Fruit Shop Counting Worksheet for Kids

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

• •Have your child draw their own fruit shop scene and make up new word problems to go with it.
• •Use real fruit from the kitchen to act out buying and subtracting in a pretend shop.
• •Set up a simple pretend fruit shop at home, with your child as the shopkeeper handling 'purchases.'
• •Create more shopping-themed word problems using other items around the house.
• •Play a counting game where you 'buy' a few items and your child figures out how many are left in the pile.

Tips for parents and teachers

Encourage your child to use manipulatives, like small toys or counters, to physically represent the fruit shop scenario, especially if translating the word problem into a subtraction operation feels tricky. Read each question slowly and check that your child understands the story before they attempt the math. This real-world framing is a great opportunity to point out subtraction happening naturally during actual grocery trips or snack time.