Description
These balancing equations task cards are designed so your students won’t feel overwhelmed when being introduced to this important algebraic concept. This is great for building number sense, and all problems have answers within 100. This product doesn’t require regrouping so students can focus on the concept.
WHAT’S INCLUDED:
✍️ PRINT:
- 32 Task Cards (prints 4 to a page)
- Black-line
- Color
- Recording Sheets
- Answer Keys
DIGITAL:
- Google Slides
- ***Easel Activity (only available if you purchase on TPT)
DIFFERENTIATION OPTIONS:
- Digital or Print
- Challenge Card to extend the lesson
Great for 2nd, 3rd, or 4th grade!
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This resource is part of a money-saving bundle!
NOTE: This resource uses American English and is not editable.
Teacher Tip
- Download our FREE Task Card Handbook to learn 31 different ways you can use this resource!
Here’s what teachers are saying:
✏️ “I am very happy with my purchase. I printed and laminated the cards. Students worked independently and when done with a card returned it to the table for someone else to use. Great resource!” -Angela M.
✏️ “I LOVE using task cards virtually with my students and these were perfect to give my keen group of kids a challenge.” -Sarah K.
✏️ “I used these as part of a guided group. Solid work for my students!” -Deborah R.
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Common Core Standards:
Grade 2:
- CCSS.Math.Content.2.OA.B.2 Fluently add and subtract within 20 using mental strategies. By end of Grade 2, know from memory all sums of two one-digit numbers.
- CCSS.Math.Content.2.NBT.B.5 Fluently add and subtract within 100 using strategies based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction.
Grade 3:
- CCSS.Math.Content.3.NBT.A.2 Fluently add and subtract within 1000 using strategies and algorithms based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction.
Grade 4:
- CCSS.Math.Content.4.NBT.B.4 Fluently add and subtract multi-digit whole numbers using the standard algorithm.
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About the Author
These passages were written by me, Rachel Lynette. I am a published author of over 120 nonfiction books for children on a variety of subjects, as well as several teacher resource books. I have written for publishers such as Harcourt, Thompson-Gale, Rosen, Children’s Press, Evan-Moor, Kagan, and several others. These passages reflect more than a decade of professional writing experience.
Terms of Use
This resource was created by Rachel Lynette and Cassi Noack for Minds in Bloom INC., all rights reserved. It may be used by the original purchaser for single class use only. Teachers may distribute this product in email, through google classroom or over the Internet to their students (and parents) as long as the site is password protected. In other words, you may distribute it to your own students, but may not put it on the Internet where it could be publicly found and downloaded.
If you want to share this resource with colleagues, please purchase additional licenses. Thank you for respecting these terms of use.
This product is happily brought to you by Rachel Lynette and Cassi Noack of Minds in Bloom
SKU: 1043179








Loren V. –
Perfect to add to my lesson and use as independent or partner work.
Teresa Headtke –
Thank you for a great resource that allows my students to practice addition and subtraction in a new way!
Shana R. –
This was a much needed activity for my students! They struggled to balance equations, but it was a great activity.
Shana R. –
This was a much needed activity for my students! They struggled to balance equations, but it was a great activity.
Jemma M. –
Thanks for sharing the resource! My class enjoyed this google slides.
Exploring in Elementary – Christine Brown –
Great resource – very engaging and supported a wide variety of learners! Thank you!
Kaitlin K. –
These were tricky for my students at first because they aren’t used to thinking about solving equations this way and I loved that it pushed them to think a little bit deeper than they usually do!
Alison Blair –
I was struggling to find resources for finding the missing number and these really saved me from having to create my own. They were easy to use as a cards around the room activity. Thank you so much!
Kaitlin K. –
These were tricky for my students at first because they aren’t used to thinking about solving equations this way and I loved that it pushed them to think a little bit deeper than they usually do!