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Sam has 5 cookies, and Mom gives him 4 more. How many cookies does he have now?
Start with 5 and count up 4 more: 5, 6, 7... Can you keep counting to find the total now? Let me know what is the next step you are stuck with and I can try to help you.
Solve 6 + 3.
Begin at 6 and add 3: 6, 7, 8... Can you finish counting now? Let me know what is the next step you are stuck with and I can try to help you.
Find 7 + 2.
Count up from 7 by 2: 7, 8... Can you find the total now? Let me know what is the next step you are stuck with and I can try to help you.
Lila has 9 balloons, and 3 fly away. How many are left?
Start at 9 and count back 3: 9, 8, 7... Can you keep going to find how many are left now? Let me know what is the next step you are stuck with and I can try to help you.
Solve 8 - 4.
Begin at 8 and count back 4: 8, 7, 6... Can you finish counting now? Let me know what is the next step you are stuck with and I can try to help you.
Find 10 - 6.
Count back from 10 by 6: 10, 9, 8... Can you find what’s left now? Let me know what is the next step you are stuck with and I can try to help you.
Tim has 7 apples, and Sue has 4. Who has more?
Look at 7 and 4. Which number is bigger? Can you decide who has more now? Let me know what is the next step you are stuck with and I can try to help you.
Is 9 greater than 6?
Compare 9 and 6. Which one is more? Can you tell me now? Let me know what is the next step you are stuck with and I can try to help you.
Compare 5 and 8. Which is less?
Look at 5 and 8. Which number is smaller? Can you say it now? Let me know what is the next step you are stuck with and I can try to help you.
A jar has 25 candies. How many tens and ones are there?
In 25, the 2 is in the tens place. How many tens does that show? Can you figure out the ones too now? Let me know what is the next step you are stuck with and I can try to help you.
What is 19 in tens and ones?
19 has a 1 in the tens place. How many ones are left? Can you write this now? Let me know what is the next step you are stuck with and I can try to help you.
Show 30 as tens and ones.
30 has a 3 in the tens place. Are there any ones? Can you write this now? Let me know what is the next step you are stuck with and I can try to help you.
A sign is a shape with 3 sides. What shape could it be?
Think of a shape with 3 sides. What’s one you know? Can you name it now? Let me know what is the next step you are stuck with and I can try to help you.
Name a shape with 4 equal sides.
Imagine a shape where all 4 sides are the same length. What’s it called? Can you say it now? Let me know what is the next step you are stuck with and I can try to help you.
What shape is round with no sides?
Think of a shape that’s round and doesn’t have any straight sides. What’s its name? Can you tell me now? Let me know what is the next step you are stuck with and I can try to help you.
A pencil is 4 paper clips long. How many paper clips if it’s twice as long?
Twice as long means 4 + 4. Can you add these together now? Let me know what is the next step you are stuck with and I can try to help you.
A book is 6 cubes long. How many cubes would show this?
Line up 6 cubes: 1, 2, 3... Can you count them now? Let me know what is the next step you are stuck with and I can try to help you.
A toy is 5 blocks long. Show this length.
Put 5 blocks end to end: 1, 2, 3... Can you finish this now? Let me know what is the next step you are stuck with and I can try to help you.
School starts at 7 o’clock. What time is it one hour later?
One hour after 7:00 is the next hour. What number comes after 7? Can you say it now? Let me know what is the next step you are stuck with and I can try to help you.
What time is it when the clock shows 4:00?
The hour hand is on 4, and the minute hand is on 12. What’s this time called? Can you tell me now? Let me know what is the next step you are stuck with and I can try to help you.
Show 9:00 on a clock.
Put the hour hand on 9 and the minute hand on 12. Can you draw or say this now? Let me know what is the next step you are stuck with and I can try to help you.
A cat has 6 toys, and 3 get lost. How many toys are left?
Start with 6 and count back 3: 6, 5, 4... Can you find how many are left now? Let me know what is the next step you are stuck with and I can try to help you.
A girl has 5 flowers, and she picks 4 more. How many does she have?
Count up from 5 by 4: 5, 6, 7... Can you keep going to find the total now? Let me know what is the next step you are stuck with and I can try to help you.
A boy has 8 marbles, and he gives away 2. How many are left?
Begin at 8 and count back 2: 8, 7... Can you finish counting now? Let me know what is the next step you are stuck with and I can try to help you.
A store has 45 apples, and 27 more arrive. How many apples now?
Add 45 + 27. Start with the ones: 5 + 7. Can you calculate this now? Let me know what is the next step you are stuck with and I can try to help you.
Solve 34 + 58.
Add ones first: 4 + 8. Can you do this now? Let me know what is the next step you are stuck with and I can try to help you.
Find 67 + 19.
Add tens first: 60 + 10 = 70, then add ones. Can you start this now? Let me know what is the next step you are stuck with and I can try to help you.
A jar has 83 candies, and 26 are eaten. How many are left?
Subtract 83 - 26. Start with ones: 3 - 6 (borrow from tens). Can you try this now? Let me know what is the next step you are stuck with and I can try to help you.
Solve 72 - 45.
Subtract ones: 2 - 5 (borrow if needed). Can you do this now? Let me know what is the next step you are stuck with and I can try to help you.
Find 99 - 17.
Subtract tens first: 90 - 10 = 80, then ones. Can you start this now? Let me know what is the next step you are stuck with and I can try to help you.
A frog jumps 5 feet every hop. How far after 4 hops?
Skip count by 5s: 5, 10, 15, 20. Can you count this now? Let me know what is the next step you are stuck with and I can try to help you.
Count by 2s from 4 to 10.
Start at 4: 4, 6, 8, 10. Can you say this now? Let me know what is the next step you are stuck with and I can try to help you.
Skip count by 10s from 30 to 60.
Go: 30, 40, 50, 60. Can you write this now? Let me know what is the next step you are stuck with and I can try to help you.
A school has 234 students. How many hundreds are there?
In 234, the hundreds digit is 2. That’s 2 hundreds. Can you find this now? Let me know what is the next step you are stuck with and I can try to help you.
Write 156 in hundreds, tens, ones.
156 is 1 hundred, 5 tens, 6 ones. Can you write this now? Let me know what is the next step you are stuck with and I can try to help you.
What’s 308 as hundreds, tens, ones?
308 is 3 hundreds, 0 tens, 8 ones. Can you show this now? Let me know what is the next step you are stuck with and I can try to help you.
A toy costs 75 cents. You have 2 quarters and 3 dimes. Do you have enough?
Count coins: 2 quarters = 50¢, 3 dimes = 30¢. Add: 50 + 30. Can you calculate this now? Let me know what is the next step you are stuck with and I can try to help you.
How much is 3 nickels and 4 pennies?
3 nickels = 15¢, 4 pennies = 4¢. Add: 15 + 4. Can you find this now? Let me know what is the next step you are stuck with and I can try to help you.
What’s the total of 1 dollar and 2 quarters?
1 dollar = 100¢, 2 quarters = 50¢. Add: 100 + 50. Can you compute this now? Let me know what is the next step you are stuck with and I can try to help you.
Lunch is at 12:00. What time is it 30 minutes later?
30 minutes after 12:00 is 12:30. Can you say this now? Let me know what is the next step you are stuck with and I can try to help you.
Show 3:30 on a clock.
Hour hand on 3, minute hand on 6 (half past). Can you draw this now? Let me know what is the next step you are stuck with and I can try to help you.
What time is 7:30?
7:30 is half past seven. Can you write this now? Let me know what is the next step you are stuck with and I can try to help you.
A ribbon is 10 cm long. How long is it if you cut it in half?
Half of 10 cm is 10 ÷ 2. Can you calculate this now? Let me know what is the next step you are stuck with and I can try to help you.
Measure a pencil that’s 6 inches long.
It’s 6 inches. Can you show this now? Let me know what is the next step you are stuck with and I can try to help you.
A book is 15 cm long. Write this length.
15 cm is fifteen centimeters. Can you write this now? Let me know what is the next step you are stuck with and I can try to help you.
A graph shows 3 stars for dogs, 2 for cats. How many pets total?
Add stars: 3 + 2. Can you count this now? Let me know what is the next step you are stuck with and I can try to help you.
A picture graph has 4 suns for Monday, 5 for Tuesday. Which day has more?
Compare 4 and 5. Is 5 more than 4? Can you decide this now? Let me know what is the next step you are stuck with and I can try to help you.
Show 3 apples on a picture graph.
Draw 3 apple symbols. Can you do this now? Let me know what is the next step you are stuck with and I can try to help you.
A class has 16 students. Is this an even or odd number?
Even numbers end in 0, 2, 4, 6, 8. Check 16’s last digit. Can you decide this now? Let me know what is the next step you are stuck with and I can try to help you.
Is 7 an even or odd number?
Odd numbers end in 1, 3, 5, 7, 9. Check 7. Can you say this now? Let me know what is the next step you are stuck with and I can try to help you.
Is 24 even or odd?
Look at the last digit: 4. Is 4 even? Can you answer this now? Let me know what is the next step you are stuck with and I can try to help you.
A garden has 3 rows of 4 flowers each. How many flowers total?
Count 3 groups of 4: 4 + 4 + 4. Can you add this now? Let me know what is the next step you are stuck with and I can try to help you.
Show 2 rows of 5 stars in an array.
Draw 2 rows, 5 stars each: 5 + 5. Can you draw this now? Let me know what is the next step you are stuck with and I can try to help you.
What’s 4 rows of 3 dots?
Add 4 groups of 3: 3 + 3 + 3 + 3. Can you calculate this now? Let me know what is the next step you are stuck with and I can try to help you.
A box holds 6 eggs, and there are 4 boxes. How many eggs total?
Multiply 6 by 4: 6 * 4. Can you calculate this now? Let me know what is the next step you are stuck with and I can try to help you.
Solve 7 * 3.
Think of 7 groups of 3: 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3. Can you add this now? Let me know what is the next step you are stuck with and I can try to help you.
Find 5 * 8.
Multiply: 5 * 8. Use 5 times 8. Can you compute this now? Let me know what is the next step you are stuck with and I can try to help you.
A teacher has 18 pencils for 6 students. How many pencils per student?
Divide 18 by 6: 18 ÷ 6. Can you calculate this now? Let me know what is the next step you are stuck with and I can try to help you.
Solve 20 ÷ 5.
How many 5s fit in 20? Try 5, 10, 15, 20. Can you count this now? Let me know what is the next step you are stuck with and I can try to help you.
Find 24 ÷ 8.
Divide 24 by 8. How many 8s in 24? Can you compute this now? Let me know what is the next step you are stuck with and I can try to help you.
A store sells 345 toys in January and 278 in February. How many total?
Add 345 + 278. Start with ones: 5 + 8. Can you calculate this now? Let me know what is the next step you are stuck with and I can try to help you.
Solve 456 + 123.
Add ones first: 6 + 3. Can you do this now? Let me know what is the next step you are stuck with and I can try to help you.
Find 789 + 104.
Add hundreds first: 700 + 100. Can you start this now? Let me know what is the next step you are stuck with and I can try to help you.
A library has 654 books, and 189 are borrowed. How many are left?
Subtract 654 - 189. Start with ones: 4 - 9 (borrow if needed). Can you try this now? Let me know what is the next step you are stuck with and I can try to help you.
Solve 543 - 276.
Subtract ones: 3 - 6 (borrow from tens). Can you do this now? Let me know what is the next step you are stuck with and I can try to help you.
Find 900 - 345.
Subtract hundreds first: 900 - 300. Can you start this now? Let me know what is the next step you are stuck with and I can try to help you.
A pizza is cut into 4 equal parts. You eat 1 part. What fraction did you eat?
1 part out of 4 is 1/4. Can you write this now? Let me know what is the next step you are stuck with and I can try to help you.
Is 1/3 bigger than 1/4?
Compare using a number line or pieces. Is 1/3 more than 1/4? Can you decide this now? Let me know what is the next step you are stuck with and I can try to help you.
What’s the fraction for 1 out of 6 pieces?
1 out of 6 is 1/6. Can you write this now? Let me know what is the next step you are stuck with and I can try to help you.
A rug is 5 feet long and 3 feet wide. What’s its area?
Use A = length * width: A = 5 * 3. Can you calculate this now? Let me know what is the next step you are stuck with and I can try to help you.
Find the area of a rectangle 4 cm by 6 cm.
Multiply 4 * 6. Can you compute this now? Let me know what is the next step you are stuck with and I can try to help you.
A rectangle is 7 m long, 2 m wide. What’s the area?
Use A = l * w: A = 7 * 2. Can you find this now? Let me know what is the next step you are stuck with and I can try to help you.
A yard is a rectangle 8 ft by 5 ft. What’s the perimeter?
Perimeter = 2l + 2w: P = 2 * 8 + 2 * 5. Can you calculate this now? Let me know what is the next step you are stuck with and I can try to help you.
Find the perimeter of a square with side 4 cm.
Perimeter = 4 * side: P = 4 * 4. Can you compute this now? Let me know what is the next step you are stuck with and I can try to help you.
A triangle has sides 3 m, 4 m, 5 m. What’s the perimeter?
Add all sides: 3 + 4 + 5. Can you find this now? Let me know what is the next step you are stuck with and I can try to help you.
A movie starts at 2:15. It’s 30 minutes long. What time does it end?
Add 30 minutes to 2:15: 15 + 30 = 45, so 2:45. Can you say this now? Let me know what is the next step you are stuck with and I can try to help you.
What time is 4:25?
4:25 is 25 minutes past four. Can you write this now? Let me know what is the next step you are stuck with and I can try to help you.
Show 9:10 on a clock.
Hour hand on 9, minute hand on 2 (10 minutes). Can you draw this now? Let me know what is the next step you are stuck with and I can try to help you.
A graph shows 5 votes for blue, 3 for red. How many votes total?
Add bars: 5 + 3. Can you count this now? Let me know what is the next step you are stuck with and I can try to help you.
A bar graph has 4 for cats, 6 for dogs. Which is more popular?
Compare 4 and 6. Is 6 more than 4? Can you decide this now? Let me know what is the next step you are stuck with and I can try to help you.
Make a bar graph with 2 for apples, 5 for oranges.
Draw bars: 2 units for apples, 5 for oranges. Can you do this now? Let me know what is the next step you are stuck with and I can try to help you.
A playground is a shape with 4 sides and opposite sides equal. What is it?
A shape with 4 sides and opposite sides equal is a rectangle or parallelogram. Can you name this now? Let me know what is the next step you are stuck with and I can try to help you.
How many sides does a quadrilateral have?
A quadrilateral has 4 sides. Can you say this now? Let me know what is the next step you are stuck with and I can try to help you.
Name a shape with 4 right angles.
A shape with 4 right angles is a rectangle or square. Can you choose one now? Let me know what is the next step you are stuck with and I can try to help you.
A factory makes 24 toys per day. How many in 5 days?
Multiply 24 * 5. Start with 5 * 4 ones. Can you calculate this now? Let me know what is the next step you are stuck with and I can try to help you.
Solve 36 * 7.
Multiply 7 * 6 ones, then 7 * 3 tens. Can you start this now? Let me know what is the next step you are stuck with and I can try to help you.
Find 49 * 3.
Use 3 * 9 ones, then 3 * 4 tens. Can you compute this now? Let me know what is the next step you are stuck with and I can try to help you.
A class has 96 candies to split among 12 students. How many per student?
Divide 96 by 12. How many times does 12 go into 9? Can you try this now? Let me know what is the next step you are stuck with and I can try to help you.
Solve 85 ÷ 5.
How many 5s in 8 (tens)? Can you start this now? Let me know what is the next step you are stuck with and I can try to help you.
Find 144 ÷ 12.
Divide 14 (first two digits) by 12. Can you calculate this now? Let me know what is the next step you are stuck with and I can try to help you.
A town has 2,345 people, and 1,678 move in. How many now?
Add 2,345 + 1,678. Start with ones: 5 + 8. Can you calculate this now? Let me know what is the next step you are stuck with and I can try to help you.
Solve 4,512 + 3,289.
Add ones first: 2 + 9. Can you do this now? Let me know what is the next step you are stuck with and I can try to help you.
Find 6,704 + 2,195.
Add hundreds first: 700 + 200. Can you start this now? Let me know what is the next step you are stuck with and I can try to help you.
A store had 5,432 items, and 2,789 were sold. How many are left?
Subtract 5,432 - 2,789. Start with ones: 2 - 9 (borrow if needed). Can you try this now? Let me know what is the next step you are stuck with and I can try to help you.
Solve 7,654 - 3,210.
Subtract ones: 4 - 0. Can you do this now? Let me know what is the next step you are stuck with and I can try to help you.
Find 9,876 - 4,543.
Subtract thousands first: 9,000 - 4,000. Can you start this now? Let me know what is the next step you are stuck with and I can try to help you.
A cake is cut into 8 pieces, and you eat 2. What fraction is equivalent to 2/8?
Simplify 2/8 by dividing by 2: 2 ÷ 2 / 8 ÷ 2. Can you find this now? Let me know what is the next step you are stuck with and I can try to help you.
Is 3/6 equal to 1/2?
Simplify 3/6: 3 ÷ 3 / 6 ÷ 3. Can you compare this now? Let me know what is the next step you are stuck with and I can try to help you.
Find an equivalent fraction to 4/12.
Divide by 4: 4 ÷ 4 / 12 ÷ 4. Can you simplify this now? Let me know what is the next step you are stuck with and I can try to help you.
A recipe uses 1/3 cup sugar and 1/4 cup salt. Which is more?
Find a common denominator, like 12. Convert 1/3 to ?/12. Can you do this now? Let me know what is the next step you are stuck with and I can try to help you.