Learning Addition with Story Problems

In my class, Mathematics for Elementary Teachers, I have been learning about story problems for addition. I am learning there are two different ways to approach story problems with addition, the first being Unite Sets, and the second being Counting Forward.  Even though there are two different ways, the steps to getting the students to understand and answer the problems are the same. There are four steps.

1. Thinking about the problem.
2. Representing the Problem.
3. Solving the problem. 
4. Write the numeric (addition) problem.  

Uniting sets, is used to add two different sets together. For example, Joseph has 4 pennies that he got from the bank. Kelly has 3 pennies that she got from her mother. They both put their pennies in a bowl. How many pennies are in the bowl?

Another way to use addition with a story problem, is to Count Forward. For example, Amanda has 2 pennies. While cleaning, she found 3 more pennies. How many pennies does Amanda have now?

I've also included a link to a poster that can help children with solving story problems.


http://www.abcteach.com/free/p/poster_strategiesforwordproblems.pdf