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Elementary School Common Core Subtraction Strategies Worksheets

On this third grade math worksheet, kids round to estimate the difference between two numbers, a useful strategy for checking the results of calculations.

Rounding: Magical Math!

Help kids grasp the concept of subtraction by taking one away in this worksheet.

Subtract One Assessment

Subtract numbers within 20 using ten frames with this first-grade math worksheet!

Subtracting Within 20 Using Ten Frames

Use the mat to give students extra practice composing a 10 as they learn to add to 20.

Double Ten Frame Mat

Want to soothe those subtraction woes? Cupcakes to the rescue! This neat, sweet worksheet will guide your kid through subtraction facts.

Subtraction Facts: Cupcake Subtraction

Build number sense and familiarity with numbers 1–120 with this fun game! Students will roll a die and move that many more spaces. The first player to reach 120 wins!

Race to 120

This worksheet will challenge your third graders to round numbers and then them. Students will answer multiple choice questions by rounding up or rounding down numbers in the problems provided.

Mixed Problems Requiring Estimation

How many jelly beans were dropped? Help your little math whiz count her way to the difference of each subtraction equation.

Subtraction with Pictures: Jelly Beans

Practice using ten frames to find missing numbers with this friendly subtraction worksheet!

Subtracting Within 20 Using Ten Frames: Missing Numbers

Subtracting with multiple zeros in the “top number” doesn’t need to be a seemingly endless cycle of borrowing. The Subtract One strategy simplifies the task with two easy steps.

Subtract One Strategy: Subtracting with Zeros

Take learning to the construction zone! These picture problems are a great way to help kids visualize the math.

Construction Zone Subtraction 3

Give your kindergartener's subtraction practice that is out of this world with single digit subtraction problems featuring space shuttles and comets.

Picture Subtraction: Outer Space

Each ten frame has ten boxes. Some boxes have red chips and others don't. If the top half of the ten frame is filled with red chips, how many are left? 10-5=5.

Practice with Ten Frames

Learners practice open number line subtraction within 100 with this engaging math worksheet!

Open Number Line Subtraction Within 100: Write the Equation #2

These picture problems are perfect for helping visual learners nail down subtraction to a tee.

Construction Zone Subtraction 10

This solve-and-check worksheet encourages kids to solve subtraction problems, and then check their answers with addition.

Subtraction Fact Families

Help students get a grasp on mentally adding or subtracting 10 from a multiple of 10 with this fun BINGO game!

Mental Math Bingo!

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Mental Math Bingo with Multiples of 10.

Vocabulary Cards: Mental Math Bingo with Multiples of 10

Help your little one practice her adding subtracting skills with this game of ten frames! Each ten frame has a set of ten boxes.

Practice Adding and Subtracting with Ten Frames

The decomposing and composing subtraction strategy can be a handy tool for tough three-digit numbers. Use this worksheet to give your students the practice they need to nail down the concept.

Subtraction with Decomposition

See how your luck fares in this St. Patty's Day subtraction page, perfect for introducing kids to the concept of subtraction.

Lucky Subtraction

Introduce learners to open number line subtraction within 100 with this engaging math worksheet!

Open Number Line Subtraction Within 100: Write the Equation #1

Make your student number one with this worksheet full of subtraction fun using a hundreds chart.

Subtracting Ten and One on the Hundreds Chart

Use this quick assessment to gauge your second grader’s growth in subtraction this year. Students will put their skills to the test subtracting three-digit numbers using a strategy of their choosing in this math check-in.

Subtraction Within 1000 Check-in

Adding and subtracting large numbers can sometimes be difficult. Estimating is an easy way to figure out if your answer is close, or if you need to try again.

Using Estimation: Knowing What’s Too Big and Too Small

Use this glossary with the EL Math Support Lesson: Multiples of 10.

Glossary: Multiples of 10

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Mental Math Bingo with Multiples of 10.

Glossary: Mental Math Bingo with Multiples of 10

These birds are acting strange! Your kindergartener will use single digit subtraction to find out how many birds are still colorful and bright.

Picture Subtraction

Practice writing subtraction equations using the number line strategy with this first-grade math worksheet!

Subtracting Tens on an Open Number Line: Write the Equation #1

Subtraction can be a tough concept to master, but with these simple picture problems, you can give your kindergartener a leg up!

Subtraction with Pictures: Fruit

Subtract By Composing and Decomposing Numbers

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