Addition and Subtraction Within 5 Worksheets for Kindergarten

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Grade KMathAddition & SubtractionCCSS K.OA.A.5

Skill: Fluently adding and subtracting with numbers up to 5

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Teaching tips and what to try next

Fits kindergartners who have already added and taken away small groups of real objects. The goal here is recall, so after one pass try a second pass without fingers and notice which facts come instantly. If pictures are still needed, go back to Addition Within 5 With Pictures and Subtraction Within 5 With Pictures; the next step up is Mixed Addition and Subtraction Within 10.

10 versions, each with its own answer key

Same skill and layout, a fresh set of problems in every version, so children can keep practicing without repeating a page. Problems are not repeated between versions unless a skill has only a small number of possible problems (for example, the addition facts within 10).

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About this worksheet

By the end of kindergarten, children are expected to add and subtract within 5 quickly and without counting every object. Facts such as 2 + 3 and 4 take away 1 become the building blocks for every bigger fact that comes later. This kindergarten worksheet puts both kinds of facts on one calm page with large print and no pictures, so children can show what they already know.

The page has two parts. Part A has ten addition facts with sums from 1 to 5, and Part B has ten subtraction facts that start from 1 to 5. Zero shows up now and then, so children see that adding or taking away zero leaves the number the same. The print is large and the rows are spaced out, which suits small hands that are still learning to write numerals neatly. Each of the ten versions mixes the facts in a new way and has its own answer key.

How to use it: start with a quick warm-up using five fingers. Show three fingers, then two more, and ask how many in all; fold two down and ask how many are left. On the page, let your child use fingers or draw dots for the first few facts, then try a row from memory. Watch the sign in each problem, since mixing plus and minus is the most common slip.

The answer key shows every sum and difference. For picture support with the same facts, try our Addition Within 5 With Pictures worksheet and our Subtraction Within 5 With Pictures worksheet.