Pound Subtraction Measurement Worksheet

Five-year-olds can solve take-away problems one minute and get stuck the next when a unit is attached. This printable page gives them four subtraction problems in lb. Each problem has an illustrated measurement model that matches the quantities, so you can point, read, and talk through what is being taken away.

Use this page when your kindergartener is comfortable counting and is starting to see subtraction as “some went away.” It also helps if they have heard that lb means pounds. The illustrated rulers, scales, or measuring containers are picture models, not life-size measuring tools, so the job is to use the shown quantities, not to measure the art.

The practice is simple and concrete. Read one problem, look at the model, compare the starting amount with the amount taken away, then write the pounds left. If comparing pounds still feels new, try the pound comparison worksheet first because it focuses on deciding which lb amount is more or less before adding subtraction.

Sit beside them for the first problem and ask, “How many pounds did it start with?” and “How many pounds are taken away?” If they rush, cover the other problems and do one at a time. When this feels steady, the centimeter subtraction worksheet gives another measurement take-away page with a different unit, which is a helpful next step without changing the whole kind of task.