Stairway to the Sky Worksheet | 2.NBT.B.9,2.OA.A.1,2.NBT.B.7 | Workybooks - For Teachers, Parents & Homeschoolers

About this worksheet

Stairway to the Sky is an engaging and interactive worksheet designed to help students practice addition and subtraction skills within the context of a fun and imaginative scenario. This interactive and printable worksheet presents a story about Cece and Sunny, two characters who embark on an adventure to explore a staircase that reaches into the sky. Through this narrative, students are tasked with solving addition and subtraction problems related to the steps taken by the characters.

The worksheet not only reinforces mathematical operations but also encourages problem-solving and critical thinking skills. Students are required to read the information carefully, visualize the scenario, and apply their knowledge of addition and subtraction to determine the correct number of steps taken or the step number reached by the characters. The engaging narrative context makes the learning experience more enjoyable and relatable for young learners.

What will your child learn through this worksheet?

Practicing addition and subtraction skills within a real-world context
Developing problem-solving and critical thinking abilities
Enhancing reading comprehension and attention to detail
Applying mathematical knowledge to solve engaging word problems

Learning Outcomes

Cognitive

Demonstrate an understanding of addition and subtraction operations
Apply problem-solving strategies to interpret word problems
Develop logical reasoning and critical thinking skills

Psychomotor

Practice writing and computing mathematical operations
Enhance fine motor skills through writing and drawing

Affective

Foster engagement and interest in mathematical concepts through storytelling
Build confidence in problem-solving abilities

Interpersonal/Social

Encourage collaboration and discussion with peers or adults while solving problems
Develop communication skills by explaining thought processes

Common Core standards covered

2.NBT.B.7

Add and subtract within 1000, using concrete models or drawings and strategies based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction; relate the strategy to a written method. Understand that in adding or subtracting three-digit numbers, one adds or subtracts hundreds and hundreds, tens and tens, ones and ones; and sometimes it is necessary to compose or decompose tens or hundreds.

2.NBT.B.9

Explain why addition and subtraction strategies work, using place value and the properties of operations.1

2.OA.A.1

Use addition and subtraction within 100 to solve one- and two-step word problems involving situations of adding to, taking from, putting together, taking apart, and comparing, with unknowns in all positions, e.g., by using drawings and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem.1

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