21 problems graded by difficulty (★ easy, ★★ medium, ★★★ hard). Try first, without looking at the solutions!
1 Cross out the ladybugs ★★★
Six ladybugs sit on a leaf. Two ladybugs fly away. Cross out the ladybugs that fly away, then write the equation.
2 Apples in the basket ★★★
There are 5 apples in a basket. You eat 1 apple. How many apples are left? Write the equation.
3 Read the equation ★★★
Read each equation out loud with the words “minus” and “equals”, then tell how many are left.
a) \(7 - 2 = 5\) b) \(4 - 1 = 3\)
4 Take away nothing, take away all ★★★
Solve. Use a drawing if you need help.
a) \(3 - 0 = ?\) b) \(3 - 3 = ?\) c) \(8 - 0 = ?\) d) \(8 - 8 = ?\)
5 Finish the facts ★★★
Write the missing answer.
a) \(4 - 2 = ?\) b) \(5 - 3 = ?\) c) \(3 - 1 = ?\) d) \(2 - 1 = ?\)
6 Fish in the pond ★★★
Eight fish swim in a pond. Three fish swim away under a bridge. Cross out the fish that swim away and tell how many fish stay in the pond.
7 Match the story ★★★
Mia has 6 stickers. She gives 2 stickers to her friend. Which equation matches the story?
A) \(6 + 2 = 8\) B) \(6 - 2 = 4\)
8 Taking 7 apart ★★★
Seven toy cars are parked in a row. Three are blue and the rest are orange. How many are orange? Use the bar to help you.
9 Blocks of two colors ★★★
A builder has 10 blocks. Six blocks are green and the others are yellow. Write a subtraction equation to find the number of yellow blocks.
10 Cupcakes at the party ★★★
There are 9 cupcakes on a tray. The children eat 5 cupcakes. How many cupcakes are left on the tray? Draw a picture and write the equation.
11 Hop back on the number line ★★★
Start at 8 on the number line. Hop back 3 steps. Where do you land? Write the equation.
12 True or false? ★★★
Say if each equation is true or false. If it is false, fix it.
a) \(6 - 2 = 5\) b) \(5 - 5 = 0\) c) \(4 - 0 = 0\)
13 Fact fluency challenge ★★★
Answer as fast as you can. All the numbers are 5 or less.
a) \(5 - 2\) b) \(4 - 3\) c) \(3 - 3\) d) \(5 - 4\) e) \(4 - 2\) f) \(2 - 0\)
14 Find Leo’s mistake ★★★
Leo writes \(6 - 4 = 10\). What did Leo do wrong? Write the correct equation.
15 All the subtractions from 5 ★★★
Write four subtraction equations that start with 5 and have an answer between 1 and 4. Use the numbers 1, 2, 3, and 4 as the number you take away.
16 Birds leave in two steps ★★★
Ten birds sit on a fence. First, 3 birds fly away. Then 2 more birds fly away. How many birds are still on the fence? Write two equations.
17 How many were lost? ★★★
Ana had 9 crayons. She lost some on the bus. Now she has 6 crayons. How many crayons did she lose? Use a drawing or the equation \(9 - ? = 6\).
18 Which leaves more? ★★★
Story A: 8 balloons and 3 pop. Story B: 8 balloons and 5 pop. In which story are more balloons left? Write both equations.
19 Two facts from one picture ★★★
Look at the bar: a whole of 7 is made of two parts, and one part is 4. Write two subtraction equations that go with it.
20 Write your own story ★★★
Make up a short story for the equation \(10 - 6 = 4\). Use any objects you like.
21 Make 5 left ★★★
Find all the subtractions with an answer of 5 where the first number is 10 or less. Start with \(10 - ? = 5\) and go down one at a time.
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