 Our lesson for today is addition in word problems. This is an aquarium but it has no fish. Ella says she will bring 5 goldfish. Joy says she will bring 7 goldfish. How many goldfish will there be? How shall we solve the word problem? Here are the steps in solving word problems. You have to know what is being asked. What are the given number facts? What to do to get the answer? The number sentence to make and the solution to get the answer. Let us go back to the problem about the aquarium. Ella will bring 5 goldfish and Joy 7 goldfish. How many goldfish will there be? Let's do the steps in solving word problems. What is asked? The number of goldfish to be placed in the aquarium. What are the given number facts? 5 goldfish from Ella and 7 goldfish from Joy's. What will you do to get the answer? We shall add. What is the number sentence? 5 plus 7 equals... What is the answer? 5 plus 7 equals 12. 12 goldfish will be in the aquarium. Let's have another example and then let's apply the steps in solving word problem. Jane has 12 gifts. Her mother and father gave her 4 more. How many gifts does Jane have in all? What is asked? The number of gifts Jane has in all. What are the given number facts? 12 gifts Jane has and 4 more gifts given by her mother and father. What will you do? We shall add. What is the number sentence? 12 plus 4 equals... What is the answer? 12 plus 4 equals 16. Jane has 16 gifts in all. Try to answer the word problems in your book now. You know what to do. Follow the steps in solving word problems. Good luck!