Subtraction Worksheets Year 1 & 2 (30 Worksheets, Take Away and Difference)

Build subtraction step by step, from crossing out pictures to 2-digit subtraction with exchange. Ten frames, number line jumps, base ten pictures and difference bars support children who still need pictures, and every picture is counted back so it matches the answer.

What is inside:

• 2 posters, a pre-test and a post-test
• Cross out pictures, ten frames and counting back on a number line (2 pages)
• Subtraction facts within 10 and within 20 (with and without crossing ten)
• Part-whole and bar models, find the difference and fact families
• Missing numbers such as 15 – __ = 9 (2 pages)
• 2-digit subtract 1-digit, subtract tens and 2-digit subtract 2-digit with base ten pictures, without and with exchange (4 pages)
• Word problems at three levels and a sort with a sorting mat
• 12 cards with a 3-page recording sheet, a progress tracker and a certificate

UK subtraction words throughout: take away, difference, fewer, part-whole model and bar model. No answer is ever negative.

Matches National Curriculum for England Year 1 NAS statements 1 to 4 and Year 2 NAS statements 2, 3 and 5.

Format: A4 PDF. Every page is included twice, in colour and in black and white, so you can print whichever suits your printer. An answer key is included. Dashed cut lines mark anything to cut out.