Kindergarten Kindergarten Subtraction Within 10
Subtract to find how many are left. All numbers are within 10.
- Homework
- Centers
- Review
- Morning Work
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- Grade
- Kindergarten
- Subject
- Math
- Skill
- Subtraction
- Topic
- subtraction facts within 10
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Time
- 10 minutes
- Pages
- 2 (incl. answer key)
- Format
- Printable PDF (US Letter)
- Answer key
- Included
- Best for
- homework, centers, review, morning work
Worksheet details
What This Worksheet Practices
Students will subtract to find a difference, with both numbers within 10.
- Subtracting within 10
- Counting back
- Writing the difference
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Taking away to find what’s left
Subtraction means taking away and finding how many are left. With numbers within 10, kindergarteners can use counters and counting back to build a solid sense of what subtraction really means.
How to use it
Put out the first number in counters, take away the second, and count what remains. Builds on subtraction to 5 and pairs with addition within 10.
👩🏫 Teacher note
Model 'taking away' with counters: start with the whole amount, remove some, count what's left. Counting back also works for small numbers.
🏠 Parent note
Use objects: put out the first number, take away the second, then count what is left.
Common Mistakes to Watch For
- Adding instead of subtracting
- Counting the starting number when counting back
Answer Key
The difference is given for each problem.
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