MyMathKidK-8 Curriculum

Grade 1 Subtraction: Subtracting from 10

Learn special subtraction facts starting from 10

What You'll Learn

Memorize all subtraction facts from 10
Quickly recall 10-bonds (10-1=9, 10-2=8, etc.)
Use 10-bonds to help with harder problems

📖Friends of 10 - Subtraction

Remember your friends of 10 from addition? They help with subtraction too! 10-1=9, 10-2=8, 10-3=7, 10-4=6, 10-5=5.

📖The 10-Bonds for Subtraction

10 - 0 = 10, 10 - 1 = 9, 10 - 2 = 8, 10 - 3 = 7, 10 - 4 = 6, 10 - 5 = 5, 10 - 6 = 4, 10 - 7 = 3, 10 - 8 = 2, 10 - 9 = 1, 10 - 10 = 0.

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These facts are very important! Knowing them quickly will help you subtract from teen numbers later.

📖Visualize with a Ten-Frame

Picture a full ten-frame (10 dots). When you subtract, imagine removing that many dots. What is left?

Worked examples

Real problems from the practice worksheets, solved one step at a time.

Example 1
10 − 5 = ?
1. Start at 10 on the number line.
2. Count backward 5 steps.
3. You land on 5.
4. Or think: 5 + ? = 10. The answer is 5!
Answer: 5
Example 2
10 − 7 = ?
1. Start at 10 on the number line.
2. Count backward 7 steps.
3. You land on 3.
4. Or think: 7 + ? = 10. The answer is 3!
Answer: 3
Example 3
10 − 3 = ?
1. Start at 10 on the number line.
2. Count backward 3 steps.
3. You land on 7.
4. Or think: 3 + ? = 10. The answer is 7!
Answer: 7

Practice Worksheets

Subtracting from 10 (Set A)

Practice taking away from 10

Subtracting from 10 (Set B)

More practice with 10 as the starting number

Subtracting from 10 (Set C)

Additional practice subtracting from 10

Subtracting from 10 (Set D)

Keep working on subtracting from 10

Subtracting from 10 (Set E)

Master your 10-bonds for subtraction

Subtraction Within 10

Subtraction Within 15