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Grade 1 Subtraction — Gentle practice

Subtraction finds what remains or the difference between two amounts. Start with accessible examples. Give extra time for thinking and use a visual model whenever helpful.

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Grade 1 Subtraction — Gentle practice

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20 questions

Directions: Identify the starting amount and the part being removed or compared. Write your answer for each problem.

  1. 11 - 9 = ______
  2. 11 - 0 = ______
  3. 7 - 0 = ______
  4. 9 - 2 = ______
  5. 7 - 7 = ______
  6. 12 - 0 = ______
  7. 9 - 3 = ______
  8. 13 - 11 = ______
  9. 11 - 6 = ______
  10. 13 - 9 = ______
  11. 10 - 1 = ______
  12. 12 - 4 = ______
  13. 11 - 5 = ______
  14. 13 - 0 = ______
  15. 12 - 3 = ______
  16. 9 - 7 = ______
  17. 9 - 8 = ______
  18. 7 - 3 = ______
  19. 6 - 4 = ______
  20. 8 - 8 = ______

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  1. 1. 2
  2. 2. 11
  3. 3. 7
  4. 4. 7
  5. 5. 0
  6. 6. 12
  7. 7. 6
  8. 8. 2
  9. 9. 5
  10. 10. 4
  11. 11. 9
  12. 12. 8
  13. 13. 6
  14. 14. 13
  15. 15. 9
  16. 16. 2
  17. 17. 1
  18. 18. 4
  19. 19. 2
  20. 20. 0

How to help with this skill

First graders use drawings, objects, and number lines to understand small numbers and explain their thinking. Focus on accuracy before speed.

  • Identify the starting amount and the part being removed or compared.
  • Use counting back, a number line, or place-value regrouping.
  • Check by adding your answer to the amount removed.

Try this: Ask: What was there at the beginning, and what changed?

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