10 printable sets · answer key on every set

Subtraction Within 5 Worksheets

CCSS K.OA.A.5
10 problems per set
Answer key included

What this skill is

Taking a small amount away and naming what is left, starting from 5 or less.

When it comes up: Mid-kindergarten, shortly after addition within 5.

The mistake to watch for

Reading 5 − 2 as 2 − 5 and answering 3 by chance, then reading 2 − 5 the same way. The order of the numbers is not yet felt as meaningful.

How to help

Say the problem as a story every time: "You had five. Two went away." The story fixes the order.

Next: Subtraction within 10.

A worked example

Try 5 − 2. Hold up 5 fingers and put 2 down. Three are left, so 5 − 2 = 3.

Words to know

subtract: To take one number away from another to find how many are left.
minus: The sign ( − ) that means take away.
difference: The answer you get when you subtract.
left: What remains after some are taken away.
equal: The same amount. The sign = means "is equal to".

Practice

Subtract.

Showing Set 1 · 10 problems

2 − 1 =
3 − 1 =
5 − 2 =
4 − 3 =
5 − 4 =
5 − 1 =
4 − 2 =
3 − 2 =
4 − 1 =
5 − 3 =

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Problems are generated for each set and checked against K.OA.A.5 before the sheet is built — no duplicates, and every problem falls inside the standard's number range.