Word problems- PowerPoint 40-60 months This powerpoint can be used to support the teaching of ‘Number’ targeted towards the 40-60 month age band. www.earlybirdyeducation.com

Teaching tips: This can be used once the children are very familiar with number sentences. Read through the number problem and highlight the information needed (the numbers and addition or subtraction). Read through the number problem several times and get the children to solve it on their whiteboard. Which method are they going to choose to solve the problem? How do they know if it is addition r subtraction? www.earlybirdyeducation.com

If Tom has 4 sweets and Sam has 6 sweets If Tom has 4 sweets and Sam has 6 sweets. How many sweets do they have altogether? 4 + 6 = 10 www.earlybirdyeducation.com

Brent has 8 pens, he gives 2 pens away. How any pens does he have left? - 2 = 6 www.earlybirdyeducation.com

Kate has 3 books, Sam has 2 books and Bill has 1 book Kate has 3 books, Sam has 2 books and Bill has 1 book. How many books do they have altogether? 3 + 2 + 1 = 6 www.earlybirdyeducation.com

Sarah has 10 apples, she gives 4 apples to he friend Kate Sarah has 10 apples, she gives 4 apples to he friend Kate. How many apples has Sarah got left? 10 - 4 = 6 www.earlybirdyeducation.com

Ben has 8 cupcakes, he eats 3 of them Ben has 8 cupcakes, he eats 3 of them. How many cupcakes has he got left? 8 - 3 = 5 www.earlybirdyeducation.com

If Tom has 6 toy cars and Rita has 3 toy cars, how many toy cars do they have altogether? + 3 = 9 www.earlybirdyeducation.com

There were 7 pencils, 2 of them were broken. How many pencils were left? - 2 = 5 www.earlybirdyeducation.com

Tim, Ben and Karl had 2 bananas each Tim, Ben and Karl had 2 bananas each. How many bananas do they have altogether? 2 + 2 + 2 = 6 www.earlybirdyeducation.com