Subtraction Worksheet: Count and Subtract for Preschoolers

How to use this worksheet

Look at the first picture group together and have your child count the total objects shown, touching each one aloud. Read the instruction indicating how many to subtract, and have your child cross out or cover that many objects in the picture. Ask them to count the objects that remain and write that number as the answer in the box provided. Repeat this counting, subtracting, and counting-again process for each problem on the page.

Materials needed

• Pencil
• Eraser

Extension activities

• 1Use real objects, like toy cars or crackers, to act out each subtraction problem by physically removing items.
• 2Create simple subtraction word problems using your child's own toys, like 'you have five blocks, take away two, how many are left?'
• 3Play a subtraction card game, drawing a small group of objects and removing a few for your child to count.
• 4Practice saying the full subtraction sentence aloud, like 'five minus two equals three.'
• 5Use fingers to model simple subtraction problems as a quick, no-materials-needed practice option.