ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION WORD PROBLEMS         There are five steps a student needs to do in order to solve a math word problem: 1.    Read the story carefully 2.   Decide whether you will need to add or subtract 3.   Draw out a picture to try to solve the problem 4.   Write the number sentence 5.   Finally, write the answer sentence. For example: Tommy went fishing. Under a big tree he caught 1 trout. Further down the river, he caught 2 more trout. How many trout did he catch in all?                                                               1 + 2 = 3