Addition and Subtraction Within 5

Kindergarten MathAddition and Subtraction4 pages

About this worksheet

Add and Take Away! gives kindergarten students six problems within 5, aligned to the Common Core standards K.OA.1, K.OA.2, and K.OA.5. Two addition stories start it off: 3 ducks joined by 1 more, and 2 apples with 3 more placed beside them. Two subtraction stories follow, and students do the crossing out themselves, striking 2 of 5 balloons that pop and 1 of 4 cookies a puppy eats. The sheet closes with two draw-and-solve problems where students draw 2 circles plus 2 more, then draw 5 dots and cross out 3. The answer key describes the expected drawings.

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Curriculum objectives covered

K.OA.1

Represent addition and subtraction with objects, fingers, mental images, drawings, sounds (e.g., claps), acting out situations, verbal explanations, expressions, or equations.

Part 3 has students produce the representation themselves, drawing circles for 2 + 2 and dots with cross-outs for 5 - 3.

K.OA.2

Solve addition and subtraction word problems, and add and subtract within 10, e.g., by using objects or drawings to represent the problem.

All four picture problems are short word problems: ducks flying in, apples added, balloons popping, a puppy eating a cookie.

K.OA.5

Fluently add and subtract within 5.

Every number in the six problems stays within 5, from 3 + 1 through 5 - 3.

What's inside this worksheet

Part 1: Add Together

Two picture stories with equations: 3 ducks in the pond and 1 more flying in (3 + 1), then 2 apples on the table with 3 placed beside them (2 + 3). Students count and write each total.

Part 2: Take Away

Students cross out the leaving items themselves. Question 3 has 5 balloons and 2 pop; question 4 has 4 cookies and a puppy eats 1. The equations 5 - 2 and 4 - 1 sit under the pictures.

Part 3: Draw and Solve

No pictures are given. Students draw 2 circles then 2 more for 2 + 2, and draw 5 dots then cross out 3 for 5 - 3, writing both answers.

How teachers use it

Guided practice after acting it out

Act the balloon problem first with real students: 5 stand, 2 sit down. Then hand out the sheet so the cross-out step maps onto something they just did.

Independent seatwork

Parts 1 and 2 run themselves. Circulate during Part 3, where students who cannot start a drawing from a bare equation reveal the gap between reading math and modeling it.

Quick reteach group

For students who subtract by recounting everything, watch question 4. Crossing out 1 cookie and counting 3 left, rather than recounting all 4, is the behavior to coach.

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