Take-Away Stories
Read the story. Cross out the ones that go away. Then solve it.
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How to do it
- Read the story.
- Cross out the pictures that go away.
- Count what is left. Write the number sentence.
Teaching tip
Kids can say the story back in their own words before crossing anything out. This sheet is aligned with Common Core 1.OA.A.1.
About this worksheet
Four short take-away stories. Cross out the pictures that leave, then write the number sentence.
What kids practice
Word problems are short stories with a math question at the end. The hard part isn't the math. It's working out what is happening in the story and whether to add or subtract. Pictures help kids see the story before they write any numbers.
Watch for
- Grabbing the numbers and adding them without reading the story.
- Treating "how many more" as adding. It's asking for the difference between two amounts.
- Writing only the answer, which makes mistakes hard to find.
It's free to print, with an answer key. See the full word problems with pictures guide for 1st grade.
More sheets in this set
- See it all
1. Word Problems ChartAdding, taking away and comparing stories, each with a picture, a number sentence and clue words. 
2. Adding StoriesFour short adding stories with pictures and a number sentence to fill in.
4. How Many More?Four comparing stories with two picture rows lined up so kids can see the difference.
5. Adding Three NumbersFour stories with three groups to add. Matches 1.OA.A.2.