Mixed Subtraction with Supermarket Things — Grade 1

This sheet asks a child to find the result on some rows and the missing part on others, all with the same supermarket things. Taking a written number from a group of carts, baskets and a till gives one kind of answer; being shown the result and finding what was taken gives the other. Going back and forth keeps the focus on what subtraction means rather than on one repeated step. The numbers are held within twenty throughout, so each small problem stays something a Grade 1 child can check by counting.

Seeing both "take this away, what's left?" and "what was taken to leave this?" on one sheet builds the start-change-result understanding Grade 1 is after. The child learns the three numbers move together, whichever is missing. Keeping supermarket things pictured and amounts within twenty means the reasoning stays something a child can verify by counting.

Children who like supermarket things enjoy not knowing which question is coming next, and it keeps a small group thinking. When this feels easy, try mixed subtraction with bakery treats, or mixed subtraction with christmas. You can also browse every subtraction worksheet or the whole supermarket things collection for grade 1 — each sheet prints cleanly in black and white or plays online for free.