Year 1
Kindergarten (US) · ages 5–6
Year 2
Grade 1 (US) · ages 6–7
Subtraction Facts to 20
A page of subtraction equations within 20, for building quick recall.
Year 2 · ages 6–7
Subtract a 1-Digit Number from a 2-Digit Number
Takes a single digit away from a two-digit number, the bridge between facts to 20 and column subtraction.
Year 2 · ages 6–7
Find the Difference
Counts up from the smaller number on a number line to find the difference, a method that suits numbers that are close together.
Year 2 · ages 6–7
Vertical Subtraction (No Borrowing)
Two-digit subtractions in columns where every digit on top is bigger than the one below, so there is nothing to exchange.
Year 2 · ages 6–7Year 3
Grade 2 (US) · ages 7–8
Subtraction Word Problems
Short story problems where children choose subtraction and write the number sentence.
Year 3 · ages 7–8
Subtraction Pyramid
Each block is the difference of the two below it, a puzzle format that makes repeated subtraction feel like a game.
Year 3 · ages 7–8
Subtraction within 100 (With Borrowing)
Two-digit subtractions that need an exchange from the tens column, on a full page of practice.
Year 3 · ages 7–8
Three-Digit Column Subtraction
Hundreds, tens and ones lined up in columns, with exchanges where they are needed.
Year 3 · ages 7–8
Vertical Subtraction (With Borrowing)
Column subtraction of two-digit numbers where the ones digit on top is too small, so a ten has to be exchanged.
Year 3 · ages 7–8Year 4
Grade 3 (US) · ages 8–9
How to use these
A tip for subtraction
Start with the number line sheets, then move to facts and word problems. A child who can count back confidently finds borrowing far easier later.
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