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[www.thisreadingmama.com](www.thisreadingmama.com)  \nAddition Vocabulary Word Cards  \n\n| \u003Cbr>add\u003Cbr>[www.thisreadingmama.com](www.thisreadingmama.com) | \u003Cbr>all together \u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>[www.thisreadingmama.com](www.thisreadingmama.com) |\n| --- | --- |\n| \u003Cbr>perimeter\u003Cbr>[www.thisreadingmama.com](www.thisreadingmama.com) | \u003Cbr>plus\u003Cbr>[www.thisreadingmama.com](www.thisreadingmama.com) |\n| \u003Cbr>added to\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>[www.thisreadingmama.com](www.thisreadingmama.com) | \u003Cbr>total\u003Cbr>[www.thisreadingmama.com](www.thisreadingmama.com) |\n| \u003Cbr>sum\u003Cbr>[www.thisreadingmama.com](www.thisreadingmama.com) | \u003Cbr>greater\u003Cbr>[www.thisreadingmama.com](www.thisreadingmama.com) |\n| \u003Cbr>increase \u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>[www.thisreadingmama.com](www.thisreadingmama.com) | \u003Cbr> more than\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>[www.thisreadingmama.com](www.thisreadingmama.com) |\n\n©2015 All Rights Reserved. [www.thisreadingmama.com](www.thisreadingmama.com)  \nSubtraction Vocabulary Word Cards  \n\n| \u003Cbr>minus\u003Cbr>[www.thisreadingmama.com](www.thisreadingmama.com) | \u003Cbr>|\n| --- | --- |\n| \u003Cbr>less\u003Cbr>[www.thisreadingmama.com](www.thisreadingmama.com) | \u003Cbr>left\u003Cbr>[www.thisreadingmama.com](www.thisreadingmama.com) |\n| \u003Cbr> decrease \u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>[www.thisreadingmama.com](www.thisreadingmama.com) | \u003Cbr>many more\u003Cbr>[www.thisreadingmama.com](www.thisreadingmama.com) |\n| \u003Cbr>difference\u003Cbr>[www.thisreadingmama.com](www.thisreadingmama.com) | \u003Cbr>spent\u003Cbr>[www.thisreadingmama.com](www.thisreadingmama.com) |\n|  fewer than \u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>[www.thisreadingmama.com](www.thisreadingmama.com) | much less\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>[www.thisreadingmama.com](www.thisreadingmama.com) |\n\n©2015 All Rights Reserved. [www.thisreadingmama.com](www.thisreadingmama.com)  \nMultiplication Vocabulary Word Cards  \n\n| \u003Cbr>double\u003Cbr>[www.thisreadingmama.com](www.thisreadingmama.com) | \u003Cbr>|\n| --- | --- |\n| \u003Cbr>per\u003Cbr>[www.thisreadingmama.com](www.thisreadingmama.com) | \u003Cbr>of\u003Cbr>[www.thisreadingmama.com](www.thisreadingmama.com) |\n| \u003Cbr>by\u003Cbr>[www.thisreadingmama.com](www.thisreadingmama.com) | \u003Cbr>each\u003Cbr>[www.thisreadingmama.com](www.thisreadingmama.com) |\n| \u003Cbr>product\u003Cbr>[www.thisreadingmama.com](www.thisreadingmama.com) | \u003Cbr>times\u003Cbr>[www.thisreadingmama.com](www.thisreadingmama.com) |\n| \u003Cbr> triple \u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>[www.thisreadingmama.com](www.thisreadingmama.com) | \u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>(of quadrilaterals)\u003Cbr>[www.thisreadingmama.com](www.thisreadingmama.com) |\n\n©2015 All Rights Reserved. [www.thisreadingmama.com](www.thisreadingmama.com)  \nDivision Vocabulary Word Cards  \n\n| \u003Cbr>| \u003Cbr>|\n| --- | --- |\n| \u003Cbr>half\u003Cbr>[www.thisreadingmama.com](www.thisreadingmama.com) | \u003Cbr>divided by\u003Cbr>[www.thisreadingmama.com](www.thisreadingmama.com) |\n| \u003Cbr>split\u003Cbr>[www.thisreadingmama.com](www.thisreadingmama.com) | \u003Cbr>out of\u003Cbr>[www.thisreadingmama.com](www.thisreadingmama.com) |\n| \u003Cbr>quotient\u003Cbr>[www.thisreadingmama.com](www.thisreadingmama.com) | \u003Cbr>percent\u003Cbr>[www.thisreadingmama.com](www.thisreadingmama.com) |\n| \u003Cbr>fraction\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>[www.thisreadingmama.com](www.thisreadingmama.com) | \u003Cbr>parts\u003Cbr>[www.thisreadingmama.com](www.thisreadingmama.com) |\n\n©2015 All Rights Reserved. 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