Winter Word Problems
from the 2002-2003 First Grade classes

I saw 4 skiers on one mountain and 3 more on another.
How many skiers are there in all? By Claire

Answer:               4  +  3  =  7                        

 

  There was 5 snow angels. 3 were taken away. 
How many are left? By Jahliyah

Answer:           5  -  3  =  2                        

 

  There were 3 snow angels in the snow. One got messed up by a kid. How many are left? By Megan

Answer:       3  -  1  =  2                       

 

  I saw 9 snowboarders. 9 more came.
How many in all? By Austin

Answer:       9  +  9  =  18                    

 

  I saw one red mitten and two orange mittens. 
How many are there in all? By Beni

Answer:        1  +  2  =  3      

 

  There are two guys skiing. One left. 
How many are there? By Jack

Answer:       2  -  1  =  1                      

 

  There was one snowman and I made five more. 
How many in all? By Lisa

Answer:        1  +  5  =  6                  

 

  I saw 8 piles of snow. Someone made 2 more piles of snow. How many are there in all? By Brandon

Answer:             8  +  2  =  10                       

 

  Once there was a snow leopard that had a friend. How many snow leopards are there in all? By Nick

Answer:                1  + 1  =  2                

 

  I had two boots. I took away 1. 
How many were left? By Anita

Answer:            2  -  1  =  1

 

  I saw 10 snowballs. I saw 10 more. 
How many did I see in all? By Alexandra

Answer:           10  +  10  =  20

 

  I saw two icebergs in the North Pole and three icebergs in South Pole. How many did I see in all? By Chris

Answer:           2  +  3  =  5          

 

  There are five icebergs two melt. 
How many are left? By Marcelo

Answer:          5 - 2 = 3    

 

  I saw 3 igloos and then I saw 5 more.
How many did I see? By Enrico

Answer:           3 + 5 = 8 

 

  There were 5 snowflakes. I lost one. 
How many are there left? By Aimee

Answer:            5  -  1  =  4               

 

  There were 10 snowmen. 5 snowmen melted. 
How many are left? By Kurt

Answer:           10 - 5 = 5            

 

  There was one ice skater skating on the pond.
One more came. How many in all? By Alex

 

Answer:           1 + 1 = 2   

 

  I went sledding and saw a tree. It had 70 branches
 and 2 fell off. How many are left?  By Luke

Answer:           70 - 2 = 68    

 

There were 2 skiers and 4 came up.
Then 2 went down. By Cindy

Answer:           2 + 4 - 2 = 4

 

  I skated twenty times around the ice rink. Then I skated 20 more times. How many times in all? By Rachel

Answer:          20 + 20 = 40    

 

I had 3 snowmen. One melted. 
How many are left?  By Chris

Answer:           3 - 1 = 2       

 

  If you have 10 snow dogs and 2 run away.
How many are left? By Kevin

Answer:          10 - 2 = 8    

 

  There were 5 snowballs. I threw 2 at Kevin.
How many are left?  By Liam

Answer:           5 - 2 = 3              

 

  I had 10 snowballs. I threw 4. 
How many are left? By Casey

Answer:           10 - 4 = 6         

 

  Me and my sister went outside to play in the snow.
I threw a snowball at her. She threw two
 snowballs at me. How many in all?  By Cara

Answer:               1 + 2 = 3             

 

  There were 4 snowboarders. Two crashed into
each other. How many were left?  By Javan

Answer:             4 - 2 = 2   

 

  I had 8 snowflakes. 1 flew away.
How many are left? By Oscar

Answer:           8 - 1 = 7    

 

There were 5 snowboarders. I went snowboarding too.
How many in all?  By Austin 

Answer:              5 + 1 = 6

 

  I went outside and built a snowman. Then my mom built one too. How many in all? By Lila 

Answer:             1 + 1 = 2             

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