Addition with Supermarket Things — Kindergarten

Two questions take turns down this sheet. One row asks how many carts, baskets and a till there are altogether when a group is joined to a written number; the next shows the whole and one part, and asks what the other part must be to make it. Counting up to a total and breaking a total back into parts are two sides of the same understanding, and meeting both with the same pictured supermarket things helps five- and six-year-olds see how they fit together.

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 supermarket things keep every total within reach of a count.

Children who like supermarket things 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 bakery treats, or try addition with clothes. You can also browse every addition worksheet or the whole supermarket things collection for kindergarten — each sheet prints cleanly in black and white or plays online for free.