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School Bus Math: Count On, Count Back, and Near Doubles
Grade 1 addition and subtraction within 20 on a school bus. Kids count on, count back, use near doubles, and finish fact families.
Grade 1MathInteractive · Printable
Aligned to1.OA.C.6
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What’s included
- Single worksheet
- Auto-graded online
- 1 Common Core standard
- Printable answer key
- 12 questions
- Classroom-ready
Details
- Format
- Interactive · Printable
- Grade
- Grade 1
- Subject
- Math
- Question types
- Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Circle the answer, Sorting, Short answer
About this worksheet
What students practice
- Students add and subtract within 20 by counting on and counting back.
- Students use doubles and near doubles to find sums within 20.
- Students use related addition facts to solve subtraction facts within 20.
How to use
Read each bus story aloud and let students act it out with counters or the number line. Ask them to name the strategy they used before they write the answer.
Curriculum
Common Core standard covered
Add and subtract within 20 using strategies, and within 10 fluently.
Preview
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School Bus Math: Count On, Count Back, and Near Doubles
Kids hop on and off the bus. Pick a strategy to add and subtract.

Count on and count back
Use the number line to count on or count back. Write the missing numbers.
8 kids are on the bus. At the next stop, 3 more kids get on. Count on from 8. How many kids are on the bus now?
8 + 3 = kids
14 kids are on the bus. 4 kids get off at the library. Count back from 14. How many kids are still on the bus?
14 − 4 = kids
9, , , ,
9 + 4 =
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