Add and Subtract Worksheet: Fun Math Practice for Kids!
This worksheet pairs addition and subtraction practice with a cut-and-paste answer selection, asking children ages 4-6 to solve simple equations using pictured objects and then find and paste the matching numeral from a set of options. Choosing the correct answer from several options, rather than writing it freehand, adds a layer of number recognition practice alongside the arithmetic itself.
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Month 9: Multi-Subject Early Learning | Ages 6-7Curriculum
How to use this worksheet
Look at the first equation together, counting the objects shown for each part of the problem and helping your child work out the total or the remainder. Once they've solved the problem, have them look at the numeral options provided at the bottom or side of the page and identify which one matches their answer. Guide them to cut out that numeral carefully and paste it into the equation's answer box. Repeat this process for each equation on the page, double-checking together that the pasted number matches the counted answer.
Materials needed
- Pencil
- Scissors
- Glue or Tape
Extension activities
- •Write a new addition or subtraction problem on paper and cut out extra number options for your child to choose the correct answer from.
- •Use small toys or coins to act out each equation physically before your child commits to an answer.
- •Turn it into a matching game where you say an equation aloud and your child races to find the right numeral card.
- •Create a 'number bank' of cut-out numerals your child can reuse for solving new problems you make up together.
- •Practice cutting straight lines and small shapes with scrap paper beforehand if scissor control needs a warm-up.
Tips for parents and teachers
If your child pastes a numeral that looks similar to the correct one, like a 6 for a 9, have them recount the objects rather than simply pointing out the error, so they self-correct through the counting process. Cutting individual small numerals is more demanding than cutting along a line, so offer help starting the cut if your child's scissor skills are still developing. Keep celebrating correct counting even when the paste job is a little crooked - precision with glue develops separately from math accuracy.
Written by
Hemsweta Jain · Teacher Cheena
MBA and Early Childhood Educator, teaching since 2014 · Founder of RaisoActive, Mumbai
Every RaisoActive worksheet is designed and checked by the founder before publishing.
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