Addition with Animals — Kindergarten

Some rows here are add-and-total, some are find-the-part. In the first kind the child counts a group of cows, sheep and a hen, reads a number, and writes how many in all; in the second the total is given with one part shown, and the child finds the part that fills the gap — the same thinking as making ten. Mixing the two keeps the child reading each row rather than repeating one move, and every amount stays small enough to check by counting.

Decomposition — knowing that a number like ten is made of smaller parts such as six and four — is exactly what the find-the-part rows practise, and the adding rows keep the counting fresh alongside it. Holding both in one task helps a five-year-old feel how addition and its reverse belong together, all while the pictured animals keep every total within reach of a count.

Children who like animals enjoy the change of pace from row to row, and it works well for a small group ready to think in more than one direction. When the numbers feel easy, count a fresh group in addition with clothes (black & white), or try addition with breakfast. You can also browse every addition worksheet or the whole animals collection for kindergarten — each sheet prints cleanly in black and white or plays online for free.