Single Digit Subtraction Activity
This single digit subtraction activity has kindergarten and 1st grade students draw apple number cards, subtract, and record each difference. Answer key included.
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Subtraction means taking one amount away from another to find how many are left, or the difference. Knowing single-digit facts by heart lets young students solve bigger problems and word problems with confidence. This single digit subtraction activity gives kindergarten and 1st grade students a quick, game-style way to practice subtracting numbers from 0 to 9.
The pack includes 20 bright apple number cards, two of each number from 0 to 9. Students pick two cards, write the greater number in the top box of the Recording Sheet and the smaller number beside the minus sign, then take away and write the difference below the line. Every round is a new problem, so the game can be played again and again. A How to Use page lists the materials, prep and steps, and the cards print one-sided with shared dashed cut lines. After the game, students complete a practice worksheet with twelve vertical subtraction problems. This apple subtraction game works well in a math center, with a partner, in small groups or as a warm-up.
What’s Included
- A colorful cover page
- A How to Use page with materials, prep and step-by-step directions
- 20 apple number cards (0 to 9, two of each) on four cut sheets
- A recording sheet with eight vertical work boxes
- A single digit subtraction practice worksheet
- A difference chart answer key for checking any game record and an answer key for the practice worksheet
Here are three reasons this activity helps kids. First, drawing random cards gives students many different facts to practice, not the same few over and over. Second, writing the greater number on top builds the habit of setting up problems in vertical form. Third, the difference chart lets students or teachers check every answer quickly.
Teachers and parents can extend the fun by having students pick three cards and take away the two smaller numbers from the biggest, or by racing a partner to find each difference. The single digit subtraction activity also pairs well with the resources below.
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