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Features

  • 66 cards, one for every subtraction fact within 10, zeros included
  • The fact on the front, stacked as in a column
  • The difference on the back, with the fact small in the corner for sorting
  • A thick blue frame on every front, so the cards are easy to turn the right way
  • Backs laid out to print double-sided, or the fronts and then the backs on a one-sided printer

Skills Covered

  • Subtract within 10
  • Know the subtraction facts to 10 quickly
  • Take away 0, or take away all
  • Think addition to subtract (8 − 3: 3 + ? = 8)
  • Count back from a number
  • Check an answer on the back

How to Use This Pack

Sixty-six flash cards, eight to a sheet, one for every subtraction fact within 10, from 0 − 0 to 10 − 10, in order of the number taken from. Each front shows a fact stacked as in a column; its back shows the difference, with the fact printed small in the corner for sorting. Print the pack double-sided and flip on the long edge: each back sheet is laid out mirrored, so every card's back lands behind its front. On a printer that prints one side, choose Fronts only under Print, put the printed sheets back in the paper tray, then choose Backs only. Fronts have a thick frame and backs a thin one, so a card turned the wrong way stands out.

In the Classroom

Show a card and ask for the answer, then for the addition fact that goes with it: 9 − 4 = 5 because 4 + 5 = 9. Partners take turns showing and answering, turning each card over to check. Pull the facts a child misses into a practice pile.

At Home

Go through a handful of cards a day rather than the whole set. Put the facts your child knows in one pile and the rest in another, and watch the second pile shrink.

Tips for Success

  • Taking away 0 leaves a number the same
  • A number take away itself is 0
  • Think addition: 7 − 3 = 4 because 3 + 4 = 7
  • Count back when a small number is taken away
  • Card stock makes the cards last

Common Core Standards Alignment

This pack supports the following Common Core State Standards for Mathematics:

  • K.OA.A.2 Solve story problems and add or subtract with totals up to 10, modeling them with objects or drawings.
  • 1.OA.C.6 Add and subtract to 20, working fluently within 10, with strategies like counting on, making ten, fact families and doubles plus one.

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Subtraction Flash Cards Within 10

K – 1st Grade

Flash cards for every subtraction fact within 10, with the fact on the front and its difference on the back. Children say each answer, then turn the card over to check.

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What’s Included

  • 9 sheets of fact cards, 8 to a sheet (66 cards)
  • 9 back sheets with the differences (18 pages in all)
  • Backs mirrored to print double-sided
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