Subtraction Maths Games for Year 1 (age 5-6)

Unlimited practice to help with subtracting 1-digit numbers, subtracting from 10 and subtracting larger numbers including crossing the tens.

All activities use colourful lively displays requiring children to input answers on the screen.

Printable marked answer sheets are available at the end of each set together with on-screen rewards for all correct answers. One minute timed challenges are also available.

Subtracting small numbers

Unlimited practice for subtracting small numbers with images, bar models and number lines to help where necessary.

Subtract small numbers (images)

Subtract small numbers with pictures to help.

Subtract small numbers (bar model)

Subtract small numbers with bar models to help.

Subtract small numbers (number line)

Subtract small numbers with a number line to help.

Subtract small numbers (no help)

Subtract small numbers with no extra help.

Find the missing number (images)

Find the missing number in the statement, with images to help.

Find the missing number (bar model)

Find the missing number in the statement, with a bar model to help.

Find the missing number (number line)

Find the missing number in the statement, with a number line to help.

Find the missing number (no help)

Find the missing number in the statement, with no additional help.

Subtract small numbers (One minute challenge)

No help here; just one minute to answer correctly as many questions as you can. Certificates awarded for high scores.

Subtract small numbers (Timed)

Subtract small numbers.

Find the missing number (Timed)

Find the missing number in the statement.

Subtract from 10 (Timed)

Subtract from 10.

Subtracting from 10

Subtracting from 10 is an important skill and with practice children should know the answers 'off by heart'. Images, bar models and number lines are available to help children gain confidence.

Subtract from 10 (images)

Subtract from 10 with pictures to help.

Subtract from 10 (bar model)

Subtract from 10 with bar models to help.

Subtract from 10 (number line)

Subtract from 10 with a number line to help.

Subtract from 10 (no help)

Subtract from 10 with no help.

Knowing the vocabulary of subtraction

Understanding and using terms such as 'subtract' and 'subtract from'.

Using ‘take away’ and ‘take from’ (images)

Recognising ‘take away’ and ‘take from’ to subtract small numbers, with images to help.

Using ‘take away’ and ‘take from’ (bar model)

Recognising ‘take away’ and ‘take from’ to subtract small numbers, with a bar model to help.

Using ‘take away’ and ‘take from’ (number line)

Recognising ‘take away’ and ‘take from’ to subtract small numbers, with a bar model to help.

Using ‘take away’ and ‘take from’ (no help)

Recognising ‘take away’ and ‘take from’ to subtract small numbers, with no help.

Using ‘subtract’ and ‘subtract from’ (images)

Recognising ‘subtract’ and ‘subtract from’ with small numbers, with images to help.

Using ‘subtract’ and ‘subtract from’ (bar model)

Recognising ‘subtract’ and ‘subtract from’ with small numbers, with a bar model to help.

Using ‘subtract’ and ‘subtract from’ (number line)

Recognising ‘subtract’ and ‘subtract from’ with small numbers, with a number line to help.

Using ‘subtract’ and ‘subtract from’ (no help)

Recognising ‘subtract’ and ‘subtract from’ with small numbers, with no help.

Knowing the vocabulary of subtraction (One minute challenge)

How quickly can you answer these single digit subtraction questions. Pretty quickly, I hope!

Using take away and take from (Timed)

Recognising take away and take from to subtract small numbers.

Using subtract and subtract from (Timed)

Recognising subtract and subtract from with small numbers.

Subtracting from larger numbers, not crossing the tens

Pictorial representations, bar models and number lines can all help children understand subtracting a single digit from a 2-digit number. With all of these the numbers do not cross the tens boundary.