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1st Grade St. Patrick's Day Addition Worksheet

Add the shamrock and gold coin sets to find each total within 20.

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Worksheet details

Grade
1st Grade
Subject
Math
Skill
Addition
Topic
St. Patrick's Day addition within 20
Difficulty
Easy
Time
10 minutes
Pages
2 (incl. answer key)
Format
Printable PDF (US Letter)
Answer key
Included
Best for
centers, homework, morning work, fast finishers

What This Worksheet Practices

Students will solve addition problems within 20 using St. Patrick's Day-themed counting sets.

  • Adding two numbers within 20
  • Counting on from the larger addend
  • Using themed objects as counting help

Inside This Printable

Student directions: Add the two sets. Write the sum.

Worked example

4 shamrocks + 5 shamrocks = 9 shamrocks

Sample questions

  1. 3 shamrocks + 6 shamrocks
  2. 5 gold coins + 7 gold coins
  3. 4 leprechauns + 8 leprechauns

The PDF contains 12 practice questions plus 2 challenge questions.

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Lucky sums

This St. Patrick’s Day addition worksheet practices adding within 20 with shamrocks, gold coins, and rainbows. Every problem is original and comes with a full answer key.

How to use it

Count each set, then count on from the larger number. Pair it with Easter addition for a spring-long set, or grab more St. Patrick’s Day math from the St. Patrick’s Day math worksheets hub.

👩‍🏫 Teacher note

Encourage counting on: start at the bigger number and count up. Shamrock sets are easy to see and count.

🏠 Parent note

Count the two groups, then count on from the larger number to find the total.

Common Mistakes to Watch For

  • Starting to count at 1 instead of counting on
  • Losing track when adding two large sets

Answer Key

Each sum is shown.

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