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Subtraction Stew - Halloween Math Worksheet

Updated: 09 Jun 2023

Have some spooky subtraction fun with a Halloween picture-model subtraction worksheet.

Editable: Google Slides
Non-Editable: PDF
Pages: 1 Page
Grades: K - 1

Curriculum

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.OA.A.1

Represent addition and subtraction with objects, fingers, mental images, drawings1, sounds (e.g., claps), acting out situations, verbal explanations, expressions, or equations.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.OA.A.2

Solve addition and subtraction word problems, and add and subtract within 10, e.g., by using objects or drawings to represent the problem.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.OA.A.4

For any number from 1 to 9, find the number that makes 10 when added to the given number, e.g., by using objects or drawings, and record the answer with a drawing or equation.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.OA.A.5

Fluently add and subtract within 5.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1.OA.A.1

Use addition and subtraction within 20 to solve word problems involving situations of adding to, taking from, putting together, taking apart, and comparing, with unknowns in all positions, e.g., by using objects, drawings, and equations with a symbol...
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1.OA.B.3

Apply properties of operations as strategies to add and subtract.2 Examples: If 8 + 3 = 11 is known, then 3 + 8 = 11 is also known. (Commutative property of addition.) To add 2 + 6 + 4, the second two numbers can be added to make a ten, so 2 + 6 + 4 ...
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1.OA.C.6

Add and subtract within 20, demonstrating fluency for addition and subtraction within 10. Use strategies such as counting on; making ten (e.g., 8 + 6 = 8 + 2 + 4 = 10 + 4 = 14); decomposing a number leading to a ten (e.g., 13 - 4 = 13 - 3 - 1 = 10 - ...
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1.NBT.C.4

Add within 100, including adding a two-digit number and a one-digit number, and adding a two-digit number and a multiple of 10, using concrete models or drawings and strategies based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship b...

Math K.3(A)

Model the action of joining to represent addition and the action of separating to represent subtraction;
Math K.3(B)

Solve word problems using objects and drawings to find sums up to 10 and differences within 10; and
Math K.3(C)

Explain the strategies used to solve problems involving adding and subtracting within 10 using spoken words, concrete and pictorial models, and number sentences.
Math 1.3(A)

Use concrete and pictorial models to determine the sum of a multiple of 10 and a one-digit number in problems up to 99;
Math 1.3(B)

Use objects and pictorial models to solve word problems involving joining, separating, and comparing sets within 20 and unknowns as any one of the terms in the problem such as 2 + 4 = [ ]; 3 + [ ] = 7; and 5 = [ ] - 3;
Math 1.3(C)

Compose 10 with two or more addends with and without concrete objects;
Math 1.3(D)

Apply basic fact strategies to add and subtract within 20, including making 10 and decomposing a number leading to a 10;
Math 1.3(E)

Explain strategies used to solve addition and subtraction problems up to 20 using spoken words, objects, pictorial models, and number sentences; and

$Subtraction Stew - Halloween Math Worksheet teaching resource$

teaching resource

Subtraction Stew - Halloween Math Worksheet

Updated: 09 Jun 2023

Have some spooky subtraction fun with a Halloween picture-model subtraction worksheet.

Editable: Google Slides
Non-Editable: PDF
Pages: 1 Page
Grades: K - 1

Have some spooky subtraction fun with a Halloween picture-model subtraction worksheet.

🎃Ready for Halloween Math Worksheets?

Help students master subtraction to twenty and have some spooky Math fun this Halloween with our Spooky Subtraction Stew worksheets. With this fun activity, students will use picture models to subtract numbers up to twenty.

By completing this activity, students demonstrate the ability to subtract numbers up to twenty.

An answer key is included with your Halloween math worksheets to make grading fast and easy!

🦇Subtraction Worksheet Differentiation + Scaffolding

In addition to independent student work time, use this worksheet as an activity for:

Guided math groups
Homework assignment
Halloween Math Activity

🆘 Support Struggling Students

Help students who need help understanding the concepts by providing math manipulatives. Additionally, provide access to previous assignments and posters and anchor charts for students to recall past lessons.

➕ Challenge Fast Finishers

Challenge fast finishers to create their own subtraction stew problems and model them with counters.

🕷️No-Prep Halloween Math

Use the dropdown icon on the Download button to choose between the PDF or editable Google Slides version of this resource.

Because this resource includes an answer sheet, we recommend you print one copy of the entire file. Then, make photocopies of the blank worksheet for students to complete.

This resource was created by Cassandra Friesen, a Colorado teacher and Teach Starter collaborator.

Curriculum

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.OA.A.1

Represent addition and subtraction with objects, fingers, mental images, drawings1, sounds (e.g., claps), acting out situations, verbal explanations, expressions, or equations.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.OA.A.2

Solve addition and subtraction word problems, and add and subtract within 10, e.g., by using objects or drawings to represent the problem.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.OA.A.4

For any number from 1 to 9, find the number that makes 10 when added to the given number, e.g., by using objects or drawings, and record the answer with a drawing or equation.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.OA.A.5

Fluently add and subtract within 5.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1.OA.A.1

Use addition and subtraction within 20 to solve word problems involving situations of adding to, taking from, putting together, taking apart, and comparing, with unknowns in all positions, e.g., by using objects, drawings, and equations with a symbol...
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1.OA.B.3

Apply properties of operations as strategies to add and subtract.2 Examples: If 8 + 3 = 11 is known, then 3 + 8 = 11 is also known. (Commutative property of addition.) To add 2 + 6 + 4, the second two numbers can be added to make a ten, so 2 + 6 + 4 ...
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1.OA.C.6

Add and subtract within 20, demonstrating fluency for addition and subtraction within 10. Use strategies such as counting on; making ten (e.g., 8 + 6 = 8 + 2 + 4 = 10 + 4 = 14); decomposing a number leading to a ten (e.g., 13 - 4 = 13 - 3 - 1 = 10 - ...
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1.NBT.C.4

Add within 100, including adding a two-digit number and a one-digit number, and adding a two-digit number and a multiple of 10, using concrete models or drawings and strategies based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship b...

Math K.3(A)

Model the action of joining to represent addition and the action of separating to represent subtraction;
Math K.3(B)

Solve word problems using objects and drawings to find sums up to 10 and differences within 10; and
Math K.3(C)

Explain the strategies used to solve problems involving adding and subtracting within 10 using spoken words, concrete and pictorial models, and number sentences.
Math 1.3(A)

Use concrete and pictorial models to determine the sum of a multiple of 10 and a one-digit number in problems up to 99;
Math 1.3(B)

Use objects and pictorial models to solve word problems involving joining, separating, and comparing sets within 20 and unknowns as any one of the terms in the problem such as 2 + 4 = [ ]; 3 + [ ] = 7; and 5 = [ ] - 3;
Math 1.3(C)

Compose 10 with two or more addends with and without concrete objects;
Math 1.3(D)

Apply basic fact strategies to add and subtract within 20, including making 10 and decomposing a number leading to a 10;
Math 1.3(E)

Explain strategies used to solve addition and subtraction problems up to 20 using spoken words, objects, pictorial models, and number sentences; and

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