Cognitively Guided Word Problems K-1
Problem Type: Put Together, Take Apart, Total Unknown
Suggested Grade Level: 1
Problem 1: Laura made 24 cookies for a party. Matt made 13 cookies for the party. How many cookies
did Laura and Matt make for the party?
Rationale: For students to be able to recognize they can add by tens instead of counting individual cubes
(manipulatives)
Problem 2: Forty-six boys and thirty-four girls went on a field trip. How many children went on the field
trip?
Rationale: Reading number words, Working with larger numbers or quantities of ten.
Problem 3: Jamie picked up 58 sea shells on the beach. His sister picked up thirty-six sea shells. How
many sea shells did Jamie and his sister pick up all together?
Rationale: Regrouping, mixing number words and numbers in standard form