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1st - 3rd Grade Common Core Subtraction Strategies Resources

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

Subtracting Within 20 Using Ten Frames

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!

Take the difficulty out of three digit subtraction with this exercise that shows students how to reach the correct answer using a number line.


Three-Digit Subtraction on a Number Line

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

Double Ten Frame Mat

Students further hone subtraction skills by using their understanding of addition with this appealing math worksheet!

Using Addition to Subtract #2

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

Subtracting Within 20 Using Ten Frames: Missing Numbers

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

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

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

For students learning how to estimate during subtraction, this exercise will make matters much simpler.


Estimating to Subtract

Give learners practice subtracting tens from two-digit numbers using a number line with this hands-on worksheet!

Subtracting Tens on an Open Number Line #1

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

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

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

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

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

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

These quick, two-step subtraction problems are a great way to sharpen math skills!

Simple Subtraction Pumpkins

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

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

Mental Math Bingo!

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

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

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

Subtraction Fact Families

Choo-choo! Kids use a number line to solve three-digit subtraction problems in this fun-filled train game.

Three-Digit Subtraction: Train Edition

Give learners more practice subtracting tens from two-digit numbers using a number line with this hands-on worksheet!

Subtracting Tens on an Open Number Line #2

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

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

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

Get practice writing two-digit subtraction equations using an number line with this first-grade math worksheet!

Subtracting Tens on an Open Number Line: Write the Equation #2

Subtracting Tens on an Open Number Line #3

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Subtraction Strategies.

Vocabulary Cards: Subtraction Strategies

Subtract By Composing and Decomposing Numbers

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