teaching resource

Subtraction Strategy Work Mats

Updated: 31 May 2023

Practice using a variety of subtraction strategies to solve problems with a set of printable subtraction work mats.

Editable: Google Slides
Non-Editable: PDF
Pages: 21 Pages
Grades: K - 1

Curriculum

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.OA.A.1

Represent addition and subtraction with objects, fingers, mental images, drawings1, sounds (e.g., claps), acting out situations, verbal explanations, expressions, or equations.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.OA.A.2

Solve addition and subtraction word problems, and add and subtract within 10, e.g., by using objects or drawings to represent the problem.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.OA.A.4

For any number from 1 to 9, find the number that makes 10 when added to the given number, e.g., by using objects or drawings, and record the answer with a drawing or equation.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.OA.A.5

Fluently add and subtract within 5.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1.OA.A.1

Use addition and subtraction within 20 to solve word problems involving situations of adding to, taking from, putting together, taking apart, and comparing, with unknowns in all positions, e.g., by using objects, drawings, and equations with a symbol...
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1.OA.B.3

Apply properties of operations as strategies to add and subtract.2 Examples: If 8 + 3 = 11 is known, then 3 + 8 = 11 is also known. (Commutative property of addition.) To add 2 + 6 + 4, the second two numbers can be added to make a ten, so 2 + 6 + 4 ...
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1.OA.C.6

Add and subtract within 20, demonstrating fluency for addition and subtraction within 10. Use strategies such as counting on; making ten (e.g., 8 + 6 = 8 + 2 + 4 = 10 + 4 = 14); decomposing a number leading to a ten (e.g., 13 - 4 = 13 - 3 - 1 = 10 - ...
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1.NBT.C.4

Add within 100, including adding a two-digit number and a one-digit number, and adding a two-digit number and a multiple of 10, using concrete models or drawings and strategies based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship b...

Math K.3(A)

Model the action of joining to represent addition and the action of separating to represent subtraction;
Math K.3(B)

Solve word problems using objects and drawings to find sums up to 10 and differences within 10; and
Math K.3(C)

Explain the strategies used to solve problems involving adding and subtracting within 10 using spoken words, concrete and pictorial models, and number sentences.
Math 1.3(A)

Use concrete and pictorial models to determine the sum of a multiple of 10 and a one-digit number in problems up to 99;
Math 1.3(B)

Use objects and pictorial models to solve word problems involving joining, separating, and comparing sets within 20 and unknowns as any one of the terms in the problem such as 2 + 4 = [ ]; 3 + [ ] = 7; and 5 = [ ] - 3;
Math 1.3(C)

Compose 10 with two or more addends with and without concrete objects;
Math 1.3(D)

Apply basic fact strategies to add and subtract within 20, including making 10 and decomposing a number leading to a 10;
Math 1.3(E)

Explain strategies used to solve addition and subtraction problems up to 20 using spoken words, objects, pictorial models, and number sentences; and

teaching resource

Subtraction Strategy Work Mats

Updated: 31 May 2023

Practice using a variety of subtraction strategies to solve problems with a set of printable subtraction work mats.

Editable: Google Slides
Non-Editable: PDF
Pages: 21 Pages
Grades: K - 1

Practice using a variety of subtraction strategies to solve problems with a set of printable subtraction work mats.

Build Subtraction Skills with Printable Subtraction Math Mats!

While using these subtraction strategy work mats, kids will practice using a variety of subtraction strategies. Use this teaching resource with your students to practice skills such as

Subtraction on a Number Line
Number Bonds
Fact Families
Subtraction with Ten Frames

Different Levels for Different Students

These subtraction math mats are an excellent tool for differentiating instruction! We’ve created two versions of these mats.

Set 1 includes two math mats for subtracting numbers up to ten
Set 2 includes two math mats for subtracting numbers up to twenty.

Download Your Subtraction Work Mats

This resource download includes your printable math mats, a set of subtraction fact cards, and a set of number circles for use when building number bonds.

Print and laminate each page for multiple use and easy cleaning.

This resource was created by Cassandra Friesen, a teacher in Colorado and Teach Starter Collaborator.

Curriculum

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.OA.A.1

Represent addition and subtraction with objects, fingers, mental images, drawings1, sounds (e.g., claps), acting out situations, verbal explanations, expressions, or equations.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.OA.A.2

Solve addition and subtraction word problems, and add and subtract within 10, e.g., by using objects or drawings to represent the problem.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.OA.A.4

For any number from 1 to 9, find the number that makes 10 when added to the given number, e.g., by using objects or drawings, and record the answer with a drawing or equation.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.OA.A.5

Fluently add and subtract within 5.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1.OA.A.1

Use addition and subtraction within 20 to solve word problems involving situations of adding to, taking from, putting together, taking apart, and comparing, with unknowns in all positions, e.g., by using objects, drawings, and equations with a symbol...
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1.OA.B.3

Apply properties of operations as strategies to add and subtract.2 Examples: If 8 + 3 = 11 is known, then 3 + 8 = 11 is also known. (Commutative property of addition.) To add 2 + 6 + 4, the second two numbers can be added to make a ten, so 2 + 6 + 4 ...
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1.OA.C.6

Add and subtract within 20, demonstrating fluency for addition and subtraction within 10. Use strategies such as counting on; making ten (e.g., 8 + 6 = 8 + 2 + 4 = 10 + 4 = 14); decomposing a number leading to a ten (e.g., 13 - 4 = 13 - 3 - 1 = 10 - ...
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1.NBT.C.4

Add within 100, including adding a two-digit number and a one-digit number, and adding a two-digit number and a multiple of 10, using concrete models or drawings and strategies based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship b...

Math K.3(A)

Model the action of joining to represent addition and the action of separating to represent subtraction;
Math K.3(B)

Solve word problems using objects and drawings to find sums up to 10 and differences within 10; and
Math K.3(C)

Explain the strategies used to solve problems involving adding and subtracting within 10 using spoken words, concrete and pictorial models, and number sentences.
Math 1.3(A)

Use concrete and pictorial models to determine the sum of a multiple of 10 and a one-digit number in problems up to 99;
Math 1.3(B)

Use objects and pictorial models to solve word problems involving joining, separating, and comparing sets within 20 and unknowns as any one of the terms in the problem such as 2 + 4 = [ ]; 3 + [ ] = 7; and 5 = [ ] - 3;
Math 1.3(C)

Compose 10 with two or more addends with and without concrete objects;
Math 1.3(D)

Apply basic fact strategies to add and subtract within 20, including making 10 and decomposing a number leading to a 10;
Math 1.3(E)

Explain strategies used to solve addition and subtraction problems up to 20 using spoken words, objects, pictorial models, and number sentences; and

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