Task Cards · 1st Grade · 14 pages
Subtraction to 20 Task Cards | 1st Grade Math (48 Cards)
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Subtraction to 20: cut-apart cards for centers, scoot or early finishers. Answer key included.
What’s inside this download
- 14 printable pages of Subtraction to 20 task cards
- 96 problems for 1st grade
- Cut-apart cards for centers, scoot or early finishers
- Answer key included
- One print-ready PDF, US Letter
Why choose this over a free worksheet
- Close numbers and crossing ten
- Count back or count up
- Keys give each difference, so a miscount while crossing ten is easy to find
Printing, license and file formats
- One PDF, US Letter 8.5 × 11 in. On A4 choose “fit to page”
- One teacher or one household. Print unlimited copies for your own students, this year and next
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How do I get the files?
- The download link is on the order page the moment you pay, and in your inbox at the same time
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Why get the bundle
- Subtraction to 20 benefits from practice in many forms. Bingo, color-by-code and cards give children a lot of looks.
The problem
12 - 11: don't count back eleven
Counting back works for small take-aways, but it fails when the two numbers are close or when the numbers get bigger.
Counting back every time
For 12 - 11 a child counts back 11 steps and lands on the wrong number. Counting up from 11 is faster.
Crossing ten
13 - 5 asks a child to pass through 10. Counting back loses its place.
Not using addition
15 - 9 can be solved by thinking 9 + ? = 15. Most children do not see the link without help.
Facts to 20 give children a choice: count back for small take-aways, count up for close numbers. Each page supports both.
What’s inside
14 pages of Subtraction to 20, ready to print.
Cut-apart cards for centers, scoot or early finishers. One instruction line and a name line on every page.
Task Cards
Cut-apart cards for centers, scoot or early finishers.
Subtraction to 20
Written for 1st grade.
Print and go
US Letter, black and white, answer key included.
Look inside
Same layout on every page, so kids stop re-learning the instructions.
How it works
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Check out, and your download link is in your inbox and on screen in seconds. One PDF, 14 pages.
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Print
Any printer, plain paper, black and white. Print one page or the whole stack.
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Hand out
Morning work, centers, small groups, the kitchen table. Same format every day, so the routine sticks.
US Letter 8.5 × 11 · PDFOutcomes
Subtract within 20
Count back, count up, or use an addition fact.
- 7 − 5 = 2
- 7 − 6 = 1
- 12 − 11 = 1
- 18 − 8 = 10
- 13 − 5 = 8
- 10 − 8 = 2
- 14 − 11 = 3
Who it’s for
Built for the kitchen table and the classroom.
Parents & homeschool
Show 12 - 11 on a number line. Ask: is it closer to count back or count up?
Teachers
Use in first grade after addition to 20. Games and cards make good centers.
Fact fluency
The step between early subtraction and two-digit work.
Questions
Before you buy.
Is this harder than subtraction to 10?
Yes. Numbers go to 20, so crossing ten appears.
Is there a digital deck?
Yes. A Google Slides deck gives screen practice with subtraction to 20.
How do I get the file?
The download link appears right after checkout and lands in your inbox at the same time. One PDF with 14 pages. No account needed.
Can I print it more than once?
Yes. One teacher or one household can print unlimited copies for their own students, this year and next.
Will it print in color?
The pages are designed to print in black and white, so they print clean on any home or school printer and do not eat a cartridge.
What if it isn’t right for us?
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Subtraction to 20: cut-apart cards for centers, scoot or early finishers. Answer key included.
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