Count it, then write it
Three apples and two cupcakes is 3 + 2; four stars with two crossed out is 4 − 2. The picture first, the sentence after.
The picture is the problem.
A picture math worksheet generator, printable as a PDF. Eight cards a page, each a picture of an addition or a subtraction: adding shows two kinds of thing side by side, taking away shows one kind with the last few crossed out. Under each card the child writes the answer (3 + 2 = □) or the whole number sentence (□ + □ = □); or, in the matching version, draws a line from each picture to its sentence, where two of every four come to the same answer so the line has to come from the groups. Within 5 or within 10, adding, taking away or both.
1 token a sheet, fewer in batches.
US Letter PDF — prints on any home printer.
Look
Two kinds side by side means add; crossed out means take away.
Count
Count each group.
Write
Write the numbers and the answer.
Activity
Operation
Adding shows two kinds of thing side by side; taking away crosses out the last few.
Numbers
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