Math Worksheet with Clothing: Add and Subtract with Symbols

On this worksheet the child becomes a code-cracker who also calculates. A short key tells what each picture of Clothing is worth, and a column of expressions asks the child to put those values to use. Each sentence mixes addition and subtraction across several symbols, so the child substitutes a number for every picture, then solves from left to right. The totals climb toward forty, which makes this solid Grade 2 work: more than one operation, real numbers, and a result the child writes down with confidence. The pictures of Clothing give the page a playful face, but the thinking underneath is true arithmetic. As the child solves each expression, they grow surer at swapping symbols for values and carrying out adding and subtracting in a single, tidy problem.

This version asks the child to substitute values and solve expressions that build toward totals near forty using Clothing. Looking up each picture, swapping in its number, and then adding and subtracting carefully gives the child genuine two-digit results. It is calm, confident Grade 2 practice — substitute, calculate, and write the answer, one expression at a time.

If your child enjoys this math worksheet with Clothing, there is plenty more to solve, at a pace that feels right. You can print the worksheet as a PDF to work on paper, or play the interactive version online, always free and with no sign-up. There are no timers and no scores: each child substitutes, adds, and subtracts in their own time, with warmth and no shame about a tricky problem. When this is easy, try a symbol math worksheet with Clothing that uses longer expressions, or solve the same key with a fresh set of pictures. You can also browse every math worksheet to keep the adding and subtracting going, steadily and at your child's own pace.