Subtraction Worksheet: Count and Subtract with Fun Objects!
This worksheet grounds subtraction in something 4-6 year olds can actually see and count — a group of objects being taken away — rather than starting with abstract numerals and symbols. Because your child has to count the starting group, physically account for the number being subtracted, and then count what's left, this builds real number sense about what subtraction means, not just a memorized fact.
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Month 5: Play-based English Math Science | Ages 5-6
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- Subtraction > Subtraction Basics
How to use this worksheet
Look at the first group of objects together and count them aloud with your child. Point out how many objects are being subtracted, according to the number shown, and have your child mark or cross out that many. Have them count the objects that remain, one at a time, and write that number in the space provided. Move to the next problem and repeat, checking each answer by recounting the remaining objects together.
Materials needed
- Pencil
- Crayons
Extension activities
- 1Have your child draw their own group of objects and invent a subtraction problem for you to solve.
- 2Use real toys or snacks to physically act out taking objects away and counting what's left.
- 3Play a simple game where you start with a handful of small objects and take turns removing some and counting.
- 4Make up subtraction word problems using your child's favorite characters or toys.
- 5Use a number line drawn on paper to hop backward and solve a subtraction problem visually.
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Hemsweta Jain · Teacher Cheena
MBA and Early Childhood Educator, teaching since 2014 · Founder of RaisoActive, Mumbai
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