Social Media Math Stories

This regrouping word problems worksheet uses modern, social media-themed scenarios to help students apply addition and subtraction with regrouping in meaningful contexts. Learners calculate totals, differences, and follower counts while translating real-world situations into accurate multi-digit equations.

Instructional Objectives

• Skill Focus (Grades 3-4): Solve multi-digit addition and subtraction word problems that require regrouping.
• Conceptual Understanding (Grades 3-4): Apply regrouping strategies within realistic contexts involving growth, comparison, and totals.
• Algebraic Reasoning (Grade 4): Determine appropriate operations and regrouping steps based on problem structure.
• Curriculum Alignment (Grades 3-4): Supports real-world problem solving, multi-digit computation, place-value reasoning, and operational strategy standards.

The contemporary theme increases engagement while maintaining rigorous expectations for computation and reasoning. Students must carefully interpret each scenario, choose the correct operation, and apply regrouping accurately to reach valid solutions.

Learning Benefits

• Connects math skills to familiar, real-world contexts
• Strengthens regrouping through applied problem solving
• Encourages critical thinking and strategic operation choice
• Effective for classroom practice, enrichment, or assessment

This printable worksheet offers engaging, application-based regrouping practice that helps students build confidence and accuracy with multi-digit addition and subtraction in real-life situations.

This worksheet is part of our Addition and Subtraction with Regrouping Worksheets collection.