Fruit Shop Counting Worksheet for Kids
This worksheet applies subtraction to a real-world shopping scenario for 3-5 year olds, asking them to count a total number of fruits, read a short word problem about fruits being bought, and then subtract to find how many remain — combining reading comprehension with the counting and subtraction skills practiced elsewhere. Framing the math inside a relatable 'fruit shop' story helps your child see subtraction as something that happens in everyday situations, not just on a worksheet.
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Month 5: Essential English, Math, Science | Ages 6-7
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How to use this worksheet
Have your child count the total number of one type of fruit shown on the page, saying the count out loud. Read the question aloud together, making sure your child understands how many fruits are described as 'bought' in the story. Have them subtract that number from the total, using fingers or drawings if helpful, and write the answer in the box. Move to the next fruit and question, repeating the counting, reading, and subtracting steps.
Materials needed
- Pencil
- Eraser
Extension activities
- 1Have your child draw their own fruit shop scene and make up new word problems to go with it.
- 2Use real fruit from the kitchen to act out buying and subtracting in a pretend shop.
- 3Set up a simple pretend fruit shop at home, with your child as the shopkeeper handling 'purchases.'
- 4Create more shopping-themed word problems using other items around the house.
- 5Play a counting game where you 'buy' a few items and your child figures out how many are left in the pile.
Written by
Hemsweta Jain · Teacher Cheena
MBA and Early Childhood Educator, teaching since 2014 · Founder of RaisoActive, Mumbai
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