Learning Outcomes
Little Math Stories → Addition story problems → Children connect more flowers and more frogs to adding within 20.
Little Math Stories → Subtraction story problems → Children identify taken away actions and find how many apples are left.
Little Math Stories → Picture-based problem solving → Children use story details, simple pictures, and numbers to choose an operation.
Little Math Stories Addition and Subtraction Worksheet
Little Math Stories Addition and Subtraction Worksheet is a grade 1 math printable with three picture story problems. Children solve one flower addition story, one apple subtraction story, and one frog addition story while practicing addition and subtraction within 20.
Six-year-olds are ready to connect numbers with real situations, but story problems can feel slippery when children miss words like more, left, or now. The short sentences and clear pictures help children slow down, notice the action in each story, and decide whether to add or subtract.
A parent or teacher can sit beside the child and read each story aloud: 10 flowers plus 2 more, 17 apples with 4 taken away, and 5 frogs with 6 more jumping over. Ask the child to circle the starting number, underline the change, then write the answer after counting on, counting back, drawing quick marks, or using small counters.
The worksheet is useful because each problem is small, concrete, and different enough to keep a first grader engaged. Instead of a long column of mixed facts, the page asks children to make sense of a mini story, match the picture to the math, and answer a real question.
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