Subtraction Stories
Landon has 5 baseball caps. He gives 1 away. How many caps does Landon have now?
5-1=4. Landon has 4 baseball caps now.
Write the fact family for 13, 7, 6.
7+6=13
6+7=13
13-7=6
13-6=7
Paul sees 6 flowers. Then he sees 3 more. How many flowers does Paul see in all?
6+3=9. Paul sees 9 flowers.
Lissette has 6 crayons. Mason has 3 fewer crayons than Lissette. How many crayons does Mason Have?
6-3=3. Mason has 3 crayons!
If it is Thursday, what day will it be tomorrow?
Friday
There are 6 balls on the beach. None roll away. How many beach balls are on the beach now?
6-0=6. There are still 6 balls on the beach.
Write the fact family for 15, 9, 6
9+6=15
6+9=15
15-9=6
15-6=9
There are 6 cats in the yard. 5 more cats join them. How many cats are there in all?
6+5=11. There are 11 cats.
Gracie has 4 fewer stickers than
Jaxon G. Jaxon G has 12 stickers. How many stickers does Gracie have?
12-4=8. Gracie has 8 stickers.
What animal did Isabelle in the book, Bunjitsu, watch to learn how it moves?
Butterfly.
Charlee sees 14 horses. Some horses leave. Now Charlee sees 5 horses. How many horses left?
14-5=9. There are 9 horses left.
5+8=13
8+5=13
13-5=8
13-8=5
5 ants went up the hill. Then some more ants came. Now there are 12 ants on the hill. How many more ants came to the hill?
12-5=7
or
5+7=12
Glacier reads 15 pages. Ahna reads 7 pages. How many more pages does Glacier read than Ahna?
15-7=8. Glacier reads 8 pages more.
Mr. Guy, our principal, was gone last week for a hunting trip. What was he hunting for?
Moose!
Claire brings 19 juice boxes to share with her friends. She gives away some juice boxes. Now she has 11 juice boxes left. How many juice boxes did she give away?
19-11=8. Claire gave away 8 juice boxes.
Write the fact family for 16, 7, 9
7+9=16
9+7=16
16-7=9
16-9=7
Laila bakes Mrs. Torgerson some cookies, because she is an awesome second grader! Laila decides to make 8 more cookies for her teacher. Now she has 15 cookies. How many cookies did she make before?
15-8=7
or
7+8=15
Jack has 5 apples, 8 pears and 2 grapes. How many fewer grapes than pears does he have?
8-2=6. Jack has 6 fewer grapes than pears.
Name a superhero that wears a cape.
Answers will vary.
Jackson scored 25 points playing a board game. His friend Eleanor kindly reminded him that he should only have 20 points. How many points will he have to take away?
25-20=5. Jackson will have to take away 5 points.
Write the fact family for 25, 11, 14
11+14=25
14+11=25
25-14=11
25-11=14
Summit has 23 race cars. He goes to Fred Meyer and gets 8 more race cars. How many race cars does he have now?
23+8=31 race cars.
Millie draws 21 pictures. Avery draws 8 fewer pictures than Millie. How many pictures does Avery Draw?
21-8=13. Avery draws 13 pictures.
Name an activity you played in P.E.
Answers will vary.