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Subtraction Within 10 with Stacking Cubes Worksheet
Count the cubes in each stack, take away the crossed-out cubes, and write how many are left.
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Subtraction Within 10 with Stacking Cubes
10 questions, one page, US Letter. Print it and do it on paper.
On the sheet: Count the cubes in the stack. Take away the crossed-out cubes. Write how many are left.
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About this worksheet
Each problem shows a tower of cubes with some already crossed out. The child counts the cubes without an X, which is the answer to the subtraction beside it.
A tower is a picture of a number a child can measure with a finger. Comparing the full tower, the crossed-out part and what is left shows all three numbers in a subtraction fact at once.
A worked example
5 - 2 = ?
- Count all the cubes in the stack: 5.
- Find the crossed-out cubes: 2.
- Count the cubes with no X: 1, 2, 3.
- Write 3 in the box.
Answer: 5 - 2 = 3
The common mistake
What it looks like: Losing count partway up a tall stack and writing one more or one fewer.
Why it happens: The cubes are small and stacked close together, so it is easy to count one twice or skip one.
How to fix it: Start at the bottom and touch each cube with the pencil tip as you count, moving up one cube at a time.
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