Subtraction within 10 worksheets
Aligned with Common Core 1.OA.C.6
Printable single-digit subtraction worksheets that build the idea step by step: taking away pictures, ten frames, hopping back on a number line, thinking addition, fact families, and then fact practice.
The worksheets
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Ways to Make 10
All eleven ways to make 10, with ten frames, addition facts and subtraction facts.
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How to Subtract Chart
Four ways to subtract within 10: take away, hop back, think addition and use a ten frame.
Take Away
Cross out the pictures that go away, then count how many are left.
Ten Frames
Cross out dots in a ten frame to see what is left and how far each number is from 10.
Hop Back on a Number Line
Start at the first number and hop back one space at a time. The landing spot is the answer.
Think Addition
Each subtraction fact is paired with its missing-addend addition fact, so children can count up.
Fact Family Houses
Three numbers live in each roof. Write the two addition and two subtraction facts they make.
Subtraction Facts (Stacked)
Sixteen single-digit subtraction facts written top to bottom, with a blue answer box for each.
Subtraction Facts (In a Row)
Sixteen single-digit subtraction facts written across the page, the way they appear in books and tests.
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What it is
Subtraction is finding how many are left, or how far apart two numbers are. Within 10 means every number in the problem is 10 or less. These facts are the base for every later kind of subtraction, so it is worth getting them solid.
What comes next
Subtraction within 20, using make-ten and think-addition strategies.
How to teach it
- Start with real things. Take away snacks, blocks or coins before using paper.
- Move to pictures (take away, ten frames), then number lines, then plain numbers.
- Teach counting up. For 9 - 4, start at 4 and count up to 9. The fingers you raised are the answer.
- Connect to addition. If 4 + 5 = 9, then 9 - 4 = 5 and 9 - 5 = 4.
- Learn the quick rules first. Minus 0 stays the same, a number minus itself is 0, and minus 1 is the number before.
Common mistakes
- Counting the starting number as the first hop when counting back, which gives an answer one too small.
- Subtracting the smaller number from the larger one no matter which comes first.
- Guessing instead of using a strategy. Ask "How could you check that with addition?"