Subtract a Number with Camping Gear — Kindergarten

On this sheet the child meets a picture and a number to subtract on the same line. They count the group of tents, torches and a backpack, read the number after the minus sign, and take that many away to find the rest. Keeping one side a countable group of camping gear gives a child who is still shaky on written numbers a concrete place to start, while the numeral gently introduces the symbol their subtraction will lean on later.

Subtraction is still taking away here; only the amount removed has become a written number. A child counts the pictured camping gear, then steps the count down by the numeral to find the rest. Keeping within ten means the answer is always reachable by counting back rather than by recalling a fact, which is exactly where five- and six-year-olds should be.

Children who enjoy camping gear settle into this quickly once crossing-out feels easy, and it suits a calm independent task. When this feels easy, take some away in subtract a number with christmas, or try subtract a number with easter (black & white). You can also browse every subtraction worksheet or the whole camping gear collection for kindergarten — each sheet prints cleanly in black and white or plays online for free.