Word problems (take from): Word Problems
Grade 1 · Subtraction within 20 · CCSS.Math.1.OA
- Mara had 19 blocks and gave away 18. How many blocks does Mara have left? ___
- Nia had 17 stickers and gave away 11. How many stickers does Nia have left? ___
- Kai had 13 coins and gave away 9. How many coins does Kai have left? ___
- Rosa had 10 beads and gave away 4. How many beads does Rosa have left? ___
- Jude had 13 beads and gave away 8. How many beads does Jude have left? ___
- Mara had 20 grapes and gave away 6. How many grapes does Mara have left? ___
This is the preview. Hit "Print this worksheet" above to open a clean, ad-free, one-page version with name and date lines and writing space for each problem. A separate answer key prints on the second page for the grown-up. Tear it off before handing the practice page to your child.
Designed for Grade 1 learners, this printable explores Word problems (take from) through clear, scaffolded problems that grow in difficulty across the page so kids hit a stretch challenge after the easy warm-up.
We organize the page so the easier warm-up problems sit at the top and the more challenging stretch questions sit near the bottom, giving students a confidence boost before they reach the harder work. Students who finish quickly can flip the page over and write two new problems of their own that target the same skill. It's a powerful retention trick that doubles as a quick formative check.
This page works well as morning math, as a center rotation, as a short homework assignment, or as a quick formative check before a quiz. The same one-page format also makes it easy to keep a small folder of completed work as evidence for parent–teacher conferences.
Want a different angle on this skill? Try the matching variants in our Grade 1 · Subtraction within 20 collection, or jump up to the cross-grade Subtraction within 20 hub.
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This worksheet is aligned to Common Core State Standard CCSS.Math.1.OA and supports the broader Subtraction within 20 progression that students continue to build through later grades. The same skill is revisited each year with greater abstraction, so the work your student does on this single sheet feeds into the multi-digit and multi-step problems they will see in middle school.
Pair this Word problems (take from) worksheet with the rest of the Grade 1 Subtraction within 20 collection for a focused practice block that covers the standard from several angles in a single afternoon.
Sample problems on this worksheet
- Mara had 19 blocks and gave away 18. How many blocks does Mara have left? ___
- Nia had 17 stickers and gave away 11. How many stickers does Nia have left? ___
- Kai had 13 coins and gave away 9. How many coins does Kai have left? ___
- Rosa had 10 beads and gave away 4. How many beads does Rosa have left? ___
- Jude had 13 beads and gave away 8. How many beads does Jude have left? ___
- Mara had 20 grapes and gave away 6. How many grapes does Mara have left? ___
How to use this worksheet
Print one copy per child on standard letter or A4 paper. Set a quiet 10 to 15 minute window. Hand your student a sharpened pencil and an eraser, and let them work top to bottom. The first row is a warm-up on purpose. The last row is a stretch on purpose. Sit with them as they finish so any misconceptions surface right away instead of getting practiced into a bad habit.
If your student finishes quickly, flip the page over and ask them to write two new problems of their own that target the same skill. It's a powerful retention move. If they get stuck, pull out manipulatives that match the skill (counters for early addition, base-ten blocks for place value, fraction tiles for fractions) and work through one or two problems together before letting them try the rest on their own.
Common Core alignment
This page targets CCSS.Math.1.OA inside the broader Subtraction within 20 progression. The skill is introduced earlier in elementary school through concrete representations and revisited each year with greater abstraction. To see how it develops across grade levels, visit our Subtraction within 20 hub. To see the rest of the Grade 1 work in this strand, visit the Grade 1 · Subtraction within 20 collection.