Susan Jones

Use a balance and cubes to have students practice the meaning of the equal
sign and balancing equations! They can do this with the following practice
sheets:
A & B – Addition Only
C & D - Mixed Addition and Subtraction
 Name(s):

2 + 3 = 4 + __
4 + 5 = __ + 7
3 + 6 = 9 + __
5 + __ = 8+4
__ + 2 = 6+3
5+5 = __ + 6
7 + __ = 4+4
3+9 = 10 + __
__ + 1 = 7+0
8+5 = __ + 9
A
 Name(s):

6 + 9 = 8 + __
7 + 4 = __ + 10
5 + 5 = 2 + __
4 + __ = 0+5
__ + 9 = 13 + 2
10 + 5 = __ + 8
1 + __ = 8+8
3+4 = 2 + __
__ + 11 = 10 + 5
2+7 = __ + 0
B
 Name(s):

9 - 4 = 5 + __
8 + 5 = 15 - __
10 - 5 = __ + 2
16 - __ = 8+0
__ + 7 = 12 - 2
5-5 = __ + 0
14 - __ = 7+4
7+1 = 10 - __
__ + 2 = 8-2
6-3 = __ + 1
C
 Name(s):
Balancing Equations

5 - 2 = 1 + __
9 + 4 = 17 - __
20 - 10 = __ + 4
10 - __ = 2+5
__ + 4 = 11 - 3
9-2 = __ + 1
15 - __ = 6+5
9+2 = 13 - __
__ + 9 = 10 - 1
8-4 = __ + 2
D
 Name(s):

Look at the equations and decide if they are balanced or not. It the equation
is balanced, circle T for True. If it is not balance, circle F for false.

2+4=5+1 T F 10 – 0 = 6 + 4 T F
3 + 9 = 4 + 11 T F 14 – 4 = 16 - 7 T F
5+5=2+9 T F 12 + 6 = 18 - 1 T F
10 + 4 = 7 + 7 T F 1+1+1=2+2T F
9–6=7-5 T F 10 – 3 = 2 + 6 T F
8–5=4+2 T F 7 + 2 = 10 - 1 T F
11 – 9 = 3 + 0 T F 6 + 6 = 12 - 3 T F
12 – 5 = 6 + 0 T F 3 + 3 + 1 = 9 - 1T F
8 + 2 = 15 - 5 T F 12 + 5 = 20 - 2 T F
9–2=5+3 T F 19 – 5 = 7 + 7 T F
Name(s):

Look through your dominoes and find two that are equal. Draw the dots and
the equations below.

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2 + 4 5 + 1

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