MA3-AR-01, Addition and subtraction strategies
Stage 3 (Years 5 and 6) · Mathematics · Additive relations
Picks and applies efficient strategies to solve addition and subtraction problems.
MA3-AR-01 is an outcome from the NESA Mathematics K-10 Syllabus (2022), taught in NSW schools. Because Stage 3 spans Years 5 and 6, the worksheets below come from Year 5 and Year 6. Print them as PDFs, or generate a fresh one. Every maths answer key is computed in code, so it is never wrong.
Teaching guide
Picks and applies efficient strategies to solve addition and subtraction problems.
Read it twice, underline the question and the numbers, draw a bar model or picture, choose the operation, then check the answer makes sense.
Generated and checked in code, so it is correct.
Grabbing the numbers and guessing the operation from a key word instead of the situation (e.g. 'more' does not always mean add).
Word Problems worksheets
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All mixed operations worksheets →NSW syllabus outcomes (c) NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Wales. The outcome code is cited as published; the description above is paraphrased in our own words. See the official Mathematics K-10 Syllabus on the NSW Curriculum website.