my purpose for doing removing the numbers. JCU (Join Change Unknown) There were ____ kids on the playground. Even second graders solve these type of problems, but with more difficult number combinations.
JRU (Join Result Unknown) There were _____ kids on the playground. Did you notice that none of the problems have traditional keywords?
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