Subtract Three Matching Worksheet
The Subtract Three Matching Worksheet asks first grade students to match six subtraction facts to their differences and solve four more in answer boxes. An answer key is included.
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Description
Taking away three is one of the first subtraction patterns a child can hold in their head, and the Subtract Three Matching Worksheet turns that pattern into a game of pairs. Six subtraction facts sit in bright blue chips down the left side of the page, the six differences wait on the right, and students draw a line from each problem to its answer. Four more problems follow underneath, each with a box to write the difference in. Every fact on the page takes away three, so the repetition does the teaching.
This first grade subtraction worksheet works as a warm up, a math center card, homework, or a quick check before a unit test. The minuends run from four to thirteen, so a few facts cross ten and ask a child to think past counting on their fingers. An answer key is included, which makes the page easy to grade or to let a partner check.
What’s Included
- One printable worksheet page and a full answer key page
- Six matching pairs: subtraction facts in chips on the left, differences on the right
- Four solve and write problems with large answer boxes
- Big, bold numerals sized for young readers
- A name and date line, clear directions, and plenty of white space
Three Reasons This Helps Kids
- Fluency: every item takes away three, so a child meets the same fact family ten times in one page and starts to recall instead of count.
- Two ways of thinking: matching asks students to recognize an answer, and the boxes ask them to produce one, which is harder and shows what they really know.
- Confidence: the answers are scrambled, so a child has to read each problem rather than pair the first chip with the first number.
Ideas for Teachers and Parents
Start with counters. Put out eight cubes, take three away, and count what is left before anyone picks up a pencil. Then let students work the Subtract Three Matching Worksheet on their own and share how they found a tricky one, such as twelve take away three. Ask a child to prove a match by drawing a quick picture in the margin. Pair the page with an adding three lesson and talk about how the two operations undo each other, or cut the chips apart and use them as a memory game with the answer cards.
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