Grades 1–2
Fact Families: Add and Subtract
Six fact triangles. Kids write the two addition and two subtraction facts in each family.
Math worksheet · Addition and subtraction practice
Number Line Hops
Eight problems within 20, each with a number line. Kids draw the hops and land on the answer.
- Grade level
- Grades 1–2
- Time
- About 15 minutes
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Addition and subtraction facts, Regrouping, Mental math strategies, Checking with the inverse
What kids do
“Start at the first number. Hop forward to add or back to subtract. Where do you land?”
Sample problems
- 9+5 =
- 3+6 =
- 5+7 =
- 8−2 =
Teacher tip
Remind kids to start on the first number, not on zero, and to count the jumps, not the marks.
How to use it
- Let partners check each other with a calculator after they finish.
- Warm up with two minutes of facts out loud before kids start.
- Do the first problem together under a document camera, then let kids finish on their own.
Watch for
Subtracting the smaller digit from the bigger one in each column (54 − 27 = 33). Ask kids to say “Can I take 7 from 4?” before they write.
Talk about it
- Show me one problem where you had to regroup. Why?
- Which problem was the hardest? What made it hard?
Take it further
Have kids make their own fact family triangles for a partner to solve.
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