Lion's Take-Away Trail – Subtraction Worksheet (IB PYP Grade 1 Mathematics)

About This Worksheet

Take away within 10 with the lion using pictures, sums and number lines. This colourful, printable IB PYP Grade 1 Mathematics worksheet gives young learners focused practice with subtraction, with a friendly lion to guide them. It has a name, class and date box for students, the mindtested.com header and a score box, and page 2 is a ready-to-use answer key for teachers and parents.

What Questions Are in This Worksheet?

There are 4 activities worth 14 marks in total:

• Activity A: Subtracting with pictures.
• Activity B: Subtracting within 10.
• Activity C: Number-line subtraction.
• Activity D: Take-away word problems.

What Your Child Will Practise

• Subtract within 10
• Use pictures to take away
• Hop back on a number line
• Link adding and subtracting

How to Use This Worksheet

1. Print the PDF on A4 paper (colour is best, but black and white works too).
2. Read each instruction aloud together before your child starts.
3. Let your child try every activity independently first.
4. Check with the answer key on page 2 and talk through any mistakes.

Tip: five to ten minutes of regular practice works better for Grade 1 learners than one long session. Colour in the lion when the worksheet is finished as a small reward.

Ideal for classroom use, homework, tutoring or home learning in IB PYP Grade 1 Mathematics (Subtraction). Answer key included.