Little Math Stories Addition and Subtraction Worksheet

Kids often stall when a number sentence is hidden inside words. This printable gives three short math stories with pictures: frogs at a pond, flowers in a vase, and apples in a basket. A first grader reads each story, notices whether the amount grows or gets smaller, then answers the question.

It fits a child who is ready to work with numbers up to 20 and can read, or listen to, short sentences. The page includes 10 frogs with 10 more jumping over, 18 flowers with 15 taken out, and 15 apples with 1 added. Those numbers give practice with both addition and subtraction without switching to a long page of drills.

The practice works best when you slow the story down. Ask, “What was there at first?” “What changed?” and “Are we finding how many now or how many are left?” If the numbers feel big, place counters or small snacks beside the page and move them as the story changes. That keeps the work screen-free and easy to see.

After this page, a good next step is to build fluency with pairs that make 10 using the Make Ten Number Bonds Worksheet, since those pairs help with mental addition. If your child likes the story format, the Little Math Stories Addition and Subtraction Worksheet gives more practice reading what changed before solving.