Little Math Stories Worksheet

Six-year-olds can count well and still stall when a math story asks what happens next. This worksheet keeps the practice small with three short addition and subtraction stories: flowers in a vase, apples in a basket, and frogs by a pond. You can read each story together, notice whether something is added or taken away, and find the answer to the question.

The numbers stay friendly for kindergarten practice. One story joins 3 flowers and 3 more flowers, one takes 2 apples away from 5 apples, and one joins 1 frog with 4 more frogs. That gives a child practice with both “more” and “left” language without a long page of problems.

Try reading the first sentence slowly, then pause before the second sentence. Ask, “Is the amount getting bigger or smaller?” If your child needs help, use fingers, small toys, or quick dots on scrap paper to model the story. Then have them count the result and say the full answer, such as “There are 6 flowers now” or “There are 3 apples left.”

If the story part feels hard, step back to visual comparing with this picture group comparison worksheet, because it helps kids look at groups before choosing a number answer. When these three stories feel comfortable, move to the make ten number bonds worksheet for another hands-on way to see how numbers can join together.