Owl's Night-Time Problems – Word Problems Worksheet (IB PYP Grade 1 Mathematics)

About This Worksheet

Solve story problems about owls, stars and trees. This colourful, printable IB PYP Grade 1 Mathematics worksheet gives young learners focused practice with word problems, with a friendly owl to guide them. It has a name, class and date box for students, the mindtested.com header and a score box, and page 2 is a ready-to-use answer key for teachers and parents.

What Questions Are in This Worksheet?

There are 4 activities worth 10 marks in total:

• Activity A: Addition stories.
• Activity B: Subtraction stories.
• Activity C: Picture addition.
• Activity D: Multiple-choice word problems.

What Your Child Will Practise

• Solve one-step word problems
• Choose the operation
• Use pictures to help
• Explain the answer

How to Use This Worksheet

1. Print the PDF on A4 paper (colour is best, but black and white works too).
2. Read each instruction aloud together before your child starts.
3. Let your child try every activity independently first.
4. Check with the answer key on page 2 and talk through any mistakes.

Tip: five to ten minutes of regular practice works better for Grade 1 learners than one long session. Colour in the owl when the worksheet is finished as a small reward.

Ideal for classroom use, homework, tutoring or home learning in IB PYP Grade 1 Mathematics (Word Problems). Answer key included.