Addition and Subtraction Word Problems Within 10 Worksheets for Kindergarten

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Grade KMathAddition & SubtractionCCSS K.OA.A.2

Skill: Solving addition and subtraction story problems within 10 by drawing

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Teaching tips and what to try next

Kindergarten story problems are meant to be solved by acting out or drawing, not by writing equations. Read each problem aloud, then ask "What is happening, are we putting together or taking away?" before your child draws. Afterwards, try the apple pictures in Picture Addition Within 10 or the plain facts in Addition Within 10.

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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

Story problems are where kindergarten math starts to feel real. Instead of a bare fact like 3 + 4, children hear a short story about birds on a fence or ducks swimming away and must decide what is happening. This kindergarten worksheet gives eight short word problems with every number from 2 to 10, so the math stays small and the thinking stays big.

Four stories are about adding: some add more to a group, and some put two groups together. Four stories are about taking away, including one where a group is split into two parts, such as red apples and green apples. Each problem has a box for a drawing and a line for the answer, with the unit already printed, so children only need to write the number. Every sheet mixes the kinds, and the ten versions use new numbers and names.

How to use it: a grown-up reads each story aloud, slowly, while the child listens. Then ask, "Are we getting more or fewer?" Children can draw simple circles or tally marks for the objects, cross out the ones that go away, and count what is left. Acting the story out with toys, blocks, or fingers is a great first step. When your child is ready, help them say a number sentence, such as "5 take away 2 is 3."

The answer key shows the answer for every story. This worksheet supports Common Core standard K.OA.A.2 (solve addition and subtraction word problems, and add and subtract within 10, by using objects or drawings). Practice the facts with our Addition Within 5 and Subtraction Within 5 worksheets, and try our Number Bonds to 10 worksheet next.