Subtracting by Tens Worksheet
Build first grade place-value fluency with this subtracting by tens worksheet: six column problems, two count-back number strips, and two story problems, with an answer key included for fast checking.
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Subtracting multiples of ten is one of the first big place-value wins in first grade, and this subtracting by tens worksheet gives students a clear, friendly way to practice it. When children see that 50 − 30 works just like 5 tens − 3 tens, subtraction stops feeling like guesswork and starts feeling like counting. This page keeps every number a multiple of ten within 90, so learners can lean on the counting patterns they already know while they build real subtraction fluency.
This printable subtracting by tens worksheet moves through three short activities that build on each other. Students begin with six column-subtraction problems, then fill in missing numbers on two count-back-by-tens number strips, and finish with two story problems about stickers and a tulip garden. Print it for morning work, a small-group math rotation, homework, or a quick review before a place-value assessment. An answer key is included on the final page so checking takes seconds.
What’s Included
- Six column subtraction problems using multiples of ten within 90
- Two count-back-by-tens number strips with missing-number boxes
- Two real-world word problems with room to write the answer
- A complete answer key on the final page
- One printable PDF page plus the key, ready to use as-is
Three Reasons This Helps Kids
- It connects skip counting to subtraction. Counting back by tens is the same skill students already practice forward, so this counting back by tens worksheet turns a familiar chant into a subtraction strategy.
- It builds place-value understanding. Working only with multiples of ten helps children notice that the tens digit changes while the ones digit stays at zero.
- It grows confidence with word problems. Two short, friendly stories let students apply the skill without heavy reading demands.
Teacher and Parent Ideas
- Model problem one on a hundreds chart, hopping back one row at a time.
- Hand out ten-stacks of linking cubes so students can build and remove tens.
- Turn Part B into a partner game — one child says the number, the other says what comes next.
- Ask students to write their own tulip-garden story problem on the back of the page.
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