Penguin's Ice Hops – Subtraction Worksheet (IB PYP Grade 1)

About This Worksheet

Hop backwards along the ice! Count back on a number line to solve subtraction within 20. This colourful, printable IB PYP Grade 1 Mathematics worksheet gives young learners focused practice with subtraction, with a friendly penguin to guide them. It has a name, class and date box for students, the mindtested.com header and footer, and a teacher answer key on page 2.

What Questions Are in This Worksheet?

There are 4 activities worth 14 marks in total:

• Activity A: Two subtraction problems hopping backwards.
• Activity B: Six subtraction sums within 20.
• Activity C: Taking away from larger groups.
• Activity D: Choosing the correct difference.

What Your Child Will Practise

• Counting back on a number line
• Subtracting within 10 and then within 20
• Finding a missing number in a subtraction sum
• Checking subtraction with addition (fact families)

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. Mark 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 penguin when the worksheet is finished as a small reward.

Ideal for classroom use, homework, tutoring or home learning in the IB PYP Number strand, where learners take away, count back on a number line and link subtraction to addition within 20. Answer key included.