Math Ladder

Subtraction facts within 20 worksheets Grades 1–2

The subtraction facts to 20, learned by counting back and by thinking of the matching addition fact.

  1. Subtracting 1 and 2Take away 1 or 2 by counting back.
  2. Subtracting 3 and 4Take away 3 or 4 by counting back or thinking of the addition fact.
  3. Subtracting from 10Take a number away from 10 using the pairs that make 10.
  4. Subtraction facts within 10Mixed subtraction facts within 10, solved by thinking addition.
  5. Teen numbers minus onesSubtract ones from a teen number: the ten stays.
  6. Subtracting 5, 6 and 7Subtract 5, 6 or 7 from a teen number by going back to 10 first.
  7. Subtracting 8 and 9Subtract 8 or 9 by taking away 10 and adding back.
  8. Missing number addition and subtractionFind the missing number that makes each addition or subtraction fact true.
  9. Mixed addition and subtraction to 20Mixed addition and subtraction facts to 20. Watch the sign on every problem.

Unit packet

One two-sided worksheet for every topic, then the unit test, with the answer key at the back. Fresh each time.

Unit test

Two problems from every topic. Pass it and move up to the next unit.