Ways to Make 5

Kindergarten MathAddition and Subtraction6 pages

About this worksheet

Addition and Subtraction Within 5 is a kindergarten math worksheet spanning four parts and the Common Core standards K.OA.1, K.OA.2, K.OA.3, and K.OA.5. Picture addition opens the sheet with 2 + 1 puppies, 3 + 2 ducks, 1 + 3 apples, and 4 + 1 acorns. Subtraction pictures come pre-crossed-out, such as 5 stars with 2 X-ed through for 5 - 2. Part 3 lists six ways to make 5, including 5 + 0 and 0 + 5, and Part 4 is a quick challenge of eight mixed facts from 1 + 1 to 5 - 5. Every answer is in the key.

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Curriculum objectives covered

K.OA.1

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

Parts 1 and 2 pair every equation with a picture: puppies and ducks for addition, crossed-out stars and fish for subtraction.

K.OA.2

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

Each Part 2 item is a small situation in words, such as "Start with 5 stars. Take away 2.", solved from the drawing.

K.OA.3

โ€œDecompose numbers less than or equal to 10 into pairs in more than one way, e.g., by using objects or drawings, and record each decomposition by a drawing or equation (e.g., 5 = 2 + 3 and 5 = 4 + 1).โ€

Part 3 records six different pairs that make 5, including the zero pairs 5 + 0 and 0 + 5.

K.OA.5

โ€œFluently add and subtract within 5.โ€

Part 4 strips away the pictures. The eight facts, from 1 + 1 through 5 - 5, are a straight fluency check.

What's inside this worksheet

Part 1: Add It Up!

Pictured animals and objects set up four sums: 2 + 1 (puppies), 3 + 2 (ducks), 1 + 3 (apples), and 4 + 1 (acorns). Students count and write each total on the line.

Part 2: Take Away!

Each picture already shows the crossed-out items: 2 of 5 stars, 1 of 4 balloons, 2 of 3 cupcakes, and 4 of 5 fish carry an X. Students count what is left and finish 5 - 2, 4 - 1, 3 - 2, and 5 - 4.

Part 3: Ways to Make 5

Six missing-addend equations decompose 5: students fill the blank in 4 + __, 2 + __, 1 + __, 3 + __, 5 + __, and 0 + __, each equaling 5.

Part 4: Quick Math Challenge

Eight bare facts with answer boxes mix both operations: 1 + 1, 3 - 1, 2 + 2, 4 - 3, 2 + 3, 5 - 1, 3 + 0, and 5 - 5.

How teachers use it

Unit review

Run all four parts as an end-of-unit sweep. A student who sails through Parts 1 to 3 but stalls on Part 4 still needs pictures and is not yet fluent.

Zero conversation

Three items involve zero: 5 + 0, 0 + 5, and 5 - 5. Do them together and ask why two answers are 5 and one is 0.

Timed fluency check

Fold the sheet so only Part 4 shows and give one minute. Eight facts is short enough that the result reads as fluency, not stamina.

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