Adding and subtracting · Grade R

In Grade R you learn: adding and subtracting within 10.

Adding puts amounts together; subtracting takes away or finds the difference between two amounts. They are opposites: one undoes the other, so every subtraction can be checked with an addition. Good mental strategies (counting on, partitioning, using bonds) make both quick and reliable.

Key facts

  • Find a difference by counting up from the smaller number.
  • Check a subtraction by adding the answer back on.

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