Addition and Subtraction Sums Worksheet for Preschoolers
Practicing addition and subtraction problems within 10 together, rather than in separate worksheets, helps children see the two operations as related, that subtraction can undo addition, which builds more flexible number sense than drilling each skill in isolation. For ages four to six, working within small numbers keeps the focus on understanding the operations rather than on managing large quantities.
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Month 7: Foundational English Math Science | Ages 6-7Curriculum
How to use this worksheet
Look at the first problem together and decide whether it's an addition or subtraction problem before your child begins solving it. Encourage them to use their fingers, drawn dots, or small objects to work out the answer if needed. Have them write the answer in the space provided, then move to the next box, checking whether it's addition or subtraction each time. Continue through all the problems on the page, reviewing a few answers together once finished.
Materials needed
- Pencil
- Eraser
Extension activities
- •Use small objects like counters or blocks to represent the numbers in the problems as your child solves them.
- •Create your own addition and subtraction problems using numbers your child chooses.
- •Play a simple dice game, rolling two dice and adding or subtracting the results.
- •Practice fact families, showing how the same three numbers can make both an addition and a subtraction sentence.
Tips for parents and teachers
Encourage the child to use their fingers or draw pictures to help them solve the problems, since these concrete strategies are developmentally appropriate before mental math becomes automatic. Provide positive reinforcement and celebrate their effort, since building confidence with small numbers now pays off enormously once the numbers get bigger.
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Hemsweta Jain · Teacher Cheena
MBA and Early Childhood Educator, teaching since 2014 · Founder of RaisoActive, Mumbai
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