First Grade

Basic Skills
Addition and Subtraction

Basic addition and subtraction activities

necessary for developing the skills
students need to succeed!
Written by: Aaron Levy & Kelley Wingate Levy
Illustrated by: Karen Sevaly

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Addition
❏ Sums through 6 ________________________________________________________
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❏ Sums through 7 ________________________________________________________
❏ Sums through 10 _______________________________________________________
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Subtraction
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 Table of Contents

Addition
Sums through 6 ...............................3
Sums through 6 ...............................4
Sums through 7 ...............................5
Sums through 10 .............................6
Sums through 10 .............................7
Sums through 10 .............................8
Sums through 11 .............................9
Sums through 11 ...........................10
Sums through 12 ...........................11
Sums through 12 ...........................12
Sums through 13 ...........................13
Sums through 14 ...........................14
Sums through 14 ...........................15
Sums through 14 ...........................16
Sums through 15 ...........................17
Sums through 17 ...........................18
Sums through 18 ...........................19
Sums through 18 ...........................20
Sums through 18 ...........................21
Subtraction
From 6 or less ...............................22
From 6 or less ...............................23
From 7 or less ...............................24
From 7 or less ...............................25
From 8 or less ...............................26
From 8 or less ...............................27
From 9 or less ...............................28
From 9 or less ...............................29
From 10 or less .............................30
From 10 or less .............................31
From 11 or less .............................32
From 11 or less .............................33
From 12 or less .............................34
From 14 or less .............................35
From 14 or less .............................36
From 15 or less .............................37
Subtracting from 10-18 ....................38
Subtracting from 10-18 ....................39
Subtracting from 10-18 ....................40
Subtracting from 10-18 ....................41
Answer Keys ..............................42–48

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Name___________________________ Skill: Addition with sums through 6

Add.
You Can Do It!
1. 3 2. 2 3. 0 4. 6
+0 +3 +2 +0

5. 1 6. 4 7. 1 8. 3
+2 +0 +5 +0

9. 4 10. 5 11. 3 12. 0 13. 2 14. 3

+2 +0 +1 +6 +1 +3

15. 4 16. 1 17. 2 18. 5 19. 0 20. 3

+1 +1 +2 +1 +0 +2

21. 0 22. 2 23. 1 24. 3 25. 1 26. 2

+5 +4 +2 +2 +5 +0

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These Are Easy!
1. 2+1= 2. 3+0= 3. 3+3=

4. 1+5= 5. 1+1= 6. 5+1=

7. 2+2= 8. 2+3= 9. 0+4=

10. 6+0= 11. 4+2= 12. 4+1= 13. 2+0=

14. 5+0= 15. 2+1= 16. 5+1= 17. 3+1=

18. 0+2= 19. 2+3= 20. 0+3= 21. 1+3=

22. 0+0= 23. 1+4= 24. 2+4= 25. 3+2=

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Add.
Something to Roar About!
1. 5 2. 2 3. 4 4. 3
+2 +1 +1 +4

5. 2 6. 6 7. 3 8. 1
+4 +1 +3 +5

9. 5 10. 5 11. 3 12. 7 13. 1 14. 0

+1 +0 +1 +0 +6 +7

15. 4 16. 2 17. 1 18. 0 19. 0 20. 4

+3 +2 +2 +5 +0 +2

21. 2 22. 6 23. 2 24. 2 25. 3 26. 6

+3 +0 +0 +5 +2 +1

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Add.
Sailing Along!
1. 1 2. 2 3. 3 4. 3
+4 +3 +7 +3

5. 2 6. 10 7. 3 8. 6
+8 +0 +5 +2

9. 4 10. 6 11. 2 12. 8 13. 2 14. 2

+5 +3 +7 +1 +4 +2

15. 1 16. 7 17. 5 18. 5 19. 6 20. 0

+8 +3 +3 +0 +4 +1

21. 5 22. 6 23. 3 24. 9 25. 1 26. 4

+2 +1 +6 +1 +2 +4

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You’re An Addition Superstar!
1. 3+3= 2. 2+2= 3. 5+2=

4. 5+1= 5. 2+8= 6. 1+8=

7. 6+1= 8. 0+9= 9. 0 + 10 =

10. 7+3= 11. 6+3= 12. 2+5= 13. 3+5=

14. 5+3= 15. 9+1= 16. 0+3= 17. 8+0=

18. 1+4= 19. 6+2= 20. 5+0= 21. 1+2=

22. 2+7= 23. 5+5= 24. 2+3= 25. 5+4=

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Do Your Best Work!
1. 6 2. 2 3. 5 4. 8
+3 +6 +5 +0

5. 8 6. 4 7. 2 8. 0
+2 +3 +7 +3

9. 2 10. 0 11. 5 12. 7 13. 4 14. 1

+5 +9 +1 +2 +4 +2

15. 9 16. 3 17. 6 18. 5 19. 0 20. 6

+1 +6 +1 +2 +1 +3

21. 5 22. 5 23. 7 24. 1 25. 2 26. 2

+0 +3 +3 +8 +2 +8

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Add.
Fishing For Sums!
1. 1 + 10 = 2. 3+3= 3. 2+8=

4. 10 + 0 = 5. 3+5= 6. 6+2=

7. 5+4= 8. 2+4= 9. 6+5=

10. 0+1= 11. 6+4= 12. 5+0= 13. 5+3=

14. 7+3= 15. 1+8= 16. 2+2= 17. 7+2=

18. 6+5= 19. 7+4= 20. 3+8= 21. 3+5=

22. 9+1= 23. 3+6= 24. 6+1= 25. 1+2=

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Add.
Dive In!
1. 9 2. 5 3. 10 4. 9
+2 +4 + 1 +1

5. 3 6. 3 7. 9 8. 7
+2 +3 +0 +3

9. 3 10. 5 11. 4 12. 8 13. 5 14. 7

+4 +3 +3 +2 +5 +3

15. 6 16. 9 17. 5 18. 8 19. 6 20. 9

+3 +2 +6 +1 +3 +2

21. 6 22. 8 23. 7 24. 6 25. 5 26. 8

+5 +3 +2 +2 +6 +3

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Practice Makes Perfect!
1. 6 2. 9 3. 9 4. 6
+1 +3 +1 +2

5. 4 6. 6 7. 10 8. 8
+5 +4 +2 +4

9. 3 10. 4 11. 12 12. 8 13. 5 14. 5

+5 +8 +0 +1 +6 +3

15. 9 16. 7 17. 8 18. 9 19. 7 20. 4

+2 +5 +3 +3 +4 +6

21. 5 22. 3 23. 7 24. 7 25. 6 26. 4

+6 +5 +2 +5 +6 +3

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Swimming Along!
1. 8+3= 2. 9+3= 3. 5+4=

4. 10 + 2 = 5. 9+1= 6. 8+4=

7. 3+3= 8. 9+0= 9. 7+3=

10. 3+4= 11. 5+3= 12. 6+4= 13. 3+7=

14. 4+4= 15. 8+2= 16. 5+5= 17. 7+3=

18. 6+3= 19. 9+2= 20. 6+6= 21. 8+3=

22. 7+2= 23. 6+2= 24. 5+6= 25. 7+5=

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Add.
No Horsing Around!
1. 8 2. 5 3. 7 4. 6
+3 +5 +6 +5

5. 9 6. 6 7. 10 8. 5
+3 +6 +2 +4 Add!

9. 7 10. 5 11. 4 12. 5 13. 7 14. 6

+6 +4 +4 +3 +4 +0

15. 9 16. 8 17. 7 18. 3 19. 6 20. 10

+4 +4 +2 +4 +3 + 3

21. 11 22. 6 23. 9 24. 8 25. 6 26. 2

+2 +6 +2 +5 +4 +3

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Addition Round Up!
1. 7 2. 5 3. 5 4. 6
+6 +9 +7 +6

5. 4 6. 6 7. 9 8. 8
+6 +8 +4 +2

9. 7 10. 5 11. 4 12. 8 13. 3 14. 7

+7 +8 +8 +5 +9 +3

15. 6 16. 4 17. 5 18. 8 19. 9 20. 7

+5 +9 +6 +6 +3 +5

21. 1 22. 8 23. 8 24. 8 25. 4 26. 9

+9 +5 +3 +4 +7 +5

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Take Off!
1. 3+4= 2. 4+9= 3. 6+3=

4. 4+5= 5. 5+9= 6. 7+6=

7. 5+2= 8. 9+3= 9. 6+8=

10. 5+5= 11. 6+7= 12. 10 + 4 = 13. 8+3=

14. 9+1= 15. 6+5= 16. 8+6= 17. 6+4=

18. 9+2= 19. 9+4= 20. 6+6= 21. 8+5=

22. 7+7= 23. 7+4= 24. 9+5= 25. 7+5=

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Keep Going!
1. 8 2. 8 3. 9 4. 3
+3 +5 +5 +9

5. 8 6. 5 7. 9 8. 6
+6 +9 +4 +5

9. 4 10. 7 11. 7 12. 7 13. 9 14. 6

+8 +4 +3 +7 +3 +8

15. 2 16. 7 17. 3 18. 5 19. 7 20. 4

+8 +5 +8 +8 +6 +6

21. 4 22. 1 23. 9 24. 6 25. 2 26. 5

+9 +9 +2 +6 +9 +6

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High Flying Addition
1. 8+3= 2. 5+5= 3. 9+4=

4. 9+3= 5. 6+8= 6. 7+6=

7. 7+3= 8. 6+6= 9. 8+4=

10. 9+1= 11. 7+5= 12. 9+2= 13. 7+8=

14. 8+2= 15. 4+5= 16. 8+6= 17. 6+3=

18. 7+7= 19. 9+5= 20. 5+6= 21. 7+4=

22. 9+6= 23. 8+5= 24. 10 + 5 = 25. 6+7=

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Add.
You Can Solve These!
1. 9 2. 8 3. 9 4. 6
+3 +7 +2 +6

5. 8 6. 7 7. 6 8. 8
+2 +4 +5 +6

9. 8 10. 9 11. 8 12. 7 13. 8 14. 8

+5 +8 +8 +5 +6 +9

15. 7 16. 7 17. 6 18. 5 19. 9 20. 7

+7 +6 +4 +5 +1 +8

21. 9 22. 8 23. 10 24. 5 25. 3 26. 5

+6 +4 +7 +9 +7 +3

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Go For It!
1. 9+6= 2. 8+3= 3. 9+3=

4. 8+6= 5. 5+5= 6. 6+5=

7. 7+6= 8. 8+2= 9. 7+5=

10. 9+9= 11. 6+4= 12. 7+7= 13. 9+8=

14. 9+4= 15. 6+6= 16. 8+5= 17. 9+7=

18. 6+3= 19. 9+5= 20. 8+8= 21. 7+3=

22. 6+7= 23. 8+4= 24. 7+4= 25. 8+7=

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You Can Do It!
1. 3 2. 12 3. 9 4. 6
+9 +6 +7 +5

5. 7 6. 10 7. 8 8. 2
+8 +8 +6 +8

9. 7 10. 5 11. 11 12. 7 13. 9 14. 5

+7 +8 +7 +9 +6 +9

15. 6 16. 7 17. 9 18. 6 19. 8 20. 8

+7 +4 +8 +4 +3 +8

21. 7 22. 8 23. 9 24. 9 25. 5 26. 6

+5 +7 +2 +9 +5 +6

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Blue Ribbon Addition!
1. 7+9= 2. 6+8= 3. 9+7=

4. 9+9= 5. 10 + 8 = 6. 5+5=

7. 8+7= 8. 5+9= 9. 9+8=

10. 6+4= 11. 6+9= 12. 8+8= 13. 7+7=

14. 8+9= 15. 4+8= 16. 5+6= 17. 8+8=

18. 5+7= 19. 9+3= 20. 9+9= 21. 7+3=

22. 5+8= 23. 6+5= 24. 13 + 5 = 25. 6+7=

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Nothing To It!
1. 1 2. 6 3. 6 4. 2
–1 –0 –1 –2

5. 5 6. 4 7. 3 8. 5
–0 –3 –3 –3

9. 3 10. 6 11. 6 12. 1 13. 0 14. 6

–1 –3 –5 –0 –0 –5

15. 3 16. 0 17. 6 18. 4 19. 5 20. 6

–0 –0 –5 –4 –4 –6

21. 2 22. 4 23. 4 24. 6 25. 3 26. 4

–0 –0 –2 –1 –2 –1

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Keep Rolling Along!
1. 6–2= 2. 3–1= 3. 2–0=

4. 5–1= 5. 6–2= 6. 5–5=

7. 3–2= 8. 6–3= 9. 5–2=

10. 3–0= 11. 1–1= 12. 5–0= 13. 4–4=

14. 5–4= 15. 6–3= 16. 4–3= 17. 6–0=

18. 4–1= 19. 2–0= 20. 5–2= 21. 4–0=

22. 0–0= 23. 5–3= 24. 2–2= 25. 7–1=

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Subtraction Is Cool!
1. 7 2. 6 3. 6 4. 4
–4 –5 –4 –2

5. 7 6. 5 7. 3 8. 0
–5 –0 –3 –0

9. 5 10. 6 11. 5 12. 7 13. 4 14. 2

–2 –2 –1 –2 –4 –1

15. 7 16. 6 17. 6 18. 5 19. 1 20. 2

–1 –3 –1 –2 –0 –1

21. 5 22. 5 23. 7 24. 4 25. 2 26. 4

–0 –3 –3 –3 –2 –1

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Subtraction Makes Me Sing!
1. 4–3= 2. 3–0= 3. 7–2=

4. 4–4= 5. 5–0= 6. 7–1=

7. 5–1= 8. 4–2= 9. 7–0=

10. 6–3= 11. 5–2= 12. 4–0= 13. 2–0=

14. 7–3= 15. 6–5= 16. 0–0= 17. 6–2=

18. 2–2= 19. 3–2= 20. 6–4= 21. 3–3=

22. 7–6= 23. 4–1= 24. 7–3= 25. 3–1=

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Don’t Monkey Around!
1. 6 2. 8 3. 7 4. 7
–0 –2 –6 –3

5. 8 6. 5 7. 8 8. 4
–7 –3 –5 –2

9. 5 10. 8 11. 6 12. 7 13. 6 14. 7

–4 –1 –5 –2 –4 –1

15. 8 16. 6 17. 7 18. 6 19. 8 20. 7

–4 –6 –4 –2 –3 –7

21. 5 22. 5 23. 7 24. 8 25. 6 26. 4

–2 –3 –3 –8 –2 –0

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Practice Makes Perfect!
1. 6–5= 2. 4–4= 3. 5–1=

4. 7–5= 5. 8–5= 6. 7–7=

7. 5–2= 8. 2–2= 9. 6–6=

10. 8–2= 11. 8–3= 12. 8–4= 13. 7–4=

14. 7–3= 15. 8–0= 16. 5–5= 17. 8–1=

18. 8–6= 19. 5–3= 20. 7–6= 21. 7–4=

22. 5–4= 23. 6–3= 24. 7–2= 25. 8–8=

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Do Your Best!
1. 9 2. 8 3. 9 4. 8
–3 –5 –5 –1

5. 6 6. 7 7. 9 8. 8
–5 –1 –7 –4

9. 5 10. 7 11. 6 12. 7 13. 9 14. 9

–4 –3 –2 –2 –4 –2

15. 9 16. 9 17. 8 18. 7 19. 9 20. 8

–1 –6 –1 –1 –1 –4

21. 8 22. 7 23. 6 24. 9 25. 7 26. 9

–5 –6 –3 –8 –2 –9

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Reach High!
1. 9–9= 2. 7–5= 3. 8–8=

4. 9–4= 5. 5–3= 6. 8–2=

7. 7–4= 8. 9–6= 9. 8–3=

10. 9–0= 11. 7–2= 12. 9–3= 13. 9–2=

14. 6–5= 15. 8–1= 16. 7–0= 17. 4–4=

18. 6–6= 19. 9–1= 20. 9–5= 21. 7–3=

22. 5–4= 23. 6–5= 24. 8–4= 25. 8–6=

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Write Carefully!
1. 8 2. 6 3. 10 4. 7
–5 –2 –2 –4

5. 10 6. 7 7. 8 8. 7
–9 –4 –4 –6

9. 10 10. 9 11. 8 12. 8 13. 9 14. 10

–0 –5 –2 –7 –3 –5

15. 8 16. 10 17. 7 18. 10 19. 8 20. 6

–6 –4 –3 –2 –5 –2

21. 10 22. 5 23. 9 24. 8 25. 8 26. 9

–0 –3 –3 –8 –2 –0

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Cool Subtraction!
1. 7–3= 2. 1–1= 3. 6–2=

4. 10 – 7 = 5. 9–4= 6. 3–3=

7. 5–2= 8. 8–0= 9. 10 – 5 =

10. 7–2= 11. 6–6= 12. 9–5= 13. 2–2=

14. 8–1= 15. 6–3= 16. 4–2= 17. 7–5=

18. 8–2= 19. 6–4= 20. 7–6= 21. 4–1=

22. 10 – 6 = 23. 5–0= 24. 10 – 4 = 25. 8–3=

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Hit A Subtraction Home Run!
1. 11 2. 8 3. 9 4. 9
–2 –5 –5 –0

5. 7 6. 10 7. 10 8. 11
–5 –7 –6 –4

9. 11 10. 9 11. 11 12. 10 13. 11 14. 9

–5 –6 –9 –8 –3 –4

15. 11 16. 11 17. 10 18. 7 19. 10 20. 9

–7 –8 –6 –2 –7 –5

21. 9 22. 8 23. 6 24. 9 25. 8 26. 6

–0 –5 –4 –8 –2 –0

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I Love To Subtract! These Are Easy!
1. 8–5= 2. 11 – 5 = 3. 9–5=

4. 11 – 7 = 5. 7–5= 6. 10 – 6 =

7. 11 – 4 = 8. 9–0= 9. 8–5=

10. 11 – 2 = 11. 9–6= 12. 11 – 9 = 13. 10 – 8 =

14. 7–6= 15. 10 – 7 = 16. 11 – 3 = 17. 9–8=

18. 8–6= 19. 11 – 1 = 20. 9–2= 21. 10 – 5 =

22. 10 – 8 = 23. 11 – 10 = 24. 8–7= 25. 5–2=

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Take A Close Look!
1. 9 2. 12 3. 11 4. 8
–2 –6 –9 –3

5. 10 6. 12 7. 10 8. 11
–6 –4 –1 –5

9. 8 10. 12 11. 9 12. 11 13. 10 14. 12

–6 –8 –3 –6 –4 –5

15. 9 16. 7 17. 8 18. 10 19. 12 20. 8

–8 –6 –5 –7 –4 –2

21. 12 22. 10 23. 12 24. 11 25. 12 26. 8

–1 –3 –9 –8 –5 –8

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Splash Into Subtraction!
1. 12 – 6 = 2. 10 – 6 = 3. 11 – 2 =

4. 13 – 6 = 5. 10 – 4 = 6. 14 – 8 =

7. 12 – 7 = 8. 12 – 8 = 9. 13 – 5 =

10. 14 – 5 = 11. 14 – 9 = 12. 13 – 4 = 13. 10 – 8 =

14. 13 – 7 = 15. 12 – 9 = 16. 11 – 7 = 17. 13 – 8 =

18. 14 – 6 = 19. 12 – 5 = 20. 14 – 7 = 21. 14 – 3 =

22. 12 – 8 = 23. 6–5= 24. 9–8= 25. 6–7=

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Name___________________________ Skill: Subtracting from 14 or less

Subtract.
Larger Numbers!
1. 13 2. 12 3. 11 4. 14
–8 –4 –7 –7

5. 13 6. 14 7. 11 8. 10
–7 –6 –4 –3

9. 12 10. 13 11. 11 12. 14 13. 13 14. 8

–7 –5 –5 –9 –9 –7

15. 10 16. 12 17. 13 18. 10 19. 12 20. 13

–5 –9 –7 –4 –3 –4

21. 11 22. 14 23. 12 24. 12 25. 14 26. 11

–6 –8 –5 –8 –5 –2

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1st Grade Basic Skills: Addition and Subtraction © Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company
Name___________________________ Skill: Subtracting from 15 or less

Subtract.
Award Winning Subtraction!
1. 15 2. 10 3. 14 4. 15
–9 –6 –5 –7

5. 13 6. 12 7. 12 8. 10
–9 –6 –7 –9

9. 13 10. 13 11. 15 12. 14 13. 12 14. 15

–6 –7 –6 –7 –8 –9

15. 14 16. 15 17. 12 18. 13 19. 15 20. 13

–6 –5 –4 –8 –8 –5

21. 10 22. 12 23. 12 24. 12 25. 11 26. 10

–5 –3 –9 –5 –5 –4

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1st Grade Basic Skills: Addition and Subtraction © Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company
Name___________________________ Skill: Subtracting from 10 through 18

Subtract.
Wake Up and Subtract!
1. 13 2. 15 3. 12 4. 12
–7 –6 –8 –6

5. 11 6. 12 7. 17 8. 11
–9 –5 –9 –8

9. 14 10. 14 11. 18 12. 13 13. 14 14. 16

–9 –5 –9 –9 –6 –8

15. 11 16. 14 17. 15 18. 15 19. 12 20. 11

–3 –8 –7 –8 –9 –2

21. 13 22. 10 23. 16 24. 10 25. 9 26. 15

–4 –5 –9 –2 –7 –9

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1st Grade Basic Skills: Addition and Subtraction © Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company
Name___________________________ Skill: Subtracting from 10 through 18

Subtract.
Sunflower Subtraction!
1. 12 2. 10 3. 13 4. 10
–4 –8 –5 –2

5. 17 6. 11 7. 16 8. 14
–8 –7 –8 –9

9. 18 10. 13 11. 11 12. 11 13. 10 14. 12

–9 –7 –4 –2 –5 –6

15. 10 16. 14 17. 15 18. 11 19. 16 20. 12

–9 –6 –9 –8 –7 –5

21. 15 22. 12 23. 11 24. 12 25. 13 26. 17

–8 –9 –5 –3 –8 –6

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1st Grade Basic Skills: Addition and Subtraction © Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company
Name___________________________ Skill: Subtracting from 10 through 18

Subtract.
Subtraction Is King!
1. 11 2. 13 3. 10 4. 12
–7 –5 –8 –4

5. 14 6. 16 7. 10 8. 17
–9 –8 –2 –8

9. 11 10. 15 11. 14 12. 10 13. 12 14. 13

–8 –9 –6 –9 –6 –7

15. 15 16. 14 17. 12 18. 15 19. 16 20. 12

–7 –8 –9 –8 –7 –5

21. 17 22. 12 23. 10 24. 13 25. 11 26. 15

–9 –3 –1 –8 –5 –6

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1st Grade Basic Skills: Addition and Subtraction © Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company
Name___________________________ Skill: Subtracting from 10 through 18

Subtract.
Fishing For Differences!
1. 14 2. 15 3. 16 4. 10
–6 –8 –9 –5

5. 13 6. 11 7. 13 8. 15
–7 –9 –9 –7

9. 10 10. 14 11. 13 12. 16 13. 14 14. 18

–2 –7 –4 –7 –8 –9

15. 12 16. 15 17. 12 18. 17 19. 14 20. 11

–5 –6 –8 –9 –5 –3

21. 15 22. 13 23. 12 24. 11 25. 14 26. 16

–9 –8 –6 –8 –9 –8

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1st Grade Basic Skills: Addition and Subtraction © Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company
 3 3 6
3 5 2 6 7 3 5 7
6 2 6

3 4 6 3 4 5 4 6 7 6 6

6 6 5 2
6 5 4 6 3 6 6 5 4 7 7 7
5 3 6 4

5 2 4 6 0 5 2 5 3 4 7 4 3 5 0 6

0 5 6 5
5 6 3 5 6 2 5 6 2 7 5 7

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6 4 7
Answer Key

5 5 10 6 9 8 10 8
6 10 9

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10 10 8 8 7 9 10 10 7 9 3

10 9 7 8
9 9 9 9 6 4 7 9 6 9 8 3
8 10 3 8

9 10 8 5 10 1 5 8 5 3 10 9 7 7 1 9

9 10 5 9
7 7 9 10 3 8 5 8 10 9 4 10

Page 6 Page 7 Page 8

 11 6 10
11 9 11 10 7 12 10 8
10 8 8

9 6 11 5 6 9 10 9 10 12 12

1 10 5 8
7 8 7 10 10 10 8 12 12 9 11 8
10 9 4 9

11 11 11 8 9 11 11 9 9 11 11 12 11 12 11 10

10 9 7 3
11 11 9 8 11 11 11 8 9 12 12 7

Page 9 Page 10 Page 11

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11 12 9
Answer Key

11 10 13 11 13 14 12 12
12 10 12

1st Grade Basic Skills: Addition and Subtraction © Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company
6 9 10 12 12 12 9 10 14 13 10

7 8 10 10
13 9 8 8 11 6 14 13 12 13 12 10
8 10 10 10

9 11 12 11 13 12 9 7 9 13 11 13 11 14 12 12

9 8 11 12
13 12 11 13 10 5 10 13 11 12 11 14

Page 12 Page 13 Page 14

 7 13 9 11 10 13
11 13 14 12
9 14 13 12 14 13

7 12 14 14 14 13 11 10 12 12

10 13 14 11 10 12 11 15
12 11 10 14 12 14
10 11 14 10 10 9 14 9

11 13 12 13 10 12 11 13 13 10 14 14 11 11

14 11 14 12 15 13 15 13
13 10 11 12 11 11

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15 11 12
Answer Key

12 15 11 12 12 18 16 11
14 10 11

1st Grade Basic Skills: Addition and Subtraction © Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company
10 11 11 14 13 10 12 15 18 14 10

18 10 14 17
13 17 16 12 14 17 14 13 18 16 15 14
13 12 13 16

14 13 10 10 10 15 9 14 16 10 13 11 17 10 11 16

13 12 11 15
15 12 17 14 10 8 12 15 11 18 10 12

Page 18 Page 19 Page 20

 16 14 16 4 2 2
0 6 5 0
18 18 10 4 4 0

15 14 17 5 1 0 2 1 3 3

10 15 16 14 3 0 5 0
2 3 1 1 0 1
17 12 11 16 1 3 1 6

12 12 18 10 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 2 3 4

13 11 18 13 0 2 0 6
2 4 2 5 1 3

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1 3 5
Answer Key

3 1 2 2 6 6 1 4

1st Grade Basic Skills: Addition and Subtraction © Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company
0 5 6

2 5 0 0 4 2 7 1 2 3 2

3 3 4 2
3 4 4 5 0 1 1 7 1 5 2 6
4 1 0 4

6 3 5 3 1 1 0 1 2 0 4 0 3 4 5 0

1 3 4 2
5 2 4 1 0 3 3 2 4 0 4 4

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 1 0 4 0 2 0
6 3 4 7
2 3 0 5 2 6

3 0 0 1 6 2 4 3 3 5

6 5 4 3 9 5 6 7
1 4 4 5 5 7
4 8 0 7 1 7 7 0

2 2 1 3 8 3 7 6 8 4 0 8 4 4

1 3 5 0 1 1 4 2
3 1 3 1 5 0

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4 0 4
Answer Key

3 4 8 3 9 3 4 9
3 5 0

1st Grade Basic Skills: Addition and Subtraction © Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company
1 3 4 1 3 8 5 2 3 4 7

5 0 4 0
10 4 6 1 6 5 6 3 2 2 8 5
7 3 2 2

2 6 4 8 3 4 6 2 1 3 4 3 4 5 3 4

4 5 6 5
10 2 6 0 6 9 9 3 2 1 6 6

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 3 6 4 6 4 9
7 6 2 5
4 2 4 7 6 6

7 9 3 4 8 9 6 5 4 8

9 3 2 2 9 5 9 2
2 4 6 5 6 7
1 3 8 1 6 3 4 5

2 10 7 5 1 1 3 3 8 6 8 7 7 11

2 1 1 3 4 1 1 1
11 7 3 3 7 0

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Answer Key

5 8 4 7 6 4 9 8 6 9 4 6

1st Grade Basic Skills: Addition and Subtraction © Teacher's Friend, a Scholastic Company
6 8 7 7 4 6 5 1 2 7 8 3

5 8 6 5 4 1 7 6 9 7 4 6 5 9 9 4 8 8

5 3 6 6 9 9 8 10 8 5 7 8 8 6 8 7 3 9

5 6 7 4 9 9 5 9 3 7 6 6 9 5 7 8 2 6

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 Answer Key

8
6

5
8

3
8

9
5

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4

6
4

9
7

5
7

6
6

8
8

9
6

6
7

5
9

1
8

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3

9
8
2

9
8

6
8

8
5

3
4

11
5

5
3

9
5

9
8

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6

6
8

7
8

3
2

7
9

9
8

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