Grades 2–3
Word Problems with Extra Information
Six stories with a number you don’t need. Kids cross out the extra information before they solve.
Math worksheet · Math word problems
Bar Graph Word Problems
A bar graph of favorite fruit votes and six questions: how many, how many more, how many in all.
- Grade level
- Grades 2–3
- Time
- About 20 minutes
- Topic
- Math word problems
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Reading word problems, Choosing the operation, Showing work, Multi-step reasoning
What kids do
“Read the bar graph. Use it to answer each question.”
Printed on the sheet:
- 1 How many kids chose grapes?
- 4 How many more kids chose apples than bananas?
- 5 How many kids chose bananas or oranges?
- 6 How many kids voted in all?
Words on this sheet
applesbananasgrapesorangesberrieskids
Teacher tip
Ask kids to read the scale on the graph before answering. Each line might not be 1.
How to use it
- Read each problem out loud for kids who are still building reading skills.
- Teach a routine: read it, picture it, circle the question, solve, check.
- Do the first problem together under a document camera, then let kids finish on their own.
Watch for
Kids who grab the numbers and add without reading. Ask them to retell the story first.
Talk about it
- What is the question really asking?
- Which problem was the hardest? What made it hard?
Take it further
Use the class lunch count, weather chart or library books to make real word problems.
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