Give students plenty of meaningful practice solving addition and subtraction word problems with this comprehensive Years 3–5 bundle from Perked Up Printables.

This bundle brings together six resources covering Years 3, 4 and 5, with both colourful task cards and print-friendly worksheets. Each year level includes 24 real-world problems designed to build students’ confidence choosing the correct operation, applying addition and subtraction strategies and explaining their mathematical thinking. The task card resources contain 24 numbered problems at each year level.

The difficulty increases across the year levels. Year 3 begins with problems involving numbers in the hundreds, including addition, subtraction, comparison and missing-number situations. Year 4 moves into larger numbers and increasingly complex situations, including multi-addend and comparison problems. Year 5 extends students into larger whole numbers, goals, differences and multi-step contexts.

What’s included

• Year 3 Addition & Subtraction Task Cards – 24 problems
• Year 4 Addition & Subtraction Task Cards – 24 problems
• Year 5 Addition & Subtraction Task Cards – 24 problems
• Year 3 Addition & Subtraction Worksheets – 24 problems across 4 sets
• Year 4 Addition & Subtraction Worksheets – 24 problems across 4 sets
• Year 5 Addition & Subtraction Worksheets – 24 problems across 4 sets
• 144 problem-solving opportunities across the complete bundle
• Student recording sheets for the task card sets
• Full answer pages/answer keys with working shown
• Colour task cards for engaging hands-on practice
• Black-and-white worksheets for easy, low-ink printing

The worksheet format gives students space to show their working and record their answer, making it useful for independent practice, homework or assessment. The task cards work particularly well for maths centres, rotations, partner work and early finishers.

Skills covered

Students practise deciding whether to add or subtract, solving real-world problems, finding totals and differences, working towards a target, solving missing-number situations and progressing into multi-step problems.

Real-world contexts include school carnivals, libraries, fundraising, reading challenges, shopping, sporting events, class supplies, food drives and more.

Perfect for

Maths rotations • independent work • small groups • revision • homework • early finishers • assessment practice • intervention • mixed Year 3–5 classrooms

The progression across three-year levels also makes this bundle especially useful for differentiation, allowing teachers to select problems that match individual students rather than having to use one worksheet with the whole class.