Addition with Kitchen Tools — Kindergarten

This sheet asks the child to add on some rows and to find a part on others, all with the same friendly kitchen tools. Adding means counting a group of spoons, whisks and a pan and a written number into one total; finding a part means looking at a total with one piece shown and working out what completes it, just like making ten. Going back and forth keeps the focus on what the numbers mean rather than on a single repeated step.

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 kitchen tools 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 kitchen tools 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 everyday objects, or try addition with pets. You can also browse every addition worksheet or the whole kitchen tools collection for kindergarten — each sheet prints cleanly in black and white or plays online for free.