Subtract a Number with Furniture — Kindergarten

Each problem shows one group to count and one number to take from it: a set of sofas, tables and a lamp, a minus sign, a written numeral, and an empty answer. The child finds how many furniture are left by counting the pictures and then subtracting the number, counting back from the total. Because amounts stay within ten, the answer is always reachable by counting rather than by recalling a fact, and the page quietly links a pile of pictures to the figure that means the same amount.

This is the bridge between taking-away-with-pictures and arithmetic. A child who can count a set of furniture and then remove a written number is connecting the concrete world of objects to the symbols that will stand in for them, and keeping every total within ten means the link can always be checked by counting what is left.

Children who enjoy furniture 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 hospital things, or try subtract a number with ocean life. You can also browse every subtraction worksheet or the whole furniture collection for kindergarten — each sheet prints cleanly in black and white or plays online for free.