Addition with Farm Things (Black & White) — Kindergarten

Adding and part-finding are braided together down this page so the same farm things get used two ways. One row hands the child a group of tractors, barns and a scarecrow and a number to fold in for a total; the next hands over a whole with one part shown and asks for the piece that completes it, the way making ten works. Travelling between the two keeps both ideas warm at once — joining amounts and pulling a number apart into its pieces — and the small totals mean a kindergartner can always fall back on counting the pictures to be sure.

Making a total from its parts and adding parts into a total are the same relationship seen from two directions. Kindergartners who practise both with the same farm things build the make-ten and part-whole habits later written arithmetic leans on, and because the amounts stay small, every answer is still something the child can check by counting the pictures.

Children who like farm things (black & white) 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 flowers, or try addition with household things (black & white). You can also browse every addition worksheet or the whole farm things collection for kindergarten — each sheet prints cleanly in black and white or plays online for free.