Addition Stories with Pictures

Kindergarten MathAddition and Subtraction3 pages

About this worksheet

Addition Stories with Pictures presents three illustrated join stories and one draw-your-own for kindergarten, matching the Common Core standards K.OA.1 and K.OA.2. In Story 1, 3 frogs sit on a log and 2 more hop on. Story 2 has 4 ducks swimming while 3 more splash in, and Story 3 has 5 apples in a basket with 4 more picked. Each story ends in an equation to complete: 3 + 2, 4 + 3, and 5 + 4. The final section flips the roles: students draw 2 stars, then 3 more, and write the full number sentence themselves.

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Curriculum objectives covered

K.OA.1

“Represent addition and subtraction with objects, fingers, mental images, drawings, sounds (e.g., claps), acting out situations, verbal explanations, expressions, or equations.”

Stories 1 to 3 pair pictures with equations, and Story 4 has students create the drawing and the equation for 2 + 3 themselves.

K.OA.2

“Solve addition and subtraction word problems, and add and subtract within 10, e.g., by using objects or drawings to represent the problem.”

Each story is a join problem within 10, from 3 + 2 = 5 frogs up to 5 + 4 = 9 apples.

What's inside this worksheet

Story 1: Frogs on a Log

A pond scene shows 3 frogs resting on a log while 2 more leap toward it. Students read the three-line story and complete 3 + 2 = __.

Story 2: Ducks at the Pond

Four ducklings swim in calm water and 3 more waddle in from the grassy bank. The question asks how many ducks are swimming now, recorded as 4 + 3 = __.

Story 3: Apples in the Basket

Five apples sit in a wooden basket with 4 more resting on the grass beside it. Students total the picture and finish 5 + 4 = __.

Story 4: Draw Your Own Addition Story!

Students draw 2 stars in a box, add 3 more stars, and fill in all three blanks of __ + __ = __ stars in all.

How teachers use it

Shared reading, then math

Read each story aloud twice: once to enjoy, once to hunt for numbers. The frogs' both parts are visible in the picture, so students can check the count against the art.

Progression check

The sums grow from 5 to 7 to 9. If a student is accurate on the frogs but guesses on the apples, they are counting all and running out of tracking room around 9.

Author time

Give Story 4 room to breathe. Students who write 2 + 3 = 5 unprompted after drawing their stars have made the story-to-equation link the whole sheet builds toward.

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