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Write Addition Equations from Pictures Worksheet
Count two groups of pictures, write the addition equation, and write the total.
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Write Addition Equations from Pictures
8 questions, one page, US Letter. Print it and do it on paper.
On the sheet: Count each group. Write the equation. Write the total.
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About this worksheet
Each question shows two groups of pictures with a plus sign between them and three empty boxes below. The child writes how many are in each group, then the total, making an equation like 3 + 4 = 7. Sums stay within 10.
Turning a picture into an equation is the reverse of the earlier picture sheets: the child decides which numbers go in. It is the same step they will take later with word problems.
A worked example
3 butterflies + 4 butterflies, then ___ + ___ = ___
- Count the first group: 3. Write 3 in the first box.
- Count the second group: 4. Write 4 in the second box.
- Count all the butterflies together: 7.
- Write 7 in the last box.
Answer: 3 + 4 = 7
The common mistake
What it looks like: Putting the total in the first box, or writing the two groups in the wrong boxes.
Why it happens: Three boxes in a row look alike, and a child may count everything first and write it in the first box they see.
How to fix it: Work left to right: the first group goes in the first box, the second group in the box after the plus sign, and the total after the = sign.
Ten minutes a day, on paper. We plan what comes next.
A printed page and a pencil. No screen, no login for your child. Snap a photo when they’re done: AI scores it, and what they missed comes back on the sheets that follow.
- Mon Write Addition Equations from Pictures
- Tue What they missed, back again
- Wed The next step, when they’re ready
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