Grades 1–2
Make a Ten to Add
Six facts like 9 + 5 with two ten frames. Move dots to fill the first frame, then add 10 and the rest.
Math worksheet · Addition and subtraction practice
Picture Subtraction: Cross Out
Eight rows of circles. Kids cross out the number taken away, count what is left and write the answer.
- Grade level
- Grades K–1
- 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
“Cross out the number you take away. Count the circles that are left. Write the answer.”
Sample problems
- 4−2 =
- 9−4 =
- 6−5 =
- 7−3 =
- 5−4 =
Teacher tip
Ask kids to cross out from the right end of each row so they can still count what is left easily.
How to use it
- Warm up with two minutes of facts out loud before kids start.
- Ask kids to circle the problems they are sure of first, then go back to the tricky ones.
- 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
- Which strategy did you use: counting on, making ten or a doubles fact?
- Which problem was the hardest? What made it hard?
Take it further
Turn three problems into story problems and illustrate one of them.
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