Common Core Word Problems and Problem Solving

As you are working with your primary students on word problem types (such as Join Start Unknown or Compare Difference Unknown), you may be looking for sample word problems.  And if you're teaching older students, you may also be looking for sample Problem Solving problems that are more open-ended than the primary word problem types.  Here are a couple of websites that can help.

• Sets of word problems based on the Common Core Word Problem types are available for:
• 1st grade at https://grade1commoncoremath.wikispaces.hcpss.org/Problem+Solving
• 2nd grade at https://grade2commoncoremath.wikispaces.hcpss.org/Problem+Solving
• 3rd grade at https://grade3commoncoremath.wikispaces.hcpss.org/Problem+Solving

• "Decks" of problem solving cards, along with solutions at http://mathlearnnc.sharpschool.com/cms/One.aspx?portalId=4507283&pageId=5856325

Sample Problem Solving Cards - Grades 1-2

Sample Problem Solving Cards - Grades 3-4

Sample Problem Solving Cards Grades 5-8

The same problems are also available on blackline masters with room for students to show their mathematical thinking and communicate in words:

Sample Problem Solving Blackline Master Grades 1-2