Identify join, separate, and compare stories

2nd Grade Math practice: Lina has 18 stickers. She gets 7 more. What kind of story is this. Part of two-step add/subtract (Two-Step Add/Subtract).

~10 min

Some stories join amounts, some separate amounts, and some compare amounts.

Join stories

Join stories
  • A join story is when more is added to what is already there. The total gets bigger.

A join story is when more is added to what is already there. The total gets bigger.

💡 Look for words like gets more, joins, or comes.