Under the Sea

This printable math worksheet is designed to help students in Grades 1 and 2 strengthen addition within 20, reading comprehension, number sense, problem-solving skills, and conceptual understanding through engaging ocean-themed story problems. Students read each short scenario, identify the two quantities involved, and combine them to find the total, reinforcing the idea of addition as joining amounts while practicing careful reading and interpretation of math text.

Learning Goals

• Addition Within 20 (Grades 1-2)
  Practice accurately adding two single-digit numbers to find a total.
• Solving Story Problems
  Strengthen the ability to analyze word problems and determine the correct operation.
• Modeling and Representing Addition
  Encourage students to visualize situations and represent them with equations or drawings.
• Reading Comprehension for Math
  Develop skills in extracting key numerical information from written scenarios.

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource
  Designed by educators to align with early elementary math and ELA standards.
• Engaging Ocean Theme
  Sea animals and underwater scenarios increase motivation and interest.
• Conceptual Focus
  Emphasizes understanding addition as combining quantities, not just computation.
• Flexible Classroom Use
  Ideal for independent practice, small groups, math centers, homework, or intervention.

This under-the-sea addition worksheet helps students build confidence with story problems, addition strategies, number relationships, reading comprehension, and math reasoning. By combining literacy skills with foundational arithmetic, learners gain a deeper understanding of how math applies to real-world situations. Whether used in a classroom or homeschool setting, this no-prep worksheet provides meaningful practice that supports long-term success in early mathematics.

This worksheet is part of our Addition Word Problems Worksheets collection.