Subtraction Worksheets Hub

Subtraction is a process which most children learn quite naturally as soon as they learn to start counting. During kindergarten and first grade, it is really important for kids to have the chance to work practically with their math.

An example might be that a child has 10 sweets. They give 3 to their teddy. How many do they have left? What if they gave another to their teddy? What if their teddy had 8 sweets, how many would be left for them?

Later on, when children are confident Subtracting practically, they can progress on to number lines or counting back in their heads. When children have understood this, they can begin to learn their Subtraction facts and progress on to column Subtraction.

During Second Grade, children should be learning the following mental subtraction skills:

• learning their subtraction facts to 20;
• subtracting 1, 10 or 100 from any 3 digit number;

For pencil and paper methods, children should be able to:

• subtract numbers with up to 3 digits;

Here is our online math learning subtraction practice area where you can test yourself on your subtracting skills.

Test yourself on the following integer subtraction facts:

• up to 10, 15, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500 or 1000;
• 2 digit subtract ones;
• 2 digit subtract tens;
• 3 digit subtract hundreds.

If you need some randomly generated subtraction facts worksheets then try our subtraction worksheet generator.

The following webpages involve learning subtraction facts to 12.

The sheets in this section are for children at the beginning of 2nd grade. They involve the skill of subtracting with numbers up to 12.

Using the sheets in this section will help your child to:

• subtract with numbers up to 12;
• work out subtraction calculations where the answer is given but one of the other numbers is missing.

All the sheets in this section will help your child to develop their speed and accuracy at subtracting.

The following webpages involve learning subtraction facts to 20.

The sheets in this section are for children who are working competently at a 2nd grade level. They involve the skill of subtracting with numbers up to 20.

Using the sheets in this section will help your child to:

• subtract with numbers up to 20;
• work out subtraction calculations where the answer is given but one of the other numbers is missing.

All the subtraction worksheets in this section will help your child to develop their speed and accuracy at subtracting.

This section involves using place value and subtraction to take away either 1, 10 or 100 from any 2 or 3 digit number.

This skill is very important to establish at this grade, as it is a foundation building block from which many other math skills are built.

Using these sheets will help your child to:

• subtract 1 or 10 to a range of 2 digit numbers;
• subtract 1, 10 or 100 to a range of 3 digit numbers.

Using these sheets will help to develop your child's understanding of place value to 1000.

The following sheets involve subtracting 2 digit numbers in columns.

These sheets are a useful first step in getting children to use the standard algorithm for column subtraction with small numbers.

Using these sheets will help your child to:

• subtract 2 digit numbers in columns;
• use the standard algorithm for column subtraction.

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The following sheets involve subtracting 3 digit numbers in columns.

Using these sheets will help your child to:

• subtract 3 digit numbers in columns;
• use the standard algorithm for column subtraction.

All these sheets will help your child understand how to subtract numbers in columns.

We have created a page of 2nd grade subtraction word problems for your child to enjoy!

There are a range of word problems of different levels of difficulty.

An answer sheet is provided for each problem, and also some working out space.

If you are looking for some great subtraction games to support your child's learning, then look no further.

There are a wide selection of subtraction games on the page below, which will develop your child's thinking and reasoning skills as well as their subtraction fact knowledge.

Using these games will help you child to:

• learn their subtraction facts to 20;
• develop their strategic thinking skills.

Whether you are looking for a free Homeschool Math Worksheet collection, banks of useful Math resources for teaching kids, or simply wanting to improve your child's Math learning at home, there is something here at the Math Salamanders for you!

The Math Salamanders hope you enjoy using these free printable Math worksheets and all our other Math games and resources.

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