MATHEMATICS

Work with Addition and Subtraction

Equations

Solve Addition and Subtraction Word Problems

Duration: 60 minutes

After this lesson, students will be able to,

Learning objectives
▪ Solve word problems to add and subtract values using
equations.

Addition of number Find the missing value

Key Vocabulary Subtraction of numbers Counters

Find unknown values

Engage Suggested Duration: 10 minutes

Teaching Objectives Learning Outcomes Teacher’s Tasks

To test the prior Testing students’ Start the session by asking the
understanding of the knowledge about question:
students about numbers, common
numeracy. multiples, and Q: Mother gave 4 chocolates to
subtraction of Alex. Later, his grandfather
decimals. gave 5 chocolates to Alex. How
many chocolates does he have
in total?

Explain to the students that

Alex has 4 chocolates given by
his mother along with the 5
chocolates given by his
grandfather.
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Teaching Objectives Learning Outcomes Teacher’s Tasks

Conclude that Alex had 9
chocolates in total.

Recall about addition and

subtraction of numbers.

Explore Suggested Duration: 10 minutes

Teaching Objectives Learning Outcomes Teacher’s Tasks

To introduce income, Define income, wage, Explain to the students that to

wage, salary. salary. find the value of unknown
numbers/ values, we can use
addition or subtraction.

Make students solve a few

questions:

1.

2.
Explain to the students that
we can also use counters to
find the missing numbers.

Ask them to solve a question:

15 – ____ = 8

Take away/subtract 8
counters from 15, we get 7. So,
the missing number is 7.

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Explain Suggested Duration: 20 minutes

Teaching Objectives Learning Outcomes Teacher’s Tasks

To explain the steps By the end, students To explain true or false

required to identify will be able to: equations, ask students to
true or false evaluate a question:
equations. 1. Define the
steps required Q: Verify if this equation is
to identify true true?
or false
equations. 3+6=4+5

2. Make true Explain the steps to verify if an

equations. equation is true:

Step 1: Find the value of each

side of equation.

LHS = 3 + 6 = 9

RHS = 4 + 5 = 9

Step 2: Compare the values.

LHS = 9

RHS = 9

Explain that even equations

with no operation symbols can
be true using an example.

Example: 5 = 5

LHS = RHS

Elaborate Suggested Duration: 10 minutes

Teaching Objectives Learning Outcomes Teacher’s Tasks

To add three Students will be able Make students to solve word

numbers and solve a to: problems:
word problem.

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Teaching Objectives Learning Outcomes Teacher’s Tasks

1. Add three Q: Steve baked 35 muffins.
numbers. Arthur baked 52 muffins. How
many muffins did Steve bake
2. Solve a word less than Arthur?
problem
based on Explain to the students that its
addition of easy to solve such problems.
three
numbers. Ask them to draw a box and
frame an equation.

You can write an addition or

subtraction equation to find the
missing value.

52 = ______ + 35

or

52 – 35 = ______

Evaluate Suggested Duration: 5 minutes

Teaching Objectives Learning Outcomes Teacher’s Tasks

To make students Students will be able Ask students a question and

solve a few questions to solve a few evaluate them:
problems
Q: Christ wants to visit 13 states.
He already visited 9 states. How
many states does he need to
cover more?

Q: Tom and Dennis scored 54

runs together in cricket. If Tom

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Teaching Objectives Learning Outcomes Teacher’s Tasks

scored 28, what was Dennis’s
score?

Summarizing Suggested Duration: 5 minutes

Teaching Objectives Learning Outcomes Teacher’s Tasks

Revision Students can Summarise the entire concept:

Make students revise ▪ Solve word We can use addition or

the whole concept problems to add and subtraction to find the missing
subtract values numbers.
using equations