Adding and Taking Away Chart
Adding puts groups together. Taking away crosses some off. Count what you have!
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How to do it
- Adding puts groups together.
- Taking away crosses some off.
- Plus, minus and equals tell you what to do.
Teaching tip
Read the signs as words at first, like "3 and 2 more makes 5." This sheet is aligned with Common Core K.OA.A.2.
About this chart
Picture examples of 3 + 2 = 5 and 5 - 2 = 3, plus what the +, - and = signs mean.
What kids practice
Adding means putting groups together to find how many in all. Taking away means some leave and you find how many are left. Kindergartners solve small problems within 10 with pictures and objects, and start to read and write number sentences with +, - and =.
Watch for
- Counting the crossed-off pictures as still there.
- Adding when the story says some went away.
- Starting the count over from 1 every time instead of counting on.
It's free to print, as many copies as you need. See the full adding and taking away within 10 guide for kindergarten.
More sheets in this set
2. Put Them TogetherRows of two picture groups to count and add, with a number sentence to finish.
3. Uh Oh, Some Go Away!Six picture boxes where some bugs fly away, fish swim away or cupcakes get eaten. Kids cross off and write how many are left.
4. Picture Story ProblemsShort animal stories to read aloud, with pictures to count and cross off. Some add and some take away.
5. Color by AnswerA mystery picture made of squares with adding facts to 5. Each answer tells which color to use.