Subtraction Teaching Resources
A collection of teaching resources to use when your students are learning to subtract numbers and apply subtraction strategies. Use the educational posters as visual stimulus in your primary classroom. Also provided are hands-on learning activities, resource packs for parents, games, worksheets and maths worksheet generator and maths mentals widgets. These widgets allow you to customise daily worksheets and quizzes for your students, using the number range of your choice. Use the pre and post tests to ascertain each student's prior knowledge before starting a subtraction or operations unit of work.
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Making Monsters Subtraction - Worksheet
Have some spooky subtraction fun with three differentiated Halloween subtraction worksheets.
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Addition and Subtraction Minute Maths Booklet
A maths warm-up booklet with ten pages of addition and subtraction questions.
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Christmas Maths Mazes – Addition and Subtraction
Navigate these Christmas maze worksheets with some simple addition and subtraction to keep those KS1 minds active!
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Basic Subtraction Strategies Posters
A set of four posters with clear examples of subtraction strategies.
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Mathematics Vocabulary Posters
A teaching resource to help students identify the symbols and associated vocabulary for mathematical operations.
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Exploring Subtraction Strategies PowerPoint
A 41-slide teaching presentation to use when exploring subtraction strategies.
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Addition and Subtraction Regrouping
An addition and a subtraction poster that break down the steps to use regrouping to find a solution.
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The Subtraction Algorithm – Teaching Presentation
Use this animated PowerPoint with your students when learning how to use the subtraction algorithm and borrowing.
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Candy Cane Activity – 2 Digit Subtraction Tarsia Puzzle
Practise two-digit subtraction with regrouping with a Tarsia Puzzle candy cane activity.
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Subtraction Strategies Using Addition Worksheet
Use addition to solve subtraction problems with this worksheet.
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Subtracting 2-Digit Numbers Task Cards
Practice 2-digit subtraction with this set of 18 task cards.
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Addition and Subtraction Problem Solving Task Cards
Practice solving 1- and 2-step word problems by adding and subtracting 2-digit numbers with this set of 16 task cards.
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Bump! – Subtraction to 10 Game
A board game to practise subtraction facts to 10.
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Year 2 Numeracy Exit Tickets – Worksheets
35 Numeracy Exit Ticket activities for students to provide evidence of their learning progress.
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Subtraction Strategies - Assessment
A 2 page worksheet and answer sheet to use when assessing your students’ knowledge of subtraction strategies.
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Maths Word Problem Cards – Addition and Subtraction – Middle Primary
Twenty addition and subtraction word problem cards for middle primary.
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Apple Tree Addition and Subtraction Mats
Solve addition and subtraction problems up to 10 with a hands-on apple maths centre.
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Subtraction Strategies – Classroom Poster Pack
Remind your pupils of the many subtraction strategies with a printable subtraction anchor chart display.
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Maths Symbols Posters with Vocabulary
Pupils can often identify the mathematical symbol, but what about all of the different names for it?
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Subtraction Mental Computation Flashcards
Build up your students' mental maths skills with a set of 36 subtraction flashcards using one- and two-digit numbers.
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Mental Maths Subtraction Posters
Use this set of subtraction posters in your classroom when teaching different mental maths strategies.
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Dominate the Dragon – Mental Maths Worksheets
Capture your students' interest in maths drills for all four operations with these fun dragon-themed differentiated maths worksheets.
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Spooky 3-Digit Subtraction – Halloween Maths Game for Lower Key Stage 2
Practise triple-digit subtraction with regrouping with an exciting hidden picture Halloween Maths Game.
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Spooky 3-Digit Subtraction – Maze Game
Practise three-digit subtraction with regrouping skills with printable Halloween Subtraction Maze worksheets.
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Spooky Subtraction Colour by Number Worksheet
Bring some spooky maths fun into the classroom with a Halloween colour-by-number worksheet focused on subtracting four-digit numbers.
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Maths Word Problem Match-Up Game - 0-50 Addition and Subtraction
Twenty word problem cards for addition and subtraction using numbers 0-50.
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Addition and Subtraction Word Problem Task Cards (Numbers 10-50)
Use a range of addition and subtraction strategies to solve twenty word problems that contain numbers 10–50.
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Addition and Subtraction Word Problem Task Cards (Numbers 1-9)
Use a range of addition and subtraction strategies to solve twenty single-digit word problems.
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Subtracting 2-Digit Numbers Worksheet
Practice 2-digit subtraction with regrouping with this drill and practice worksheet.
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Classroom Spinner Template - Maths Equations
Classroom spinner template focusing on maths equations using addition and subtraction.
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Order of Operations Dice Game
A set of 6 order of operations dice activity mats.
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Year 6 Numeracy Exit Tickets – Worksheets
23 Numeracy Exit Ticket activities for students to provide evidence of their learning progress.