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Introduction to Subtraction

Class 1MathsAge 6–7 yearsNEP 2020 alignedA4 PDFFree
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About this worksheet

Maths worksheet for Class 1: understand subtraction with pictures. This free printable Class 1 Maths worksheet is made for children aged 6–7 years. It is levelled for the Foundational Stage (NEP 2020) using NCF-FS 2022 guidelines and suits CBSE, ICSE and state board students. It builds towards the NIPUN Bharat goal: "Adds and subtracts numbers up to 9 (sum not exceeding 20) in daily-life situations". Linked to NCERT Joyful Mathematics (Class 1) – Ch. 5 How Many? & Ch. 6 Vegetable Farm (addition and subtraction). Use it for daily home practice, holiday homework, revision before tests or as a classroom activity. Download the A4 PDF for free – no sign-up needed – and print it in colour or black and white.

🇮🇳 Curriculum alignment

NEP 2020 stageFoundational Stage (NEP 2020)
FrameworkNCF-FS 2022
NIPUN Bharat goalAdds and subtracts numbers up to 9 (sum not exceeding 20) in daily-life situations
NCERT linkNCERT Joyful Mathematics (Class 1) – Ch. 5 How Many? & Ch. 6 Vegetable Farm (addition and subtraction)

Levelled using official national guidelines. How we level our worksheets

✏️ What your child will do

Your child sees how taking away makes a group smaller, then writes the answers.

🎯 What your child will learn

  • Meaning of the − sign
  • Taking away small numbers

👣 How to do it

  1. Read the example together.
  2. Count the first group, then the group taken away.
  3. Write how many are left.

💡 Tips for parents

  • Act it out with real objects.
  • Check the answers together and let your child find and fix their own mistakes.
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