Animal math worksheets for 1st grade

10 free animal math word problems for 1st grade. Adding and taking away within 20. Print the PDF, or make one with your kid's name in every question.

Page 2 of the worksheet. Set A, Adding to. A solved example and 2 questions about Mia, with pictures to count and boxes for the answers. — Page 2 of the free PDF. This sample is about Mia.

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This sample is about Mia. The highlighted words change for your kid. Take a short quiz and we put your kid's name, family, pets and favorite things in every question. The first 10 questions are free.

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The 10 questions

Highlighted words are about Mia. In your worksheet they are your kid's name, family, pets and favorite things.

Set A. Adding to

Start with some. Get more. Find how many in all.

Mia has 2 animal books. Eli gives Mia 7 more. How many animal books does Mia have now?
Mia has 18 animal stickers. Mom gives Mia 1 more. How many animal stickers does Mia have now?

Set B. Putting together

Two groups go together. Find how many in all.

Mia spotted 18 birds. Grandma spotted 1 bird. How many birds did they spot altogether?
Mia spotted 3 birds. Eli spotted 6 birds. How many birds did they spot altogether?

Set C. Taking from

Start with some. Some go away. Find how many are left.

Mia has 3 animal books. Mia gives 2 to Eli. How many animal books does Mia have left?
Mia has 20 animal books. Mia gives 10 to Grandma. How many animal books does Mia have left?

Set D. Comparing

Look at two groups. Find how many more one has.

Mia spotted 19 birds. Grandma spotted 6 birds. How many more birds did Mia spot than Grandma?
Mia spotted 7 birds. Sam spotted 4 birds. How many more birds did Mia spot than Sam?

Set E. Finding the missing part

You know the whole and one part. Find the other part.

Mia has 6 animal stickers. Mia wants 20 animal stickers. How many more does Mia need?
Mia wants to feed 17 ducks. Mia already fed 7. How many more does Mia need to feed?

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Answer key

What kids practice

Adding to. Start with some. Get more. Find how many in all.
Putting together. Two groups go together. Find how many in all.
Taking from. Start with some. Some go away. Find how many are left.
Comparing. Look at two groups. Find how many more one has.
Finding the missing part. You know the whole and one part. Find the other part.
Numbers stay within 20. Each question has a picture: counters for small numbers, bar models for bigger ones.

How to use this worksheet

Have your kid read the story, then say what it is asking.
Use the picture first. Then fill in the equation.
Check the answers with the key on the last page.

Animal math worksheets for 1st grade

Make it about your kid

The 10 questions

Set A. Adding to

Set B. Putting together

Set C. Taking from

Set D. Comparing

Set E. Finding the missing part

What kids practice

How to use this worksheet

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